Twins, Kyle Garlick Avoid Arbitration, Agree to One-Year Deal Worth $750,000

Do we have to talk about it?  If this guy's fixing a roster need you need  to be working harder to fix your roster.

So will this take the Twins out of the mix for a right-handed outfield bat? Maybe that will change if they decide to trade Kepler.

It may make sense but this felt like a roster spot that could have been upgraded. 

It’s a decent signing. Garlick had his moments when healthy. Low cost, low risk, but good for Garrick’s career as he tries to get eligible for the ML pension.

This tells me that the Twins value a part-time specialist type player over a prospect that they could protect from the rule 5 draft. Having a player like Garlick take a spot on the 40 man roster will possibly cost a prospect as well. I guess the Twins aren't serious about making improvements to the team.

If he would be used ONLY as a pinch hitter against a lefty pitcher late in a game I would have no problem but the Twins have a Manager that will still let him bat against a righty. Saw it many times last year where he started against a lefty and Rocco let him bat when the opposing team brought in a righty later in the game. Mr. Analytic Rocco uses his analytics when he wants and then also refuses to use analytics when he needs to.

Just more bargain hunting by the Twins.  I wouldn't call a career OPS of .839 mashing when it's such a small sample size. He'll be 31 by the time the season starts and only has 186 plate appearances versus lefties.  

1 hour ago, chpettit19 said:

I still remember last year when people freaked out about signing Tim Beckham to a minor league deal. I don't like Garlick and hope he's not on the Twins next year, but there's no reason not to keep him around until you have someone who's better. They'll DFA him in an instant if they can sign a Haniger type, but why not keep him until you do?

At least you are honest about your loathing for Garlick.

2 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

3 guarantees in life. Death, taxes, and fans wildly overreacting about depth signings. He’s making $50k over the minimum and can be easily DFA’d if other opportunities present itself. Every team needs depth. That’s all this signing is. 

Yup. This has no impact on the decision to bring in a RHB COF. For the contract, it's a great signing as it ensures they have someone in case the market for those outfielders gets heated.

After thinking about this a little it makes sense so long as they pursue a better right handed cof. The market is pretty slim for this type of player so having Garlick as a back up plan at least sets the floor. If this is plan A then that’s a different story…..

i would like to upgrade the RH corner OF spot (Wil Myers looks like a nice fit: mashes LH pitchers like Garlick, not helpless against RH pitchers, should be pretty affordable, decent track record of health overall). but Garlick is a nice backup option to have if there's no movement there (i.e., they spend an epic amount of money on SS & Rodon?).

The roster spot might be a bit tricky, but locking him down at this price seems to be a pretty smart insurance policy. That said, it's a marginal move, not a significant one. It's certainly not one to either praise the FO for being brilliant, nor a reason to light the torches and sharpen the pitchforks...

WOW!!  Do you think the brass tried to talk him down to 500 thousand before they signed him. I’m so feed up with this teams management and coaching decisions that after a lifetime twins fan I’m about to give up. I doubt they’ll sign Gio Urshela. They’ll want to save the money to sign a couple more hacks like garlick. Of course they could sign him,I doubt any other team was interested.Shows me what they think of their talent in the minors. If they don’t have a player that could be of more use than garlick we are in really bad shape. The 2023 season doesn’t look promising.I plan to find other things to spend my time and money on. The only thing that could draw me back is when they fire falvine and the ENTIRE coaching staff!!?