Will the Twins Consider a Nelson Cruz Reunion?

I agree on two points, NL will probably have a DH.  Twins have other options and players in the majors.  We need to rotate them through the DH slot.  We may also need the DH slot for Sano for about 1/2 the time.

Just like Greinke - time to move on.  Age is not negotiable and we have enough bats to fill the DH/1B/corner OF slots.  He was great to have on our team, but like Thome he has only so much gas left in the tank at this stage and if you remember he left us mid season for a contender just like Cruz and then the next year he was on three different teams and called it quits. Time for the old song - Thanks for the memories -

Good question. It'd be great if they could work it out. But I doubt if they will.

Cruz needs to do the right thing. He needs to sign with the White Sox and be a shadow of himself like a good Twins hall of famer. 

Wasn't a huge fan of their signing him three years ago as I thought age was catching up with him.  Was I wrong!  Lots of reasons to not bring him back, but if they do it has to be on a one year contract. 

But one reason to bring him back would be if the Twins are say a .500 team or under come late July, could they trade him to another contender for a HUGE return as this year?  Guess it depends on the market and how he is hitting, but if the NL has a DH the market would double.  

It seems that signing a full-time DH is (and should be) on the bottom of the priority list.

Next year they'll be in a position (assuming no trades / moves) there are several players that could rotate in and out of the DH slot; and having that spot for players to rotate in and out of in order to allow for a bit of rest without being out of the line up was a pretty good feature in the last half of the year.

* Donaldson struggled with being an 'everyday in the field' guy with leg issues; being able to rotate to DH was huge.  Being able to rotate Miranda into 3B would be helpful.

* Sano is a guy that has struggled with particular scenarios, and it seems that Kirilloff is waiting in the wings to take up some time at 1B, if not become a full time 1B / OF player.

* Arraez was in a few spots where having his bat was great, but having his knees in the field full time wasn't.

Short story: I like Cruz, would love to see him come back in some role if the desire is there, but it's certainly not something the front office should (or would) put a lot of time / money / priority into.  

I like Nelly as much as the next guy, but for a year that we have so many pitching needs to spend money on - plus have plenty of OF depth that could play the DH role - time to move on.

I loved Nelson when we had him, but I hope not. I think it would be disappointing.

I would love it if he came back in a FO/player development role. I wouldn't hate it if he came back as a player either, but I'm not sure we have a full-time spot for him at this point.

I love Cruz, and he has provided so so so much value for this franchise, and he will always be loved here. With that being said, I don’t think they will. Sano will get those ABs and while he won’t provide the value that Cruz does, we have him under contract and we need every last penny for pitching.

I'm a big Cruz fan . But we need to realize one thing. Defense on the field matters. Cruz can't help us there. But the problem is Sono can't either. He made more errors than any first baseman in the majors. I think 6 of them were throwing errors. Who does that? Sano at dh. And backup 1st. base. Kirloff to 1st. Or look at trading for someone like a josh bell from Washington?

I hope the NL adds the DH. This means we can trade (or give away) Donaldson and make room for Garver/Sano to be our DH. This means that the Twins will NOT bring back Cruz (even though he is my wife's favorite player). Oh well. Sometimes wives need to be disappointed for the good of the team.

On a 1 year deal--why not.........?

I would not be upset for another 1 year deal, but I doubt it happens.  With the decline on defense of Donaldson and many hit first guys in the wings I think the team moves on to someone else to fill the DH role. 

No.  There are plenty of players to give DH at bats to.  The odds of him continuing to to defy father time are less every day. Spend the money on Buxton/pitching.