golfboy1

I think I'd prefer Kinley over Duffy. I think he is worth giving a chance. He throws an easy 99 & you can't teach that. Duffy doesn't impress me & the only quality he has is the ability to pitch multiple innings ...plus they can still option him. I think Hildenberger will make it but I wouldn't count him as being a lock. He's looked really bad so far & maybe hitters are starting to catch up to his funky delivery.

Boshers seems like the #1 choice but can anyone clarify what is going on with Chargois? He's been taking up a spot & I have no idea if he will be able to pitch anytime soon. If he can't stay healthy I would think he might be #2 on the list

I agree that just being better than Willingham, etc.might not be the ultimate goal it's still better than getting worse. I guess I am placing some/more value on Hunter being a good veteran presence than some others are. This team could use someone to light a fire under them at times. Mauer doesn't have that personality & I don't think Rios, Rasmus or Aoki would have that affect either. If not Hunter...who else? I don't see Rios as much of an upgrade, Rasmus is highly unlikely to want to come here & Aoki might be ok but he's not that great either. The Mets gave Cuddyer a 2yr./21M deal AND were willing to give up their 1st round pick. It's not like the Twins are going to find a guy who is great on defense and can hit and is young and is a good clubhouse guy just waiting to sign. Unless the Twins wanted to go with what they have, Hunter is probably as good a choice as anyone else..especially when you factor in his leadership/past ties to the Twins. It's a one yr. deal. It can't be that big of a mistake

I don't think it's a great sign by the Twins but "someone" has to play OF & there aren't a lot of good options available. It's a one yr. deal & they can probably flip him at the deadline if they feel Rosario is ready. I don't fully believe the defensive metrics that claim he is terrible. Those same metrics have Nori Aoki as a better defender than Carlos Gomez & list Mike Trout & Andrew McCutchen as 2 of the worst defenders in all of baseball. They also list Johhny Peralta as the 3rd best defensive SS last year. Peralta is rated much better than Danny Santana in every stat, including range. I don't believe that. I saw Hunter play a decent amount of games last year & while he isn't what he once was he's still better than Willingham, Colabello & Arcia. For better or worse, Hunter will let everyone know how he feels about something. This team can probably use a little veteran mentoring. I don't think they would get that with any other signing. I don't see a lot of other options. They had to pay 10.5M just to get a 39 yr. old OF. I don't know who else is available that would be worth signing...assuming you don't want to do a 3 or 4 yr. deal. PS. Just curious. How would most posters have felt if the Twins had signed Cuddyer to a 21M/2yr deal like the Mets did..assuming Cuddyer would have been willing to come back. Would that be viewed as a better/worse deal than Hunter?