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The latest rumor is that Falvey and Lavine are going to split time at SS. Who needs to sign a player when so much talent is in the FO?

Up north the power is still off, the trees are down, driveways blocked, temp dropping. We will deal with what we have - the same thing as we do with the Twins. 1991 is a long ways back in the rear view mirror and the view ahead might need a telescope, but when the season starts we will listen, shake our head and deal with the mosquitoes and black flies. Time to stop obsessing over what the Twins did not do and get the power back.

I do not want a 13 year contract for anyone. Over pay, but make it a reasonable length.

Of course it mattes which is why we need Miranda who showed an ability to hit with RISP and we need Larnach and Kiriloff to do what they are capable of.

Wish I could follow your reasoning and agree with you, but we definitely see this FA market differently. 10 elite years of CC is not something I expect. Good luck.

I know I have been criticized for not supporting the huge contracts, but ESPN's article on aging really hits the points I believe. I know this is subscription based, but this short statement "But at age 35, the group averaged 3.4 WAR, and at age 36, it was down to 2.2 WAR" captures the essence of what I see. As a person who has spent his life guiding people I can tell you the body just does not hold up no matter our attitudes. I do not mind short term big payments, but the league has gone nuts. If this is to avoid the luxury tax this year, it just adds to it in future years. When I look at the chart that ESPN put together the only players worth some value after age 36 are DHs. "Among all shortstops since 1969, only 10 produced at least 20 career WAR from age 30 on."

A good roster for a 500 team. Take Luis Arraez out and who gets on base. Let's hope the young players really step forward and the next man up is able to take the mound with authority.

You nailed it Matthew. So let's move on. I look at our prospects and remember when Hrbek, Puckett, Gaetti, Gagne...all came up and jelled as they got experience. We have the on field prospects to do that again - do we, will we, have the pitchers?

I have to add a second comment - as I read about this aging SS I was thinking about how many of these SS contracts will end with similar descriptions - he is age 36. All the contracts go to age 40+.

Correa has been the staple of TD all off season - now we are milking tangents of Correa! Lets go with Farmer and the prospects.

The counter question is - why do fans think teams should pay outrageous contracts? If every team signs a dumb contract they are still all in the same place.

A winning team, dynamic game (lets hope the change work for quicker games), exciting team, good players. As a person who did not care if we signed Correa to an oversized contract, I look for a lot more than losing with a big contract player.

I am happy. Poor Giants - enjoy half of your contract years then complain like the Angels did because you have a big contract holding you down. I really don't think Correa produces enough to even consider this kind of contract. Next we will speculate on Rodon, but be ready to play with the team we have. At our level trades are the only things that actually change the dial. Right now we have a nice team, middle of the pack, until some of our players catch fire - Kiriloff matches his potential, Lewis returns and blows us away, Ryan gets an extra pitch and rises to number one... There is always hope.

With what is left we may have what we need in house. Don't sign another mediocre arm to clog the rotation.

This is good news! Catching is so important and this really fills a significant hole.

We sure could have used Murphy - but it is an interesting trade and I think all three did well.

I just don't know what we would get from the Yankees so it is not exciting unless we consider getting rid of Kepler to be the positive.

I think AZ works best for NY. Not sure I see a return of value to the Twins.

Only if he stays healthy. That was the gamble on both sides of the negotiations.

With all the news that we have on FA - it made me wonder what is happening with Miguel Sano, Chris Archer, and Dylan Bundy? Who and when will they sign. I can see the Oakland A's picking up one or two and the Pirates seem like candidates too. Do they have a market? It is hard to think that no one will give Sano another chance. Who will pick up Cody Stashak who is predicted to have a good year by Zips?

I wish I could say we will be a lot better than that, but it actually projects the way I see it with the roster we currently have. Lucky we are in the Central. Pagan is projected to have 0.1 WAR - too high for me.

In the last 10 years the Royals twice, Rays and Guardians once were in the World Series. There is the chance which is what keeps us hoping and watching, but the watered down playoffs is so we can imagine all these teams have a chance. But in that 10 years the Dodgers have been in three world series - the Yankees zero. I would like a salary cap but you can forget that. If I was in Oakland or Pittsburgh I would forget baseball exists. But the issue for the rest of the league is building teams instead of stars. Create all around talent - spread the dollars so that the floor is raised. That is all that they can do. Spending big for one free agent does not raise the team level. Yes it is broken, but imagine the span in the 1950s when the Yankees were in 9 WS and there was no free agency. The answers to fixing this sport are complex, but needed.

The pitching is getting slim and might not be worth the Twins efforts, especially with Rodon asking for seven years. The Giants signed Manea according to Yahoo Sports - two year deal. View full rumor

To me Catcher is more important than SS signing and Rodon should not get seven years, but the good catchers are going with MLB.com reporting San Diego is going after Vazquez. Where do we go? View full rumor