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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

I know that there is a lot of speculation, but I just don't see Dansby coming here.

The Yankees are “preparing to make an offer” to left-hander Carlos Rodon, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post." This was on Yahoo sports. Giants - Yankees - Twins. Who wins? View full rumor

I take Rodon before Correa if it is one or the other. The catcher may have to be a trade and that would hurt.

MLB draft is just hard to get excited about - unlike NFL and NBA, the players are lesser known and years away from the Majors. But let's hope we get a really good one. I have been excited about Chase Petty (sigh) and Brooks Lee (hope he makes it this year), but often it is late in the draft that so many good players are found.

Another possibility for the rotation is gone and Rodon is going crazy. The Mets signed Senga for $75M over 5 years. He seemed like a possibility for us. Rodon is the big auction piece left for the mound. We could have afforded Senga, but I doubt is we compete for Rodon. View full rumor

The Mets just signed Senga. He would have been viable for the Twins - another one leaves the pack - FA pickings are getting slim.

These names are not inspiring.

So much excitement. The Central will be a great threat now that the schedule has every team playing every team.

I would just shake my head and still support you.

This is a good speculation. I would be for it.

I want a package of Kepler and Polanco for the pitcher we need and move Luis to 2B and move on. Team BA - 248 - Arraez - 316 Those who were above the team average - Urshela - gone MIranda Correa - Free Agent Nick Gordon - position unknown Kiriloff and Lewis in short samples Take off the Free agent and traded player - then remove Arraez and what is the team BA?

First we had Covid-19, now we have Free Agent Frenzy-22. Both will pass, but Covid is usually over in a week! The years and ages just don't match up. My hope is in the minors.

Nice observations - I was thinking Iglesias before Farmer. With Farmer he is not needed and we could get another Right handed OF, but your observations are right on. I want value throughout the contract not 4 good years and then an oversized payment to someone taking up roster space. The average age of decline for a SS is 33, it is the time Correa might be expected to shift over to 2B. Correa could beat my 4 great years and decline message, but the fact he does not have the speed of a Turner works against longevity. However my statement applies over all the signings - not limited to Correa.

But that is okay. We don't make the decision, we just think about it.

I laid out my thoughts in the Forum - I appreciate all the arguments for signing Correa, but I am afraid I will not swing over to the other side unless the years are much less than what the contracts have been. Being from Frostbite Falls you should realize Rocky and Bullwinkle had a great start, but they only lasted five years!

No guarantees - they did not guarantee Pena would be as good as he is, but give the young player a chance. Who can tell me Correa will not get hurt or that he will not decline younger than we expect.

The Twins are in on Correa, they are discussing trades, they are watching players sign with other teams. At least it provides some talking points.

In the 2000's both teams have been to the same number of World Series! Their last 1998, ours 1991. But at least they won some playoff games! Spending is not the key, building a team is.

I am ready to guide his bird watching career! But no Orioles, Blue Jays or Cardinals!

What a great come back - that is what I enjoy. The Nelson Cruz/Correa comp was really good. And yes to the commercials, but then the game would speed up!

I have really enjoyed the emotions I have triggered in my stand against giving Correa a large long term contract. But replies to replies seemed inadequate. Yes I think there will be a lot of buyers remorse in four years. Yes Correa was a very good player but in response to many of you: we would have missed the playoffs and finished in the same place in the standings without him last year. Do I want to see the owners keep the money? No. But I will still insist one great player does not make a team. I continually sight the Angels but they actually have three in Trout, Ohtani and Rendon. Judge did not get them to the WS nor did the big contract Padres or Dodgers. For that matter the Banks led Cubs with five HOF players did not sniff the pennant and Ted Williams could not make the Red Sox world champs. Houston won with a complete team. They had a roster that covered the mound, field, and bench. What would I have liked? With the SS money. Sign Iglesias short term. Sign Contreras for our catcher and sign Walker for the mound. Spread the money impact. And if that does not cover all of it - reward the fans with cheaper tickets. There you go. Keep debating. I love it

Ask Angel fans if Pujols contract impacted their team.