Phil Riewer
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I think between Santana and Margot you had the money to grab a #2. and any money they actually spend on DeSclafini. Agreed. Typical Twins. They would rather spend $5M a piece for 3 players to fill roles that could be filled in house, than spend $15-$20M on a player who would actually make an impact. THIS It is so difficult to understand. It's actually a good strategy. If you get the more expensive guy and he gets hurt or underperforms, you're screwed. But if you get 3 guys for the same amount of money, you keep playing them if they perform. Otherwise you replace them. If two of the three work out, you're in a better place than you would have been if you'd spent all that money on just one player. Yes, why would we want legit #2 starter who can win playoff games. when we can have a 38 year old 1B who has one OPS over .700 since 2019, a back up OF with a career OPS of .694 and an injury prone rag arm #5 starter, who decent year once in 2021. They have Miranda, Lee, Julien, and Kirilloff who can all play first base. Lee is a switch hitter also. Martin can play OF and 2B. When you say you are cutting payroll but sign or trade for middlings it looks worse.....they could have shut their mouth have Martin as 4th OF and Lee and still picked up a number 2 and saved the cap. It was almost like Rocco said he was ok with the (salary cap) reduction if he can get a couple of vets...
< Message edited by Phil Riewer -- 3/4/2024 10:22:28 AM >
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