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Off Season Moves -- Who Should the Twins Target in Free Agency

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The Twins need a genuine #1 starter. Maeda is OK. Berrios may become one one day, but is not there yet. Who should the team target?
 

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The Twins need a genuine #1 starter. Maeda is OK. Berrios may become one one day, but is not there yet. Who should the team target?
who's available?
 

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Bauer is available and is only interested in a 1 year contract.
 

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Here is a list of available starters from MLB Traderumors.:
Brett Anderson (33)
Chase Anderson (33) – $9.5MM club option with a $500K buyout
Chris Archer (32) – $11MM club option with a $250K buyout
Jake Arrieta (35)
Homer Bailey (35)
Trevor Bauer (30)
Trevor Cahill (33)
Tyler Chatwood (31)
Anthony DeSclafani (31)
Robbie Erlin (30)
Mike Fiers (36)
Kevin Gausman (30)
Gio Gonzalez (35) — $7MM club option with a $500K buyout
Cole Hamels (37)
J.A. Happ (38)
Rich Hill (41)
Merrill Kelly (32) — $4.25MM club option with a $500K buyout
Corey Kluber (35) — $17.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Mike Leake (33) — $18MM mutual option with a $5MM buyout
Wade LeBlanc (36)
Jon Lester (37) — $25MM mutual option with a $10MM buyout
Tommy Milone (34)
Mike Minor (33)
Matt Moore (32)
Charlie Morton (37) — $15MM club option with no buyout
Jimmy Nelson (32) — $2MM club option (can become $9MM mutual option based on innings total)
Ivan Nova (34)
Jake Odorizzi (31)
James Paxton (32)
Martin Perez (30) — $6.25MM club option with a $500K buyout
Rick Porcello (32)
Jose Quintana (32)
Robbie Ray (29)
Garrett Richards (33)
Tyson Ross (34)
Jeff Samardzija (36)
Anibal Sanchez (37) — $12MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Matt Shoemaker (34)
Drew Smyly (32)
Marcus Stroman (30)
Masahiro Tanaka (32)
Julio Teheran (30)
Michael Wacha (29)
Adam Wainwright (39)
Taijuan Walker (28)
Alex Wood (30)
Jordan Zimmermann (35)

No real "aces" there, but some really interesting names.
 

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Nelson Cruz and the Twins are both interested in a reunion:
This would be a great move, IMO. He is still a very good hitter and he works well with the younger players. He's another hitting coach on the field.
 

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Vegas has the odds of a Cruz return to the Twins at -150. I hope they are right.
 

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Also, its time for Gordon to put up or retire. He has been hyped as "the next great thing" for several years and has been passed on the depth chart. Can he play at the major league level or not?
 

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Bye Eddie!!!
 

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Eddie might be back, but won't go through arbitration. The team should be fine with either Larnach or Kirilloff in left.
 

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Eddie might be back, but won't go through arbitration. The team should be fine with either Larnach or Kirilloff in left.

Eddie aint coming back.
 

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Eddie aint coming back.
Likely not. He is not a good outfielder, but he has the great "back of the baseball card" stats. He produces runs, but doesn't win a lot of games. He is a great hitter when the team is up 5 or down 5, but in a close game, he disappears offensively. His defense is marginal at best. He has a very good arm, but takes poor routes to the ball and frequently misses the cut-off man.
 
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