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Probably means Twins plan to sign one of Cutch, Duvall, Pham, Mancini after trading Kepler. The only right handed hitting OF besides Buxton on the 40 man is Celestino who isn't very good. Gallo continues to be a very strange move for them.

That's a surprising move with the Twins having all those lefties.

Amazing.

I believe this is also the Corlas guy, so the math checks out.

The Sox aren't trading any relievers at this point, certainly not Liam. Jazz is an awesome fit, but I just struggle to see how we could make it work. The deal obviously starts with Montgomery. Does Montgomery + one of Sosa/Ramos/Rodriguez + Vera + one of Kelly/Thompson/Simas get Miami interested? Idk. But that's about the best we could realistically offer. I don't want to trade Montgomery at all, but Jazz has 4 years of control. He is one of the few guys I'd let Colson go for. With Jazz in hand, you can afford to trade from the Sosa/Ramos/JRod group - I'd probably lean towards moving Ramos as he has helium and is least likely to stick in the IF. I'd try to hang onto Sosa as we're going to need someone to cover SS once TA leaves after 24, and he seems most likely of the three to be that guy. So my proposal would be Montgomery + Ramos + Vera + their choice of Kelly/Thompson/Simas.

I think this deal is a home run for the Twins. But there is plenty here for them to worry about. Two major market teams backed out of deals, one of which being the free spending Mets who have spent without 2nd thought. For Cohen to cut his offer in half after the Giants debacle, there is clearly very bad stuff in the physical. If Correa has a brutal injury in the first half of the deal, this couple be a franchise crippling signing for the Twins. That said, without knowing exactly what the concern is beyond it being related to the 2014 plate surgically installed in his leg, I would be overjoyed if the Sox made this signing. Doesn’t mean there isn’t a good bit of downside risk, and this is coming from someone who has said multiple times I don’t expect Correa to become a pumpkin anytime soon.

FIFY

Even if the Sox were to sign Elvis, Leury is still the 26th man. It’s Romy that would probably lose his roster spot. No reason to cut Leury right now.

I started hearing this had real legs late last week. Twins did $10M better than the number I was given at 6/$210M, and the annual vesting options can be considered nothing but a huge win for the Twins. Like I said earlier, not ideal situation at all as it pertains to the Sox. Twins much better today than they were yesterday.

So its an annual renewal. Twins did well here.

The guaranteed AAV went up $5.33M tho. If Correa is largely healthy for them, this contract is a home run for them.

Not ideal.

And the Twins had competent management and the White Sox most certainly did not. There are arguments both ways. But all the chips fell, and the Twins were still behind the Sox even with the season going horribly off the rails. The Twins were also crippled with injury to be sure, not discounting that. Its all conjecture, but I don't think its fair to confidently state the Twins are a better team than the Sox if they sign Correa. But I do believe 2023 will be a three team race if the Twins ultimately do land him.

Well they were a third place team behind the Sox last year with Correa, so not sure the math really checks out. Both teams of course were far from full strength.

fwiw - I've heard its not the same deal.

Yeah, all their balls were in the Correa court with seemingly little in the way of back up plans. Strange strategy. That said, they're very likely getting Correa now. I know some folks, and they've very confident atm. Which is a damn shame. Correa will also be domino for them; Kepler is good as gone, and they will add SP. I could see them being a fit in a larger deal for some of the Marlins SP. I just would have much preferred to see them try to patch work a roster with their savings than add Correa and build around him. As i've said before, I am not privy to Correa's medical records, but I don't see him turning into a pumpkin anytime soon.

Segura is so meh. I am glad the Sox passed on Segura for what he got. If we aren't getting a really good 2B that fits the team well - which we obviously are not at this point - just give me a platoon guy that can also cover the OF. I think that is a much better fit than trying to repeat the Harrison tactic again in 23, or signing a declining player to a 2 year deal.

I just don't see Correa becoming an albatross. Especially if the deal improves from 10/$285M, which is sounds like it is. I think this is a bad scenario for the Sox.

Harrison’s defense wasn’t that great for how poor the bat was. Dude had like the yips for a month late in the summer.

Bonds played until he was 42 and Puig wasn’t very good at baseball. I am quite certain that Trevor Bauer will play in the big leagues again. Not saying he deserves the chance to be able to, but I’m pretty sure he will.

I can envision an org two who’s fan base might not be out of the realm of being able to accept him.

I guess if you’re gonna eat all the $ regardless….

$13M player option with $5M buyout. He lost $1M in potential earnings.

Agreed all around.

Negative value player defensively. 100 wRC+ career hitter against RHP. Not a bargain at $10-11M. 2.7 fWAR in 22 was best season since 2019. I don’t think he’s a 4 WAR player moving forward - if other clubs thought he was, Yanks could certainly do much better than Garrett Crochet elsewhere. Look, I said I’d do that deal. I just don’t think Gleyber is a good fit at all. Not because of Romy - Romy is just a guy. But I’d rather get someone who at least does one of hit righties well/LHH or plays plus defense, especially if we’re giving up Crochet and paying Torres $10M+. It’s a fine deal, but it’s far from perfect. But Sox don’t exactly have a lot of options.