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The Twins have signed for reliever Matty G, put the band back together and sign Johan

Twins supposivly have interest in Nelson Cruz
"The Twins are keeping tabs on free agent outfielder Nelson Cruz, tweets Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN, but are a long shot to land him. Minnesota is probably only interested if Cruz drops his price fairly significantly, Wolfson adds, guessing that the club would probably only be involved at two years with an average annual value at or below the $10MM mark."

Likewise, the Twins are waiting for the price to fall on South Korean hurler Suk-min Yoon, Wolfson reports (Twitter links). When Wolfson floated the number of two years and $10MM total to his source, he was told that cost was likely too steep for Minnesota.

I loved Matty when he could pitch, but he can't anymore. I rank former bandmember signings

Kubel
Barrett
Matty

Kubel could actually help us if he's healthy, and he says he is. And if Kubel can play, there's no need to sign Cruz.

longstrangetrip wrote:I loved Matty when he could pitch, but he can't anymore. I rank former bandmember signings

Kubel
Barrett
Matty

Kubel could actually help us if he's healthy, and he says he is. And if Kubel can play, there's no need to sign Cruz.

Assuming you meant Bartlett. And yeah, I'd rank it the same, but for different reasons. I think Bartlett could at least be a decent utility guy. I doubt he finds his Tampa Bay form and starts for us, but a Jamey Carroll role is doable. Am I the only one that kind of expects Kubel to be the same guy he was for us? It's weird, but I have confidence that he's going to bounce back. I can't justify it yet; it's just a feeling. Guerrier apparently looked pretty good when Twins scout saw him. I don't doubt that. He's gonna rely on his control and location. I just think we already have a very good bullpen so that signing can't be more useful than the other two.

As for Cruz, I'd love a two-year, $20M deal, but I don't see it happening. We sure could use his pop in our lineup.