10-13-2010, 03:18 PM
What I fail to see from MIN's end is how having 2 more bench players and a reliever still a year or two away from coming into his own is preferable to one of his best 2 or 3 pitchers depending on POV.
The ONLY logical answer I can come up with is money. And w/ Turner pulling 4M the difference in 2014 is miniscule and even with a generous 50-60% raise in arby for Gibson it will maybe net him 12-15M over the next two years with Turner's salary. Losing an ace caliber pitcher to save 12-15M makes no sense in light of ridding himself of Joe M's horrible deal and his expiring/bad contracts.
IF the return were fair market value I don't think I'd have a reason to veto, but this offer is, at best, average. Combined with the fact I can't see the logic or I think it's very thin and Majik is a new GM I think there's plenty of grounds to veto.
-To address Sean's question: I'd like to hear more reasoning from MIN and I'm not buying what Jordan is selling with the whole depth argument. Ii is legit, the two second basemen are bench players who's production could easily be found on his team or in FA. This basically amounts to Ii for Hunter in my mind.
The ONLY logical answer I can come up with is money. And w/ Turner pulling 4M the difference in 2014 is miniscule and even with a generous 50-60% raise in arby for Gibson it will maybe net him 12-15M over the next two years with Turner's salary. Losing an ace caliber pitcher to save 12-15M makes no sense in light of ridding himself of Joe M's horrible deal and his expiring/bad contracts.
IF the return were fair market value I don't think I'd have a reason to veto, but this offer is, at best, average. Combined with the fact I can't see the logic or I think it's very thin and Majik is a new GM I think there's plenty of grounds to veto.
-To address Sean's question: I'd like to hear more reasoning from MIN and I'm not buying what Jordan is selling with the whole depth argument. Ii is legit, the two second basemen are bench players who's production could easily be found on his team or in FA. This basically amounts to Ii for Hunter in my mind.
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