Hot Stove Action

Torii Hunter is an Angel and we are okay with that. Even though the Twins only offered him a 3-year deal for $45 million, they wouldn’t have been able to keep him had they offered 5 years.

And, they were smart to not offer 5 years because the Torii Hunter you saw last year won’t be the Torii Hunter you see in four years. He’ll never hit that many homeruns again and he won’t play defense at a high level three years from now. Thanks for the memories and let’s move on.

I ran into this stat comparison while searching around looking for some Twins rumors. Scott Baker, Johan Santana and Matt Garza are all attracting interest in chat rooms and there are several teams who would like any of the three pitchers on the front end of their respective rotations.

Here’s an interesting look at what Scott Baker did compared to Curt Schilling last year. Now you know why Baker is gathering interest. The latest rumor is a deal with Boston that would send Coco Crisp and another player to the Twins in exchange for Baker. After seeing this table, I am not so sure I would take that deal: