tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post4526811714803827518..comments2023-12-19T20:25:36.069-06:00Comments on Nick's Twins Blog: Cost ControlNick N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-17004900130187743692009-03-09T15:30:00.000-05:002009-03-09T15:30:00.000-05:00If you look at the Big Picture of the deal with Ba...If you look at the Big Picture of the deal with Baker, the Twins probably could sign ALL five of their current starters for a apckage of around the same funds...of course they won't...which shows the position theya re currently in regarding pitching. You can easily move one of the starters out of the picture each of the next three years with a couple of viable replacement candidates to keep payroll down.<BR/><BR/>The biggest decision...this side of giving Slowey a similar deal...is what to do with Liriano. The plus side on Liriano is that the Twins DO control him for four mroe seasons (at a max cost in today's dollars of probably $25 million) and if he does pitch GREAT, his trade value will be superpendous after Year One of arbitration, when the Twins have to consider spending the $$$ or throw him into the amrketplace.Curveballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210283488011472628noreply@blogger.com