Latest Silva, Hunter Rumors

Aaron Gleeman and La Velle E. Neal III have combined for some good Twins rumorage in recent days.  Let's catch up.

Neal had an interesting post yesterday with plenty of Twins hot stove banter.  The Twins have talked to Torii Hunter's agent since he rejected their 3/45 offer, but have yet to tender a better offer.  The club is also talking to Carlos Silva's agent as they'd like to retain him.  Neal feels that both players will at least test the open market.

Hunter has seemingly been connected to half the teams in baseball; you can see all posts involving him here.  Today Gleeman added another club to the mix: the Reds.  Gleeman's source talks to Dusty Baker, who has suggested the Reds might be interested.  That'd create a definite outfielder surplus in Cincy.

Gleeman also weighed in on Silva's asking price, which he expects to be in the $40MM range (I imagine over four years).  I agree...it's a bleak market when Silva is one of the best available, but that's just how it is this year. 

Comments

[kgbaseball]

I just can't understand the rationale of signing Silva, a mediocre innings-eater to that type of contract. To me, if the market isn't good for the type of player you want to get, don't get that player, plain and simple. Let another team be stupid. Nearly every team has several internal options that are a) cheaper, and b) could provide the same production.

[Tim Dierkes]

Well I wouldn't go that far...if most teams had guys who could supply 200 innings with a 4.00 ERA, they'd be locked into rotation spots already. 4.00 in the AL is comfortably above average, and only 19 guys pitched 200 innings in the league this year.

[zs190]

One would expect a 200 IP pitcher with good control and low 4 ERA in the AL to have a little more success in the NL, see Ted Lilly, this can be a very similar deal.

[nrmax88]

Yeah, but Ted Lilly also has much better stuff and is more of a swing ans miss guy then Silva is. It is a fair point though, maybe the Nats should go after him. They have nobody, I am sure they would take a 200 inning starter even with a gaurunteed ERA of 6.

[zs190]

nah, Nats need a big name if they are going to make a splash move, you can't sell the fans on Carlos Silva. I actually like what the Nats do with their staff, there is nothing in farm that's ready to contribute, you don't have money, it can't hurt to trot out a bunch of reclamation projects and see how they do.

Tim Redding actually pitched pretty OK, for example, even if peripherals were awful. Saw a couple starts, he hasn't exactly found any special stuff but he's serviceable, that's what Nats need while Smoker and Detwiler etc. improve.

[schellis]

Unless the Reds were to deal Griffey some where I just don't see why they would need Hunter.

You'd have Dunn in LF, Hamilton/Hopper/Bruce manning CF or RF with Griffey in RF.

Sure Hamilton and Griffey have some injury questions but I think the Reds have far more pressing needs then a CF.

Of course knowing Baker he'd probably like Dunn, Hamilton and Bruce traded to open up space for far less talented veterans.

[NYTXFAN]

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