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twins33
I don’t think the Twins should sell low on Vargas or Arcia. Vargas still has an option remaining. He can spend his time in the minors and be called up if needed.
Arcia should definitely not be sold low on. He should be on the MLB roster as a DH/OF and bench guy. Way too early to give up on him. I honestly feel like if they do give up on him, he could become the next David Ortiz as far as Twins mistakes go. He’s not as good as Ortiz, but I could see it really coming back to bite them. Could be wrong though…would prefer to not find out.
pat r. 2
Why in the world would Vargas, a 25 year old who has played a total of 111 career mlb games, who has an immense amount of power potential want to go to any other league than the one he has worked his entire life to be in.
If he were in his late 20’s or above and had simply fizzled out of the majors then I could understand, but not at the current situation he is in.
If the Twins want to dump him then trade him, don’t insult a young player who has the potential to be a 20 hr guy by asking him how he would feel about playing in Korea, or any other league.
The same goes for Arcia. Both can be of help to a number of MLB teams.
I’ve never heard of something so ridiculous as this when both guys are under 25 years old.
aff10
The article indicates that Vargas is interested personally. Anonymous Twins source said something to the the effect of “he would make a ton of money”, not entirely insulting
pat r. 2
Didn’t read the primary article, was hoping this site would put his mutual interest in their paragraph, which when reading it, made it seem as if it was entirely the Twins perspective.
BaseballisLife
Ona has a lot of moving parts in his swing and does well against soft throwing pitchers and pitches on the outer half. He struggles against quality fastballs both up and in. He has good power to all fields and as his body matures he should see an increase. What I liked best about him was his easy and natural jump on balls in the field. For a younger player he had good instincts and plus speed combined with his jump makes even some difficult plays look easy. He has plus arm strength and decent accuracy. He would be a top ten pick in the upcoming draft.
jd396
Arcia being out of options and hitting .199 in AAA last year obviously makes his situation tough. But Vargas isn’t anywhere close to a lost cause. He wouldn’t be the first power hitter to struggle early in his career. Of course, with Park presumably on the roster finding playing time might be an issue. So package him in a trade, or something. Don’t ship him off to Korea for a check.
alex navarrette
Arcia might be of interest to the Angels. Good power, left handed and would be a good buy low candidate. Plus, he can masquerade as an OF.
lynnm406
Masquerade is a good word to use when describing Arcia’s defense. Even my wife, an Angels fan had to laugh… As a Twins fan, we have plenty of talented outfielders just teach them to hit…
lynnm406
Vargus is a major league power hitter and what is really good is that he is a switch hitter. Why you would give up on him at his age is ridiculous. The Korean would have to be outstanding to make the Twins give up on the big guy…