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triberulz
Floyd looked solid topping out @ 95. I say bring Floyd back on a 1-year incentive laden contract. Floyd & Cody Anderson could be our 4/5 starters. That would enable Indians to move Carassco for the power RHB we desperately need.
sportingdissent
If Floyd is hitting 95 he isn’t going to need to sign an incentive laden deal, someone will guarantee him money and a rotation spot.
triberulz
I doubt that he has been injured the past 3 years. Plus he’s 34 & very high risk. Can’t see him getting a deal with how deep the FA market is this year for SP. If someone signs Floyd to a multi-year deal odds are he’s on the DL more then on the field.
sportingdissent
The going rate for formerly effective pitchers who are now healthy starts at $10 million/season and usually still requires a multi-year deal.
nrd1138
I think that Erik Johnson can replace Samardzija and his bloated ERA in the rotation now.
sportingdissent
I like Erik Johnson, but it’s a pipe dream to consider his upside with Samardzija. Sure, Jeff’s been crap this year a lot, but Erik Johnson definitely has back of the rotation stuff. What’s more, he has huge struggles with command at times, which for a guy with good stuff (like Samardzija) means inconsistency but for a guy like Johnson it means he’s probably not going to stick in a rotation, even at the back end, unless he can completely right that ship. Much shorter leash.
Joe McMahon
Twins fans should be furious about what’s happening with Berrios. He is a stud who is dominating in AAA and needs to be in the majors for September. Especially seeing as the Twins could win or lose the very close WC by a game or two. A strong four or five starts by Berrios similar to the performance that Severino has given the Yankees instead of crappy Nolasco/Santana starts could very well be the difference between the Twins making the playoffs or not if it comes down to a game or two. I’m not sure if it really is an innings cap or if that’s just a veil to delay the start of his service clock, but either way the Twins should have handled this better. Their rotation is very shaky right now and Berrios could help a lot.