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biasisrelitive
I hope they flip him at the deadline otherwise this doesn’t make sense
twins33
I’d say he’s not worth 8M, but the Twins need the depth. They have Ervin and four question marks.
If they acquire more starters then they can still cut him and not pay the whole 8M. Can’t remember what the deadline date is for that but it has to do with Spring Training.
arcadia Ldogg
He would make a good reliever. With the Angels, he would look unbeatable for 3 – 4 innings and then was out of the game by the 5th or 6th.
angels fan 3
There were games where he dominated through 5 and 6 and rarely through 7 and 8
mcdusty31
He has the ability to fill out the back end of a rotation nicely, the trade by the Angels was puzzling to me last season
halosfan4ever27
I am still wondering why the angels traded this guy away. Could’ve made a good reliever.
I like nolasco a lot though.
ryanw-2
Well you sort of answered your own question. They were out of it, he was at the peak of his value, and so they dealt him for a more durable, right-handed version of him so they could get the young arm for the future. Meaning getting Meyer meant including Nolasco. So it actually turned into an upgrade and an additional prospect.
twins33
Nolasco and Santiago or both bad to me, but Nolasco more durable? Santiago has pitched 100 more innings in the last three years. One of Nolasco’s problems besides being bad was the fact that he kept getting injured.
joefleury
Kind of makes you wonder if Minnesota needs a new pitching coach. Seems like everyone who joins the team with the exception of Ervin Santana regresses into poor performances.