March 25, 2008
A Rebuttal to Mr. Delaware
With regard to this post. No, the rebuttal is not from me. I think he was nails with that analysis. But, an argument that the Joe Nathan signing by the relatively payroll poor Twins was not insane? Read on:
"Joe Nathan's new limited contract trade clause actually makes the Twins' closer easier to swap at the deadline because of the cost uncertainty there would be if he were on his way to becoming a free agent, as he could have been after this season."
Meh. Or, he could blow out an elbow or cuff a shoulder and the Twins are stuck with a ridiculous amount of payroll in a closer. Or teams could decide they don't want to meet Minnesota's price were he on the market. Or the Twins could seriously think signing Natha to that contract was a good move and hold him. But perhaps there is some merit to the above thinking. Perhaps. Color me skeptical that the Twins make this signing make sense.