The Twins must not have wanted Scott Baker afterall.
The Cubs signed him to just a one-year deal worth only $5.5 million. The Twins didn't want to pay him the $9.5 million option he was due this year, so he became a free agent. Yes, he's had Tommy John surgery, but is that even a risk anymore?
Baker is a quality starter and at 31, he's got plenty of good years left. I'm really surprised the Twins didn't offer him a multi-year contract for around the same amount the Cubs gave him.
Where else are you going to pick up a pitcher this good for only 5 mil? Another mistake in a long line of mistakes by Twins management.
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