Comments on: Twins offer Pavano arbitration http://firegardy.com/2009/12/02/twins-offer-pavano-arbitration/ Mismanaging games since 2002 Mon, 07 May 2012 02:37:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2009/12/02/twins-offer-pavano-arbitration/comment-page-1/#comment-3041 sirsean Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:57:54 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=890#comment-3041 <p>I was happy to see both Hudson and Polanco not get offered arbitration, as it makes it much more likely that the Twins can get one of them.</p> <p>They're roughly equivalent players, overall -- Hudson's the better hitter, Polanco's the better fielder, but it balances out to about a +3 win player.</p> <p>Hudson is a full two years <em>younger</em> than Polanco, which I must admit I did not expect. On the one hand, that makes him less of a risk (second basemen notoriously fall off a cliff in their mid-30s) ... but on the other hand, Hudson has a history of injuries and Polanco has been steady.</p> <p>There's some risk involved with either player, and neither is worth more than a 2 year commitment. Hopefully Smith doesn't get carried away.</p> <p>(Oh, and everyone suspects that Felipe Lopez will fly under the radar this winter. These two guys not requiring a pick will make that even more likely.)</p> I was happy to see both Hudson and Polanco not get offered arbitration, as it makes it much more likely that the Twins can get one of them.

They’re roughly equivalent players, overall — Hudson’s the better hitter, Polanco’s the better fielder, but it balances out to about a +3 win player.

Hudson is a full two years younger than Polanco, which I must admit I did not expect. On the one hand, that makes him less of a risk (second basemen notoriously fall off a cliff in their mid-30s) … but on the other hand, Hudson has a history of injuries and Polanco has been steady.

There’s some risk involved with either player, and neither is worth more than a 2 year commitment. Hopefully Smith doesn’t get carried away.

(Oh, and everyone suspects that Felipe Lopez will fly under the radar this winter. These two guys not requiring a pick will make that even more likely.)

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