Beyond the Boxscore: Anderson: This Isn’t FJM, But…

R.J. picks apart Golokhov...which, if not cleaned immediately, could lead to painful Saberrhoeic dermatitis!

Sabermetrics and scientific stats are used to evaluate players and give a better indication of their worth, but teams like the Minnesota Twins use this strategy to kiss their superstars goodbye at the trade deadline or the first day of free agency.

Or maybe he simply doesn’t know what he’s talking about. When you think of statistically savvy teams I imagine the franchises that pop to mind, in no particular order are the A’s, Padres, Jays, Red Sox, Rays, Indians, and perhaps the Pirates nowadays, but the Twins? Not so much.

As for Golokhov’s second point; how many superstars have the Twins shipped off over the past few years that actually have came back to haunt them? David Ortiz is one, but outside of Casey Blake the players they’ve let walk, like Jacque Jones and Cristian Guzman, haven’t exactly been “superstars” or “good” since leaving. Further being a statistical orientated team doesn’t mean you just let your superstars walk, or have we forgotten how those darn stats teams re-signed players like Jake Peavy, Mike Lowell, Travis Hafner, and Eric Chavez over the years?

If the Twins are considered a stats franchise who lets players walk, why did Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer, Michael Cuddyer, and Joe Nathan get re-signed to deals ranging from 24 million to 80 million?