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1. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: January 15, 2012 at 03:15 PM (#4037429)Lame, everyone knows bass is where all the action is.
The Bass Player
Just practicing for a future of having his arms poked and prodded.
He seems to me like the least likely Twins pitcher ever, a spot previously occupied by Jon Rauch. I want to like the move, but I'm not sure the Twins should be looking for even more players coming off of major injuries.
It's a one-year deal, and it's pretty low-risk for the Twins. If Zumaya is even a semblance of his former self it's likely to be a bargain, and if not the Twins haven't lost a whole lot; if they let him go before the season starts he's only going to get 400K.
The Twins got him by offering a major league contract when no one else would.
-- MWE
I think the most likely scenario is that Zumaya comes back throwing 93 and getting enough guys out in spring training that he makes the team, but not being about to do the same during the regular season, but they'll keep running him out there in the 8th inning because of his track record and hope that he could throw 99 again and because there are no better options.
Including the roster spot and the innings he pitches. If he is terrible (not a given), then the cost is the money (not much), a roster spot, the opportunity to have someone else pitch/prove themselves, and the terrible innings of which there are only 162* games.
If he is good then we get a relief pitcher (which is good), in a year it is not likely the Twins will be competeing for much.
Overall I am mildly positive (chance at good player outweighes the downsides).
*Assuming no play-in type game or playoffs. It could happen, but not likely I think.
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