Morales Signs With Twins

[nando714]

Didn't think it'd be Minnesota

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/07/report-twins-kendrys-morales-agree-to-a-deal/

Edited June 7, 2014 by nando714

[UndertheHalo]

yea real surprising, I thought for sure he would end up with the Yankees or Rangers.  

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Didn't think it'd be Minnesota

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/07/report-twins-kendrys-morales-agree-to-a-deal/

Jerk.

[Guest]

Jerk.

Is this directed at nando for creating a duplicate thread or Boras/Morales for not re-signing with the Angels?

[Sherlock31]

Good, he didn't sign with an AL West team

[Guest]

Good, he didn't sign with an AL West team

Also good to see teams in the AL Central improve themselves. I'm a little tired of the Tigers perpetually coasting into the playoffs due to their comparatively easy schedule.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

@Ken_Rosenthal: Morales to #Twins confirmed. One-year deal. Dollars less than Drew but "in ballpark," source says. First reported: @JonHeymanCBS

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Is this directed at nando for creating a duplicate thread or Boras/Morales for not re-signing with the Angels?

For creating a duplicate thread at the same time as my thread.

Edited June 7, 2014 by AngelsAndRamsFan

[Guest]

Kendrys has a tendency of shooting himself in the foot.

Lol 1 yr deal

[rageous]

I bet he takes another 1 year qualifying offer this time.

[Guest]

I bet he takes another 1 year qualifying offer this time.

it would be foolish for another team to offer him one at this point. IMO the Mariners got lucky with him rejecting it, $14M for one yer was quite a bit above market value for Morales at this point. 

[Broad Street]

I have no idea what the Twins are doing... Makes no sense.

[Second Base]

The only thing I can think of is they intend to flip him at the trade deadline. I mean Phil Hughes looks great and the organization is on the upswing given their quality prospects but that's not looking like a team that's going to win a division or wild card birth right now and I doubt Morales is the difference.

[Ohtaniland]

It's a great deal for Morales. He turned down a 1 year $14.1 million qualifying offer that would've paid him $87,037 per game.

If it's a 4 month, $9 million deal it will pay him $90,000+ per game.

[CaliAngel]

You're numbers are true, but I still don't know if it was a great deal overall for him to say no to the first offer.

 

He lost 5 mill by not playing for 59 games, which comes to about $152,542 per game.

[Mark68]

He's also going to have to spend 3-4 weeks in the minors to get his timing back.

[Agalloch]

Wow. At least it's not the Rangers.

[Butcher'd]

He'll be fine financially. He's getting 9 million this year and then can sign a multi-year deal if he produces decently for 80 games or so

[Inside Pitch]

I have no idea what the Twins are doing... Makes no sense.

 

2.5 games out of the WC...   

[Guest]

He'll be fine financially. He's getting 9 million this year and then can sign a multi-year deal if he produces decently for 80 games or so

Terms I read on MLB Trade Rumors are $7.5M for this year (prorated $12M salary). He also won't be eligible for a qualifying offer as he was not on the team for the entire year. 

[arch stanton]

it would be foolish for another team to offer him one at this point. IMO the Mariners got lucky with him rejecting it, $14M for one yer was quite a bit above market value for Morales at this point. 

He's not eligible but GM 101 teaches you to always offer a Boras client a QO as it is essentially a free draft pick.

[eligrba]

Boras is almost as smart as Scioscia.

[HaloFan85]

Now 6 for 13 with 3 doubles to start his season.  3 for 5 today with 3 RBI.

 

Hope he keeps it up and helps the Twins win the Central over the Tigers.

[Inside Pitch]

Now 6 for 13 with 3 doubles to start his season.  3 for 5 today with 3 RBI.

 

Hope he keeps it up and helps the Twins win the Central over the Tigers.

 

It's kind of funny, after having to come back from missing nearly two full seasons, missing a couple months had no impact on Kendrys at all.   

[Homebrewer]

Hard to fathom how much better, and how much better off, this Angel's team would be with him and without Albert.