A person close to Gagne said the former Cy Young Award winner was willing to sign a one-year, $3...

A person close to Gagne said the former Cy Young Award winner was willing to sign a one-year, $3 million deal with about $500,000 in incentives for innings pitched but was told the Twins were moving in a different direction.

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If it’s true, I’m glad the Twins went in another direction. Just because the team has money to spend doesn’t mean they should throw it around. Gagne isn’t worth more than $500K in base salary (triple that for incentives) considering his track record.

by Jesse on Jan 29, 2009 6:52 PM EST reply actions

Right on

I was just about to say that Gagne isn’t worth it at any price.
I watched him pitch an awful lot last year in Milwaukee – at best he was shakey, at worst…

Let’s just say I’d rather have Rincon back

by Chuck Tweedy on Jan 29, 2009 6:58 PM EST up reply actions

It's in Joe C's latest blog

It indicates that something is brewing. That different direction is a trade. My hunch: Huston Street. Just a hunch though.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Jan 29, 2009 7:12 PM EST reply actions

I like your hunch.

And that’s not a pick up line.

by Jesse on Jan 29, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions

"I think the music is coming from over there..."

“…call it a hunch. bdmching”—Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Jan 29, 2009 11:07 PM EST up reply actions

Huston Street

would be a nice addition to the bullpen. Who would we give up for him though?

Delmon? I’m not a fan of giving up that potential for a guy one year from FA.

Span? No thanks. Too valuable as the leadoff hitter.

Kubel? Might make a little sense, moving Delmon to DH, but we’d need another piece to balance out the trade. Atkins-Street for Kubel-Bonser would be very interesting…and I’m not a fan of giving up much for Atkins.

Bonser-Pridie-pitching prospect? Might make a bit more sense, depending on the prospect.

by Adam Peterson on Jan 31, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions