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Today, curiosity certainly killed the cat. I was sitting here thinking about the Twins rotation and wondering, of all the “available” starters, is there one that could improve the situation. Below is a look at pitchers: a) rumored to be on the trade market, b) on the free agent market, or c) in the Twins organization.
ALERT ALERT: This is a word (or, rather, number) vomit. I wanted to see the projections and am simply sharing what I gathered. Use it to form your own opinions on what you think the Twins should do to round out the rotation.
Starting Pitching Options
| Name | Current team | $ (years) | BTV | Age (Options) | Stats (Fangraphs) IP K/9 BB/9 FIP ERA WAR | Stats (Baseball-Reference) IP K/9 BB/9 ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Current team | $ (years) | BTV | Age (Options) | Stats (Fangraphs) IP K/9 BB/9 FIP ERA WAR | Stats (Baseball-Reference) IP K/9 BB/9 ERA |
| Chris Flexen | Mariners | $8 (2023) | 0.3 | 28 (0) | 100, 7.12, 2.53, 4.36, 4.26, .3 | 140, 6.8, 2.8, 3.66 |
| Marco Gonzales | Mariners | $7.5 (2023-2024, 2025 option) | -12 | 30 (0) | 167, 5.98, 2.44, 4.78, 4.61, .5 | 166, 6.5, 2.5, 3.96 |
| Carlos Carrasco | Mets | $14 (2023) | -4.7 | 35 (0) | 150, 8.47, 2.56, 3.90, 3.92, 1.7 | 142, 8.7, 2.8, 4.12 |
| Chris Sale | Red Sox | $25.6 (2023-2024, 2025 option) | -13 | 33 (0) | 147, 10.56, 2.52, 3.24, 3.47, 2.9 | 67, 8.9, 3.0, 3.76 |
| Adrian Houser | Brewers | $3.6 (2023, 2024 arbitration) | 6.1 | 29 (0) | 101 (start + relief), 6.92, 3.53, 4.39, 4.36, .4 | 124, 7.0, 3.7, 3.99 |
| Adrian Sampson | Cubs | $1.9 (2023, 2024-2026 arbitration) | 2.6 | 31 (3) | 80 (start + relief), 6.61, 2.41, 4.64, 4.73, .1 | 109, 7.3, 2.6, 3.39 |
| Bryce Elder | Braves | league minimum | 15.3 | 23 (3) | 56 (start + relief), 7.48, 3.18, 4.08, 4.24, .5 | 84, 8.5, 3.2, 3.54 |
| Ian Anderson | Braves | league minimum | 11.4 | 25 (2) | 71, 8.11, 3.72, 4.20, 4.34, .6 | 129, 8.6, 3.6, 3.98 |
| Mike Soroka | Braves | $2.8 (2023, 2024 arbitration) | 1.1 | 24 (1) | 108 (start + relief), 7.12, 2.55, 4.03, 4.21, 1.0 | 60, 8.6, 3.2, 3.90 |
| Aaron Civale | Guardians | $2.2 (2023, 2024-2025 arbitration) | 18.6 | 27 (20) | 134, 8.03, 2.32, 4.10, 4.18, 1.5 | 121, 8.3, 2.4, 4.24 |
| Zach Plesac | Guardians | $2.9 (2023, 2024-2025 arbitration) | 8 | 27 (3) | 137, 6.73, 2.47, 4.64, 4.60, .7 | 140, 7.3, 2.5, 4.11 |
| Pablo Lopez | Marlins | $5.6 (2023, 2024 arbitration) | 38.7 | 26 (2) | 178, 8.76, 2.58, 3.67, 3.74, 2.8 | 160, 9.1, 2.6, 3.60 |
| Yonny Chirinos | Rays | $1.6 (2023, 2024 arbitration) | - | 29 (1) | 78 (start + relief), 7.34, 2.52, 4.13, 4.09, .3 | 52, 8.3, 2.9, 3.63 |
| Trevor Bauer | FA | league minimum | - | 31 (0) | -, 9.87, 2.77, 3.92, 4.05, - | 71, 10.0, 2.9, 3.17 |
| Michael Wacha | FA | $10-15 | - | 31 (0) | 159, 7.53, 2.50, 4.37, 4.43, 1.6 | 133, 8.1, 2.4, 4.06 |
| Johnny Cueto | FA | $10-15 | - | 36 (0) | 154, 2.44, 6.28, 4.63, 4.68, .9 | 149, 6.9, 2.5, 3.87 |
| Zach Greinke | FA | $10-15 | - | 39 (0) | 136, 5.99, 1.85, 4.47, 4.55, 1.0 | 145, 6.3, 2.2, 3.97 |
| Luke Weaver | FA | $2? | - | 29 (0) | 99 (start + relief), 8.15, 2.80, 4.22, 4.28, .7 | 62, 8.7, 3.0, 4.65 |
| Kenta Maeda | Twins | $3.30 | -2.6 | 34 (0) | 146 (start + relief), 8.38, 2.62, 4.01, 4.13, 1.5 | 71, 9.0, 2.8, 4.06 |
| Bailey Ober | Twins | league minimum | 21.8 | 27 (2) | 123, 8.27, 2.28, 4.17, 4.33, 1.2 | 97, 8.7, 2.3, 3.80 |
| Josh Winder | Twins | league minimum | 8.3 | 26 (2) | 95 (start + relief), 7.14, 2.70, 4.62, 4.79, .4 | 84, 7.7, 2.8, 4.18 |
| Louis Varland | Twins | league minimum | 5.2 | 24 (3) | 60 (start + relief), 7.83, 2.84, 4.27, 4.37, .4 | 73, 8.4, 2.8, 3.82 |
| Simeon Woods Richardson | Twins | league minimum | 5.4 | 22 (3) | 28, 7.55, 3.61, 4.65, 4.69, .2 | 63, 8.6, 3.0, 3.71 |
Maeda, Ober, Winder, Varland, and Woods Richardson are currently slated to be starting pitchers #4-#8. Would any of the above names be upgrades and worth bumping prospects down? Any players I left out that you would like to see the Twins pursue?
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