Minnesota Twins, Jason Marquis Close To Agreement
by Ronit Shah on Dec 21, 2011 10:47 PM EST
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PrintAccording to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Minnesota Twins and free-agent right-handed pitcher Jason Marquis are close to a deal. Marquis hit the open market after finishing a two-year, $15 million deal he signed with the Washington Nationals.
The 33-year-old Marquis is coming off a - well, Jason Marquis kind of season. The righty posted a 4.82 ERA across 179 innings of work (33 starts) with a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 1.62 over the span of his two-year deal that he finished with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
If the sides can hammer out a deal, Marquis will be pitching for an American League team for the first time in his twelve year career.
- Twitter / @Ken_Rosenthal - Source: #Twins close to signing free-agent RHP Jason Marquis. #MLB
Personally, I'm not going to like this signing no matter the numbers that come out - unless it's a non-guaranteed deal. The Twins are getting a starter who is a fifth-starter at best, is on his last leg and simply doesn't miss bats.
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I personally like this deal
As a Twins fan, I think Jason Marquis will adapt to Target Field pretty well, which is considered a pitchers park. I think the problem with him the last two seasons was that he was on a pretty bad team in the Nationals and it showed despite the trade to Arizona.
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I agree Target Field is a pitchers park, but just don’t see any upside in this deal. At best, you’re getting Jason Marquis of last season. At worst, well, I don’t even want to go there.
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Baseball Reference has him
And Carl Pavano linked together as similar pitchers. At the very worst, he will be getting his reps out of the bullpen when the Twins need somebody to eat innings. With the Minnesota Twins rotation, you could make the case for seven guys to be in the rotation and that does include Jason Marquis. Heck, I’ll add Liam Hendriks for good measure though it would be good for him to start the season in Rochester. For the record, one person at Twinkie Town believes we need to sign two starters.
I'm a proud fan of the Minnesota Twins and Dallas Cowboys!
"Life is precious and time is a key element. Let’s make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own." – Harmon Killebrew
I would like to see Dallas vs the Giants on Thanksgiving, Make it happen NFL!
When our offseason began
Gardy did say that he wanted another starting pitcher.
I'm a proud fan of the Minnesota Twins and Dallas Cowboys!
"Life is precious and time is a key element. Let’s make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own." – Harmon Killebrew
I would like to see Dallas vs the Giants on Thanksgiving, Make it happen NFL!
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