Torii Hunter a back-burner option (Signs w/Twins)

[Greg]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Hearing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sfgiants?src=hash">#sfgiants</a> have Torii Hunter on the radar as a back-burner option depending on how other things unfold.</p>— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) <a href="

">November 21, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[Can_of_corn]

His defense has fallen off a cliff the last couple of years.

I wouldn't want to give him two years.

[Dark Helmet]

His defense has fallen off a cliff the last couple of years.

I wouldn't want to give him two years.

I'd assume he'd be used like Cruz. Part time LF/DH. He still hits enough to be an option. Not for 2 years though.

[Reboulet'sStache]

I'd give him one year, but only if he takes platoon, DH-RF type money. If he wants full on RF starter money (which I can't imagine why he would put off retirement not to), no thanks.

[CA-ORIOLE]

His defense has fallen off a cliff the last couple of years.

Sure has. Affected by injuries maybe?

[AlbionHero]

I'd be fine signing him to a 1 year deal to DH.

[El Gordo]

Which is better? One year of Hunter or 4 years of Nick? Nick needs to wise up if he wants to stay an O.

[scOtt]

Old as

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[ArtVanDelay]

Better not put he and Bud Norris' lockers right next to each other.

[DrungoHazewood]

I'd be fine signing him to a 1 year deal to DH.

I'd be fine with him replacing Delmon. On a 1/4 kind of deal maybe. No way anything more than that. At his age he could go from half-pumpkin (-18 defense!) to a full pumpkin overnight.

[Dark Helmet]

I'd be fine with him replacing Delmon. On a 1/4 kind of deal maybe. No way anything more than that. At his age he could go from half-pumpkin (-18 defense!) to a full pumpkin overnight.

Im not disagreeing. But he had 52 extra base hits and was worth a WAR of 9 on offense. He will get more than a 1/4m on that alone. He will atleast get a 1/10m.

[Reboulet'sStache]

Which is better? One year of Hunter or 4 years of Nick? Nick needs to wise up if he wants to stay an O.

One year of Hunter. There really aren't many bad one year contracts.

[DrungoHazewood]

Im not disagreeing. But he had 52 extra base hits and was worth a WAR of 9 on offense. He will get more than a 1/4m on that alone. He will atleast get a 1/10m.

I'm not sure what that means. He was about 6 runs better than average with the bat, 2 more on the bases. If he'd been a full-time DH he would have been a one or one-and-a-half win player.

[Ven6]

Better not put he and Bud Norris' lockers right next to each other.

This post made me smile.

I like Hunter for 1 year. Doubt that's what will get him. Someone will go 2 years.

[Loophole]

Sure has. Affected by injuries maybe?

Does "being a 40 year old" count as an injury?