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2 hours ago, Riggodrill44 said:

I wanted him back but not at that price. It just to much salary  for our rebuild.

Agreed I figured he would stay on market for awhile and be a late January deal around 5- 6 million and that would be worth the shot to see if he rebounds.

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24 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Hope he has a big year for the Twins.  They seemed to have pounced right on him, there must be something they like about Schoop.

I think he was the second best 2B on the market and they had a glaring need for a Dozier replacement. They probably assumed they couldn't compete with the big boys for LeMahieu. 

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7 hours ago, Rene88 said:

Boooo, he prob didn’t make sense but still was hoping. I wanted the Nats to grab him. Me thinks Twins got a bargain!

Wasn't going to happen. The Nats really like Kendrick. Also wouldn't say the Twins got a bargain. I think they paid fair market value for him. 

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1 hour ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Twins are making some smart moves,

SS Torreyes

2B Schoop

1B Cron

Must be nice to play in the AL central, and not be locked into Davis & Trumbo. 

Time will tell, but I really don't think Cron is a good player. I like the other two moves though. Now they just need to rebuild their bullpen and the back end of that rotation. 

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3 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

Wasn't going to happen. The Nats really like Kendrick. Also wouldn't say the Twins got a bargain. I think they paid fair market value for him. 

They could have paid fair market value (hard to argue they didn’t, since Schoop was a free agent who could have signed with any team) and still have gotten a bargain if Schoop has a good season.    I hope he proves to be a bargain for them.   

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Just now, Frobby said:

They could have paid fair market value (hard to argue they didn’t, since Schoop was a free agent who could have signed with any team) and still have gotten a bargain if Schoop has a good season.    I hope he proves to be a bargain for them.   

I just don't think they saw 2B as a priority / position of need (regardless of the price). Everything I've read seems to indicate they're very comfortable going with Kendrick and happy to have him back. 

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