2 years, $14.5 million. Well, this coupled with the two players signed by the Twins, makes the off-season a bit clearer. The Twins are going to have to add two pitchers to the bullpen from outside the organization. I would sign Octavio Dotel and LaTroy Hawkins. Give Perkins the closer job and let Dotel be the backup plan if Perk falters in that role. Otherwise you have Hawkins in the 7th, Duensing and Dotel to matchup lefty-righty in the 8th, and Perkins in the 9th. I would round out the bullpen with Swarzak, Slama, and Waldrop after trying to shop Burnett and Mijares for live arms lower in the minors. Manship, Oliveros, Guerra, Robertson, Gutierrez, Gray, Dumatrait, and Maloney can be in Rochester.
Dotel and Hawkins would combine for about $5.5-6 million in salary, which is right around the figure already added by the Twins with the Carroll ($2.8 million for the first year) and Doumit ($3 million) signings. Even if Slowey stays and gets $4 million, the Twins should still have $10 million to spend.
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