Since my cohort and I tend to disagree frequently on basically everything in life, I will quickly point out where his statements are false. I'll admit, my partner never mentioned that we shouldn't pursue free agents. However, I know him personally and in our discussions he has stated vehemently, "none of the free agents are worth taking." With that, when you have a team on the brink of making the playoffs and needing that extra push, free agency is the answer. He is correct in saying, "free agents are free agents for a reason." However, many times it has to do with money which is something the Vikings have plenty of. Of course, spending money is never preferred, but how else do you solve all our needs at safety, defensive tackle, offensive tackle, wide receiver and tight end? You solve all your needs through the draft with a young, unproven players? Good luck! To put it in perspective, he would rather us continue to finish average at 8-8 each season by never adding experienced free agents that could help provide that needed push to the playoffs. There is no better time than now to spend in free agency while we have the money and the talent to make a run in the playoffs while we are so close. Also, he analyzed safeties available on the market last week but failed to mention the one player the Vikings have been rumored to be after most earnestly this offseason, Madieu Williams. Ignoring the Viking's interest in Williams' availability is an unavoidable and unacceptable error. However, I digress.
Let’s move away from the Vikings until free agency is in full stride. The Twins are in Spring Training and ready to have the position battles begin. It would be advantageous to discuss the players fighting for positions on the Twins and why each deserves his chance. In the coming days, we will discuss and compare the following positions and players:
CF: Denard Span, Carlos Gomez and Jason Pridie
2B: Brendan Harris, Nick Punto and Alexi Casilla
4th and 5th Rotation Spots: Francisco Liriano, Kevin Slowey, Phil Humber, Glen Perkins, Nick Blackburn and Brian Duensing
25th man: Brian Buscher, Jose Morales, extra pitcher, extra outfielder
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