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My understanding of the matter is that Minnesota is not attempting to may a big push in free agency. They want to build this team through the farm system in the hopes of competing in about 2 seasons. Therefore, they are willing to take bad contracts and max out their payroll in exchange for prospects that can pay dividends down the road. The strategy makes sense because when they are willing to shoulder the additional salaries, the other teams are willing to give up more premium prospects. Then, all of the contracts go away in a season or two and Minnesota is left with a minimum payroll and a stockpile of young talent bordering on Major League ready.
I also think you are underestimating value of the salary dump. Think about what New York could do with the cash...Would you be okay with the trade if it looked like this?:P - Matt HarveyOF - Jason Bay P - D.J. Carrasco P - Matthew Purke forSS - Jose ReyesOF - Oswaldo ArciaP - Kevin SloweyMI/OF - Trevor Plouffe
Jesus christ how many times do i have to say i get the cap relief part...im not 8yrs old, i understand. Go look at the Cubs/Marlins trade and how much salary i got rid of but i still got quality players back. The twins said they're rebuilding and then take on a huge contract, this trade is just all backwards to me.