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Fairservice: Nolasco a great fit for rebuilding Twins

Right now, the Minnesota Twins are not a good baseball team. They haven't been for a while, if we're being honest. An odd fixation on players with limited skill sets and a poor development record doomed Minnesota for a few years in the AL Central woods. 

But things are looking up in the Twin Cities. They still have Joe Mauer and, even as a first baseman, he remains one of the very best hitters in the game today. And they also feature one of the very best farm systems in baseball. 

By the time Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano are ready to contribute significantly at the big league level, the Twins will need a pitcher like Ricky Nolasco - the very idea his four-year deal is built on. He is a reliable starter who notches strikeouts and makes 30 starts a year. Perfect for a team on the rise. 

With Buxton, Sano, and starters like Alex Myer on the rise, a rotation stalwart like Nolasco will serve as a bridge between the current 100 loss club and a future contender. While he will likely be in his decline when the team is finally good, a player with a health record like Nolasco is invaluable to a club full of high variance young players. 

A good, forward-thinking signing by the Twins that shouldn't hamstring the present and has relatively small potential for disaster. 

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