The Twins had some money to spend this offseason, and apparently wanted to spend as much of it as they could, as quickly as possible, for the worst pitcher they could find.

Kevin Correia may be a very nice fellow, but he was the Pirates’ fifth starter for the past two years. He cannot strike out anyone, and he is not demonstrably better than the Twins’ gigantic pile of mediocre pitchers. Liam Hendriks, Cole De Vries, Samuel Deduno, P.J. Walters – all of these guys could give the Twins exactly what Correia gives them, and they can do it for the league minimum, instead of the two-year, $10 million contract the Twins gave Correia.

For more complaining in this same vein, head over to Twinkie Town, where I called Correia “the National League version of Nick Blackburn.”