Update 9:10 am -

Jon Heyman checks in, saying that a deal is looking like it will be for three years, worth approximately $10 million with an option for a fourth year.

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With Tsuyoshi Nishioka scheduled to land in Minneapolis this morning, reportedly to take his physical, it comes as no surprise that the Twins may suddenly be on the verge of signing him to a contract.  Currently, all we have on the situationisthis tweet from Ken Rosenthal:

Source: Nishioka in Twin Cities today for physical. Deal "very close."

Stay tuned.