Twins Sign Joe Mauer: 8 Years, $184 Million
by Jesse on Mar 21, 2010 5:43 PM EDT
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Press conference is scheduled for 6pm CST tomorrow.
Thanks to Joe C at the Strib, the contract includes a full no-trade clause. It covers 2011 - 2018, which means that Joe Mauer will play 2010 for the financial terms of that contract. It also means that he'll be with the Twins through his age-35 season. How strange is that to think about?
In 2010, Mauer will still make $12.5 million this season--or, at $3.5 million per marginal win, Minnesota is paying their All-Star catcher like a three-and-a-half win player. Using that same context going forward, as the Twins will pay Joe $23 million per season from 2011 to 2018:
| Split | Value |
| Contract | $23 MM |
| Expected $$ at 4 WAR | $14 MM |
| Expected $$ at 6 WAR | $21 MM |
| Expected $$ at 8 WAR | $28 MM |
That chart, of course, is based on that $3.5 million per marginal win scale. As the US economy rebounds, so will the baseball financial markets, and this number (currently the lowest in years) will rise again. Consequently the financial side of the deal will look better than it already does as time goes forward, as $23 million in 2018 dollars won't be worth as much as it is today. (That sounds ridiculous...but it's all relative.)
Of course we'll be able to evaluate how the Twins are paying Mauer (per marginal win) much more accurately next season, before the Twins actually start paying him the additional cash. But in today's dollars, $184 million would translate to approximately 52.6 wins above replacement over the life of the contract.
I can't tell you how ecstatic I am about this. Right now, this looks like a fantastic deal for both sides. It's a very fair deal, particularly when you expect baseball's financial market to rebound in coming seasons. As long as Joe stays healthy, that is.
Congratulations to Mauer and the Twins for working this out, and for working it out where it should have been worked out: behind the scenes.
Mark Topkin of TampaBay.com: Mauer signing with the Twins does the Rays a favor.
WOO-HOO!!!!
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That little Weeeeee
Has totally impacted my mobile online experience for the worse. But alas, BJ has signed and all is right in the world!!
I always loved that one.
by FoulJack on Mar 21, 2010 7:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yip yip yip
Nathan who?
"I couldn't do that. Could you do that? Why can they do it? Who are those guys?"
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Yes! Finally!! Happy Mauer Day, Twins Territory!
RonGarde: Target Field is going to be exactly like Progressive Field, except you'll have a chance to die of frostbite in the middle of July
by fischean on Mar 21, 2010 5:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
23 Million a year huh, seems fair enough
Not to be a downer, but I was hoping that he would settle for 20 million a year. Then again he would have made a ton more had he left.
Yeah, it's only $23 millions annually
But, I don’t share your optimism about the economy. Over the next 8 years, the world will come to realize that there is not enough oil to go around. When that happens, all bets are off in terms of growth rates.
And, yes, this will effect baseball. Big time. There’s a reason why the corporate suites are the one level at Target Field regular fans can’t access, and which are protected by shatter-proof glass.
by Old Twins Cap on Mar 21, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
that's ok
Joe will invest his millions in alternative electricity generation and electric cars that they will sell at Mauer Chevrolet. Then he will turn sewage effluent into wine and shit little gold bricks that the U.S. Governement can store in Fort Knox. All will be right with the world.
by montanatwinsfan on Mar 22, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
business will be done with Mauers
and he will just smile and charge everyone’s solar cells and when cries for all the other MLB teams b/c the Twins are world champs and can’t share the title with them, all the world’s wells will be filled.
and the world will thank the Twins for offering 23 million so he can use his powers for good instead of becoming a Yankee and using his powers for not so good and to pose topless infront of mirrors with ARod… the Minnesota Twins, the planet’s team
It sounds like there will be a press conference tomorrow at 6 p.m. Central Time.
by Twins Territory on Mar 21, 2010 6:02 PM EDT reply actions
Buster Olney
Mauer deal fourth largest in baseball history: A-Rod $275M with #Yankees, A-Rod $252M with #Rangers, Jeter $189M with Yankees.
by Twins Territory on Mar 21, 2010 6:05 PM EDT reply actions
My day wasnt going that well
BUT THIS JUST MADE MY DAY!!!! WOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!! YESSSSS YESSSSS YESSSS!!
Now if only we can get Franchisco under contract for the next 10 years. . . :) (If you didnt know Franchisco is my favorite Twin)
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by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 21, 2010 6:07 PM EDT reply actions
+1
I was having a bad too too, but this completely made my day!
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Mar 21, 2010 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Also awesome
Is that the Twins organization is holding their press conference tomorrow night so local media can be in attendance as well.
RonGarde: Target Field is going to be exactly like Progressive Field, except you'll have a chance to die of frostbite in the middle of July
by fischean on Mar 21, 2010 6:11 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'm going to have to stay up late to watch it.
At least it’s only 5 hours difference right now…UK still hasn’t changed clocks…
Hell yes!
That’s all I can say. The Twins have the best player in baseball, officially, for the next 9 years!
This needs to be said:
YOU’RE NOT TOUCHING OUR BOY NEW YORK AND BOSTON!!!!! GET YOUR OWN CATCHER!
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by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 21, 2010 6:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
over the line
Look, we all hate the yankees and red sox, but I don’t know if it’s right to accuse them of touching boys.
Anyway – good for Mauer. $184 million is a lot of dollars.
by snolls on Mar 21, 2010 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LMFAO!!!!!
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by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 21, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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~ Earl Weaver
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~ Billy Beane
Congratulations of having the second best player in baseball for a long, long time.
Also; why does it take this to make me sign up for the blog of my favorite AL team?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Because you're shy?
Or maybe because of online community interaction fears?
Or we might just be a really bad blog.
Definitly the third option
Just kidding. I honestly dont know what I would do without Twinkie Town.
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by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 21, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
EAT IT NEW YORK!!!
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
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by AdamOnFirst on Mar 21, 2010 6:20 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
They can eat
Our cold Dome Dogs!!! Wait, the Yankees dont even deserve that to eat. . .
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by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 21, 2010 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
RIP
Dome Dogs. :(
I hardly knew thee.
Ski-U-Mah!
by CrazyCollegian on Mar 21, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
That was my initial thought as well.
I was sick of speculation from those fans figuring they’d eventually have him.
Peyton's good but have you ever heard of Jeff George?
What is it?
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by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 21, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
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Ski-U-Mah!
by CrazyCollegian on Mar 21, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
SUCK IT YANKEES AND RED SOX!!!!!!
Awesome, I’ll take it as a belated Birthday gift from the Twins and Mauer!!!!! AWESOME BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by VikesFaninNM on Mar 21, 2010 6:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Let's try to stay classy here
I get it you’re happy, I’m happy to but we don’t need to act like asses about it (Ironically doing the exact same thing you complain about Yankee/Red Sox fans doing). And besides that, signing Mauer is a big step forward, but can we really gloat to two teams that have a combined four titles in the past decade when our last one was over twenty years ago?
by Charlie Kelly on Mar 22, 2010 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh God, get off the high horse
If you think saying Suck it, as in theyre not getting Mauer through free agency or buying him, makes me an ass, well, go look in the mirror as you can’t see the joke and humor in that. And where did I say they sucked as well and we’ve won more World Series then the Yankees? Get over yourself. But the fact you haven’t posted anything else in here other then to tell me “shame on me” tell’s me you think you’re above everyone else and being a holier then thou policeman.,
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"You men are only risking your lives, while I am risking an almost-certain Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor!"
"We have clearance Clarence. Roger Rodger, what's our vector Victor?"
by VikesFaninNM on Mar 23, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Well Done Mr. Smith. Well Done.
Ski-U-Mah!
by CrazyCollegian on Mar 21, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Red River Crested today and now this!
A beautiful Sunday indeed….
Does this mean that Mauer can calm the waters?
I think it does.
by Evan in North Dakota on Mar 21, 2010 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I do have Photoshop.
Is that what you had in mind?
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by cryhavoc on Mar 21, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by less cowbell, more 'neau on Mar 21, 2010 6:29 PM EDT reply actions
Pohlads r cheep
LOL I make myself laugh. What a tremendous year t be a Twins fan.
by That'sWhatSheSaid on Mar 21, 2010 6:32 PM EDT reply actions
(insert world's largest sigh of relief)
From the only TRUE North division
by thewild_viking_twins on Mar 21, 2010 6:34 PM EDT reply actions
The sigh of disappearing pipe dreams on the East Coast might be even louder...
by Jesse on Mar 21, 2010 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
From George Steinbrenner:
“GO@$%#^%! On A #%$%^@ WITH ##(_)!@( Orange %!$!
NOOOO!”
Today is a good day for us Twins Fans
Ski-U-Mah!
by CrazyCollegian on Mar 21, 2010 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I cant wait for the sour grapes – “We didnt want him anyways”; “Montero is better anyways” lol
by That'sWhatSheSaid on Mar 21, 2010 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!
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by Robin G on Mar 21, 2010 6:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
WHAT A GREAT DAY!
Time to celebrate with a cold one!
YESSS!
So excited & glad the Twins got this done!! Perfect ending to an already amazing offseason/ spring training.
Great news. Congrats guys and girls.
Now I can stop worrying about him going to the Sox. Nice job.
Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
YESSSSSSSSSS!
I was in such a horrible mood today… but after hearing this I am ecstatic!
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Mar 21, 2010 6:45 PM EDT reply actions
If Pat Neshek
would only respond to your letter you’d be having the greatest day ever for you.
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by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 21, 2010 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I can relate
This is a week-maker as far as I’m concerned. This seals the deal and shows the Twins are a whole new organization committed to keeping star players. And +1 to everyone on the Yankees crow…go for it.
I needed this personally after Stewart Udall passed away yesterday. Now for some dinner, some “Lost,” and the weekend is perfect. Well…it already is.
by MarshalltheIrish on Mar 21, 2010 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Also
Good to hear this around the same time as the Nathan announcement, no matter how inevitable that was. And it (somewhat) makes up for the pain of losing Hunter and Santana in the same offseason.
by MarshalltheIrish on Mar 21, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Just about to have my fantasy draft with punch of new york fans.
This is awesome, no more Mauer in Pinstripe talk.
by NYCisTwinsTerritory on Mar 21, 2010 6:47 PM EDT reply actions
Excellent
Mauer might not be worth $23 million 2010 dollars by 2018. But I suspect he will be worth $23 million 2018 dollars, given the likelihood of inflation. Anyway, the Twins had to sign him and they did. Now they just have to spend the rest of the payroll wisely.
I doubt it
The market might pay him $23 million at age 36, but I doubt he’ll be worth it. Still, one has to look at the contract as a whole. Overall, the Twins probably had to do this. It isn’t worth the risk, except that the team also can’t afford the risk of looking like they won’t pay their premium talent.
I’m glad the contract is even, instead of inflated. It will make it slightly easier for the team, assuming the economy rebounds. Hopefully, by the end of the contract, the $23 million will be common place for stars.
Lastly, I don’t know if this is a sad day for the Yankees/Sox or not. I mean, their going to have their money to spend one way or another. It is great for them when the market price of top talent goes up, such that they are the only ones who can compete. The higher a price they drive for Mauer/Pujols, etc., the easier of a time the Yankees have getting other top players, and even mid-level talent. The Twins are going to have to push really hard in the next couple of years to swap out the Cuddyer/Kubel group for prospects, to get a lot of the $500k/yr talent to make up for Mauer’s contract.
The economic fundamentals are pretty awful. So there’s a risk that salaries will not be increasing (and may even drop), on top of the fact Mauer signed his extension following what may be his career year.
But, the contract is moderately front-loaded (due to the time value of money) and may well become more so over time. This could happen if either the economy rebounds strongly- boosting salaries- or if there’s inflation due to the massive treasury purchases and ‘quantitative easing’ being done by the Fed.
I am a bit worried though that there is a more likely middle scenario- the competing inflationary and deflationary pressures balance themselves out, while the economy stagnates (as Japan has experienced for the past 15-20 years). Then, the Mauer deal could get pretty ugly in its last few years.
The real question so far as Mauer himself is concerned: how long will he play catcher, and what defensive contribution would he make at another position?
by drivlikejehu on Mar 21, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
economics blog
I’m not saying that I like how much athletes earn, compared to say teachers, but it’s a lot easier to get a few hundred million baseball fans to spend a couple hundred dollars per year each, then it is to get 20 students’ parents to spend $1 million each. So, that’s how it goes.
As for the economics thing – I don’t know. Inflation may remain low for “an extended period”, but it seems unlikely to me that the the U.S. experiences Japan’s stag-flation, just because we don’t have the same savings rates they do. We have plenty of threats to real GDP growth, which are productivity declines and inflation, in my mind.
Back to the point at hand – As the population grows, the number of fans will grow. This will only be further supported by great IT connectivity, allowing Latin America and other international markets to tune into games. This should all increase revenue, and likely salaries, but who knows. If it doesn’t, then Mauer will be extremely expensive at the end of his contract.
A Necessary Risk
I agree with you that 23 million is a huge investment, especially for a guy who plays a position where injuries are fairly common. Since catchers also tend to need more rest days than other position players in order to stay effective, you would think you could get by with paying them less than another star position player who can be in the lineup every day. Nevertheless, the Twins did not really have much choice but to pay him whatever he wanted unless they wanted to risk losing him (a PR nightmare). Hopefully, Mauer is able to perform similar to the way he did last year. If he does, he will be worth the money.
How best do we serve crow to Yankees fans, how would you prepare yours?
After all of the Yankee fans claiming they would lure Joe to the Yankees with the big dollars, this is just a wonderful day, so how would you prepare your Crow to serve them?.
I'll be a party pooper and say to not waste your time...most smart Yankee fans I've talked to realized it wasn't going to happen for them...
…only the rube Yankee fans really thought this was a reality, and they’ll be the same fans that either A – will pretend they never made adamant arguments of Mauer’s impending Yankeeness or B – they’ll just come back and still say he’ll end up a Yankee anyway. It’s best to just let them wallow in their own delusion.
How much do you want to bet Souhan writes a column in the next few days that we overpaid for Mauer?
Or finds something else to be negative about?
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Mar 22, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
On the radio this morning he said
Morneau has more valuable than Mauer for 90% of the time they played together. He thought that now we might not be able to resign Morneau when his contract expires (since naturally he’ll demand more than Mauer, since he’s obviously better). Mauer is likely to revert to being a mere “singles hitter.”
I’ll just point out that this guy is a professional. Don’t try this at home.
Souhan is professionally trained douchenozzle
I think I might strain my brain if I tried that hard to be a tool
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Mar 22, 2010 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm tempted to use a more colorful term than douchenozzle
Souhan used to be a baseball beat writer and he still doesn’t know the difference between a first baseman and a catcher in terms of the relative value the two positions bring to the team.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Is there a more colorful term than douchenozzle?
That’s out there on the cutting edge of my vocab.
blue douchenipple
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Apparently he has endorsements as well.
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by cryhavoc on Mar 22, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
+100
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by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 22, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
They share some siilarities
But the guy behind Safron just has a larger aperture on his nozzle.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
He will end up a Yankee when he's forty
Mauer will get in a dispute with the GM, retire
unretire, get traded, fail with that team, retire
spend all of spring training saying he’s done
unretire, sign with yankees
throw game ending INT in NFC Champ…er, ALCS
I don’t know where I got this idea, it’s just a theory
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by thewild_viking_twins on Mar 21, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha
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by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 21, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I am seriously considering driving to Wisconsin to buy a bottle of champagne.
http://www.realityfish.com
Hey you can ever
have one for Rick Porcello too, since well. . . Dont tell Ron this but hes not 20 anymore. . . Hes 21 :/ . . . .
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by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 21, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
What an old fart
From the only TRUE North division
by thewild_viking_twins on Mar 21, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I am putting a bottle of bubbly in the freezer
This is my happiest day since my son was born.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
I can't rank this in terms of life happiness days, but it's right up there.
It’s definitely #1 as far as baseball happy days are concerned, since I wasn’t old enough to appreciate ’87 or ’91.
This is great
More than just for the Twins. It makes up for losing Torii and Johan but also guys like Randy Moss and Kevin Garnett. It’s really absurd how many amazing talents we’ve been able to see play here for a period of time. Mauer is the best yet and this time he is staying.
CONGRATULATIONS TWINKIES!
Breathe easy now.
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Congrats Guys
Great signing for an even better player….will be face of Twins franchise for years to come! Kudos to Twins management for spending the necessary money and you guys will definitely compete for years to come!
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
Yeah baby!
This AND a HUGE win against Tampa Bay in the same day? Wow. Only way I could top that tomorrow is if I find a hundy in the dryer and my wife is nice to me.
"Jimmy Key? What's he like, 45? I could hit him."
wait....
huge win?…in all caps?…its march 21st
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on Mar 21, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I figured it out
Do you think it was that ringing RBI single in the 1st today in Hammond field that finally convinced the Twins brass he was worth it?
"Jimmy Key? What's he like, 45? I could hit him."
As a Yankee Fan.....
I just want to say that this is the best thing to happen for baseball overall. Mauer is Minnesota and should be there for his career, not New York or Boston or anywhere else. Teams like this need to keep players like Joe for the good of the game. Hopefully more smaller market teams look at this and realize that this is what need to happen. I think he will be worth every cent for the Twins and continue to be the best all around catcher in baseball. Congrats and have a great year.
Yes I am.....
I am a baseball fan first then a Yankee fans second, I care about the growth of the sport more than my team. Joe Mauer belong there with the Twins and not in New York or Boston. I also think most people have a bad perception of Yankee fans, most of the one’s I know are not the arrogant loud mouths you always hear about, not saying there arent any. But this really made me a happy baseball fan, just like when we kept Jeter locked up. Cheers fella’s and have a drink on me.
by TheDudeAbides9 on Mar 21, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
The loud, arrogant fans are the one's everyone hears
they make good fans like you hard to find
From the only TRUE North division
by thewild_viking_twins on Mar 22, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
UFF-DA, Happy Mauermas everybody!!!
I was waiting to get a Mauer jersey until he signed. Now I can get one that will be good for the next nine years (and hopefully more). Well, I guess I can’t gain any significant weight for those years, but it’s worth it to have him on our team!
by TwinkieinHawaii on Mar 21, 2010 8:44 PM EDT reply actions
Congrats from California on re-signing Mauer.
A true talent, that deserved a long-term deal, unlike most of the FA’s that the Yanks and Sox overspend on. Great news for the Twins and every fan sick of seeing the same ole’ teams, year in and year out get the premier talent. Best of luck and once again congrats!
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
Awesome talent, awesome guy, awesome $$$
He deserves every penny. And I think we Twins fans deserve him. Works all around.
Way to get it done Twins.
Go Twins!
Now maybe Joe can lend the Pohlads some money to go get a Heath Bell or someone like that…
hell, he could just hire the guy himself!
Wouldn’t it be cool if a player with a contract like that went out and bought a free agent on his own, just cause he could? Or maybe he could offer to go halfsies with the team — if you spend $5 million, I’ll spend $5 million — let’s go get that guy!
Or if there were a referendum that said, the state will spend up to $20 million in matching money for every dollar of payroll the twins spend above the $100 million mark, wouldn’t you vote for that? So once they’ve ponied up the first hundred mil, all additional player salary comes at a 50% discount? That would be quite an incentive to field a really good team.
Ummm no
I like the team and all but team payroll is all up to the Pohlads.
well
I agree, I’m not into subsidies. But if the point of the stadium subsidy was to provide revenue to get players, I always wondered, why not put that money directly into players? Instead of maybe a quarter of the public money spent going into salaries, if that, why not make sure the public money really goes where we want it — to make the team better?
Mauer signs plus possibly healthcare reform on the same weekend?
I’m glad Joe finally signed… good for you and good for the Twins…
Win Twins!
I am quite happy
I try to keep a healthy distance from the team and my “ownership” of them. I agree with Seinfeld that in some ways we’re rooting for laundry. That didn’t stop me from jumping up in down in the living room when I saw the crawl on WCCO during the Purdue game.
Just fantastic, awesome, wonderful
stupendous, superb, glorious, gleeful, commendable, splendid, gratifying, joyful and welcome announcement!
I always loved that one.
Topped Teixeira
I’m on record as saying Teixeira is the bar they needed to get over. Looks like that’s what got it done
Mauer $23M/year for 8 years
Teixeira $22.5M/year for 8 years
That being said
Maple Street Press editor John Bonnes pointed out on a KFAN interview, that Mauer had not, to this point, granted a home town discount (e.g. signing bonus). What’s the consenus? Did he this time?
by z-squad on Mar 21, 2010 11:01 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
No hometown discount
Just an “extension” discount. He would have made more going to free agency but generally you don’t make as much in a contract extension.
This all inspired some back-reading on Mauer on my part
As we all know, his high school career is pretty insane. 41 touchdowns and 5 picks as QB. Batted .625 as a senior! (that’s average, not slugging) I mean, even if everyone on defense closed their eyes, covered their heads, and held out their gloves most people wouldn’t hit .625.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/030912mauerpoy.html
But this really kills me. From a 2002 Baseball America article:
“It’s official: Joe Mauer is human.
The first overall pick in the 2001 draft finally experienced what every other hitter on the planet has already gone through. With two hits in his first 20 at-bats this season for Class A Quad City, Mauer found himself in a slump.
“To tell you the truth, it’s probably the first time I’ve ever gone through one,” said Mauer, who struck out once in his four years at Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul, Minn."
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/mauer042302.html
Man, how hard is it to be humble when you’re Joe Mauer?
Weekend Cap
What a cap to a fantastic weekend in St. Paul enjoying WCHA hockey. The Dems pass healthcare – who cares – the Twins finally signed Mauer! That is the bestest news ever. It’s going to be a great summer!
Bubbly.
Haven’t been able to quit drinking it since about 4 this afternoon. The girlfriend is more excited than I though. :/ maybe by the end of the extension the gf will have quit making me wear mauer jerseys to bed and i can shave my sideburns.
Best news in forever!
This is the best thing to happen to Minnesota in a long time. And i had the privilege of being with a die hard Yankee fan when the news broke. What a sweet day!
The No-Trade Clause
I don’t see this as a big deal at all. In few short years Mauer will have 10-5 protection anyway. The Twins won’t want to trade him in the short term. It’s not really much to give away.
I think the expectations have to include a World Series trophy now.
Congrats guys!
Over at Camden Chat we’re just as happy as you are. Score one for the medium-market guys! I hope the Orioles follow the same startegy with our developing young talent….
In MacPhail we trust…..
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
Hope you guys can hold on
to Wieters but something about him just makes me think he’ll want money and go to the Yankees. I dont know if thats a general consensus over ther or not? Im sorry to say that because I would never wish ill on another small market team.
I love Twins Baseball and Minnesota Vikings Football.
by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 22, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Well..
We hope MacPhail will lock him up, but he IS represented by Scott Boras. :-(
Oh and I realized I miss-spelled ‘strategy’ in my first post……sorry about that….
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Mar 23, 2010 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions
nah
Wieters might be safe with the O’s. The Yanks are pretty high on Montero. After all he’s clearly the best of the lot — he’s in the Yankees system!
I always liked the Orioles. Had an O’s cap as a kid. Nice team name. Nice history. Man, you guys are in a tough division though. But if the Rays can do it, why not you? Good luck!
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