The headline says it all. On the heels of Twins closer Joe Nathan announcing he’s going to need Tommy John surgery, the Twins and Joe Mauer have agreed to a 8 year deal worth 184 mil. Here’s the story via MLBTR:
4:47pm: The Twins have reached agreement with Joe Mauer on an eight-year, $184MM extension. The agreement was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter) while the Twins disclosed the contract’s terms – including its full no-trade clause – via press release. The contract will cover the soon-to-be 27-year-old from 2011 through the 2018 campaign.
Rosenthal also tweets that the deal, which averages out to $23MM per year, is the fourth largest in MLB history. The pact is topped only by Alex Rodriguez‘s $275MM contract with the Yankees, Rodriguez’s $252MM contract with Texas, and Derek Jeter‘s $189MM deal.
Yankee fans who were planning on acquiring him to replace Jorge Posada will have to look elsewhere.
Good for Minny! Better for Mauer. I am genuinely intrigued as to whether Mauer can replicate last year’s power breakout. Mauer never even hit 20 homers before last season. A .360 average doesn’t merit $180 MM, however, an OPS of a Pujols-esque 1.00 definitely does. Reggie C.(Quote)
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Steve S. Reply:
March 21st, 2010 at 6:53 pm
I think most people feel the same way. This is good for Baseball, and good for the Twins who are a terrific organization. Steve S.(Quote)
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That sigh of relief you heard was Cashman’s…. Kevin Ocala, Fl(Quote)
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great for mauer, and twins… happy for yanks, now we can focus on montero , romine. bornwithpinstripes(Quote)
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