Minnesota Twins: Joe Mauer Signing Risky, but Needed To Be Done

Posted: 23rd March 2010 by Andrew Kneeland in MLB
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Originally published at the Green Valley News. The state of Minnesota let out a long, collective sigh of relief late Sunday afternoon when it was announced that the Twins had agreed to an eight-year, $184 million deal with superstar catcher Joe Mauer.

As one of the biggest Twins fans you’ll ever find, I was ecstatic when I first heard the news. Mauer’s contract wasn’t due to end until after 2010, but an entire season filled with drama and drooling Yankee/Red Sox fans would be skipped.

You can’t have him, Mr. Large Market Team; Joe Mauer is ours.

From Minnesota’s perspective, this move absolutely needed to happen. Mauer was asking for a lot of money, and it came down to a choice between biting the bullet and giving in, or taking ...

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