We already knew that negotiations between Minnesota and Joe Mauer were going well. Turns out “well” may have been selling things short. Writes Joe Christensen:
Twins And Joe Mauer Getting Awful Close?
Everybody I spoke with during TwinsFest believes the team soon will have Joe Mauer signed to a contract extension. Two people (on the fringes), who have their own information pipelines, claimed that the deal’s basic framework -- the number of years and guaranteed money -- is already set, with the sides negotiating things such as deferred payments, etc.
Christensen makes sure later on to emphasize that this is only fringe source information, but then he adds:
Mauer said Friday he doesn’t want his contract to become a distraction for the team. But there is hardly widespread panic that the Twins are going to lose him to free agency.
I’m confident an extension is coming. It’s a matter of when, not if.
The Twins don’t get many opportunities to act like a big-money organization. Re-signing Joe Mauer, however, would be a huge, huge move.
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