Mauer, Twins agree to 8-year, $184M extension
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:45 pm
I know there is a Twins thread, but I figured this deserved its own thread:
Good deal!! This was vital, even though it is a pricey contract. If they win, the Twins will make enough to cover it, and then some. Good job, Twins.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins ... ec8O7EyUsr
FORT MYERS, FLA. -- The Twins announced that they have signed Joe Mauer to an eight-year, $184 million contract, which will keep the catcher under contract through 2018.
Mauer, 26, will make $23 million each year from 2011 to 2018. The deal includes a full no-trade clause.
He is under contract for $12.5 million this year in the final year of a four-year, $33 million deal. Mauer, a three-time batting champion and reigning American League Most Valuable Player, could have become a free agent after the season.
The team plans to make the signing official on Monday at a press conference in Fort Myers, starting at 6 p.m. The team and Mauer have also said they will have no further comment until the press conference.
Good deal!! This was vital, even though it is a pricey contract. If they win, the Twins will make enough to cover it, and then some. Good job, Twins.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins ... ec8O7EyUsr