He'll probably be doing this in Minnesota for a long time.
It is with much sadness that I report that Joe Mauer will likely not be getting$12 billion from the Red Sox next winter. John Heyman of SI.com is reporting that Mauer, who has two more batting titles than any catcher in the past really long time, and the Twins (who are the team he grew up watching, so it’s kinda cool) are nearing an agreement on an eight year deal for somewhere in the area of $180 million.
This makes resigning Victor Martinez even more important, as the Yankees are in the market for a catcher after Jorge “The Pear Shaped Bastard” Posada’s contract runs out. The Sox are said to have been already working on an extension with Josh Beckett, but this will add extending Victor to their to do list.
Of course it’s really a disappointment for those of us who had dreamed of seeing Mauer, who may be better at baseball than Albert Pujols and Chuck Norris combined, in a Red Sox uniform. I’m sad, but knowing that he won’t be terrorizing us in pinstripes for the next decade is a nice consolation prize.
So congrats, Minnesota (I’m sure our buddy MN Preacher will find some way to work this into his sermon on Sunday), you win one this time. I hope it makes you feel better until you realize that Brett Favre is the quarterback of your football team (ba-zinga).
Go Sox.
17 Days.
Done.
