The Minnesota Twins are preparing to play the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field tonight, and it's a pretty big game for both teams. The winner takes the AL Central crown and moves on to Tampa to face the Rays in the playoffs, and the loser goes home to an entire list of chores the wife wants him to do around the house.Of course, if that player has over $100 million in his bank account, he can just hire somebody to do all those chores for him. Though it should be pointed out that nobody on either the Twins or White Sox have a $100 million contract, at least, not yet. There are rumors coming out of Minnesota that Joe Mauer could have one soon.
Twins catcher Joe Mauer's $33 million, four-year contract provides no bonus for winning a batting title. It will be interesting whether the Twins try to lock up Mauer this winter with a five-year extension, which would be expected to exceed $100 million.Now I have no idea whether Charley Walters is just saying he thinks it could happen, or if he's heard from sources that it is going to happen, but either way that's a lot of money. Still, you'd have to think Mauer is worth it. Justin Morneau is getting all the MVP talk for the Twins, but I'm not so sure Mauer isn't the Twins MVP. He's only just won his second batting title this season, plays good defense, and has handled a young pitching staff all year.
He is the face of the franchise now, so it would only make sense that he was the first Twin to cash in on the expected revenue boost Target Field will provide in 2010.
