Are You From Minnesota and Wearing A Yankees Hat?
Good!
Because your beloved 26 year old three time batting champ Joe Mauer is going to be. It has been reported that the twins are offering him 20 mil a year, and he is holding out for the A-Rod money, somewhere in the range of 25. He is absolutely worth it, just probably not to the Twins who would have to dedicate a forth of their payroll to the catcher.
In every other sport you better bleed you team’s colors, but baseball, I say feel free to jump ship. I grew up loving the Indians and Manny Ramirez, and have felt no shame for taking my loyalty to whatever team could pay him. Go ahead root for the Brewers. Prince Fielder is gonezo after this season, and Ryan Braun will follow when his contract is up, just like Mark Teixeira and the Rangers. Enjoy Hanley Ramirez while you can, and then go buy a Red Sox hat once he gets traded back to them for prospects.
It isn’t bad for the teams, they can always be rebuilt, it sucks for the fans that have to sit through rebuilding periods, while two cy young award winning pitchers that came up through their system pitch against each other in the world series. My advice, join a fantasy baseball league, build your own team, and root for your players and whatever teams they are on.
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