WCCO: TWINS, MAUER AGREE TO 10 YEAR DEAL!!

[BleedGopher]

http://wcco.com/sports/twins/joe.mauer.minnesota.2.1462891.html

WIN TWINS!!

[GophersInIowa]

This just made my day! Hell, this just made my month!

[Son of a Badger]

Just saw that...best Minnesota sporting news in years!!! (I hate Brett Favre, sorry).

Edit: Buster Olney of the WWL disagrees

http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN

[Dr.Don]

Bleed, is it now possible for some of the naysayers to shut up?

[gophersfan]

i just heard mark rosen and he said, deal no done yet. but reporting from him. it could be worth up to 20 millions per season.

[Gopher4Life]

Does anyone know the total $$$ of this deal? My guess is $200 mil. Am I far off? Pujols is curious also!

[gophersfan]

new report the deal is to belive to be. 10 years 200 millions. wow. he would be the first Twins ever to hit 200 millions in a contract.

[Son of a Badger]

new report the deal is to belive to be. 10 years 200 millions. wow. he would be the first Twins ever to hit 200 millions in a contract.

If anyone deserves it, it's Joe Mauer.

[playhosea!]

Wasn't there just an article in the Star Tribune about Twinsfest where Mauer was being interviewed and Morneau walked behind him and yelled "10 year extension, 20 per year!"

I assumed that was a joke. It would be crazy if that was actually true. Maybe people are just reporting Morneau's joke as reality.

[Son of a Badger]

Considering the Pohlad's are worth 3.6 BILLION...I think they can afford it.

[GopherHarvey]

When Rosen breaks stories like this, I tend to believe him, regardless of what the national media says.

Rosen said that he was staking his reputation on Favre signing with the Vikings a few weeks before training camp right before the "I'm staying retired," bit.

If it were any other local sports figure, I'd have my doubts, but Rosen has some good sources.