So reports of a 10 year deal for Minnesota Twins Joe Mauer has been sifting through the airwaves of lately. Awesome! And no pun intended. I'm really happy about this, because this keeps Mauer in Minnesota and it's a good thing for baseball. With the likes of Ripken Jr., Mauer can become a hometown hero and be the biggest thing in Minnesota. He is already the face of the franchise and he has support with the stellar firstbaseman in Justin Morneau, another MVP award receipent.

The Yankees have their star catcher in the minors, Jesus Montero. A phenom at all levels and didn't miss a beat from Double-A to Triple-A. A minor broken finger ended his season last year but no harm no foul and should rebound with no after affects from it. He is a soft spoken individual who does his talking with the Lousiville Slugger.

Joe Mauer, also will be a major go-getter if he chooses not to sign with the Twins. Both Yankees and Red Sox with throw him all the money they got and Mauer, if he did choose so, he could make more than Alex Rodriguez (thats over $30 million a year) and for Cashman, the last thing he wants to do is add another big payroll player to an already robust payroll at $200 million. Cashman has his plate full in the winter of 2010 to re-sign both Jeter and Mo, and will most likely entice both Cliff Lee and Carl Crawford to the pinstripes. That will certaintly raise New York's payroll over $200 million, maybe around $220 million for the 2011 season. And if your a GM, I'd rather have 2 players at $250 million ayear, than 1 guy that could cost you $250 million over ten years (if not more).

Great players don't always need to land in the Bronx. And I hope that Pujols and Mauer stay at their respected teams for the rest of their career. It's great for baseball and great for the Yankees budget in the upcoming years to follow.

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