Yankee fans and writers were getting so anxious about Joe Mauer not having a contract extension in place with the Twins that they started fantasizing about Mauer being traded to New York and were contriving possible trade ideas. The talk of Mauer to the Yankees can be put to rest now that Mauer and the Twins have agreed to an 8-year, $184 million extension.
I’m happy for the city of Minnesota for tying up a hometown guy that will be the face of the franchise as it moves into a new ballpark. I’m also happy that the next Yankees catcher may already be in the organization, but it’s too far away to say that with any conviction.
Catchers Austin Romine and Jesus Montero are two of the Yankees’ top prospects. Romine is known more for his overall skills and will start the season at Double-A. Montero is known more for his bat and will start the season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Jorge Posada’s contract ends after the 2011 season. If we could fast-forward to 2012, my hope is that we would see Romine being the team’s everyday catcher while Montero is the designated hitter or a corner outfielder. Montero is said to be too big and not athletic enough to be a full-time catcher on the major league level.
Having these two prospects in the organization in 2012, let alone on the team, may be wishful thinking on my part.
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very happy for the twins& Joe. they stepped up unlike other franchises who complain about payroll but let their stars walk.
Yes. It also doesn’t allow the Yankees and Red Sox to get into a bidding war for Mauer, which would have been the case if he hit the open market. Thanks for the comment.
On another topic.. Joba had a nice day… according to CJ he looked sharp and god a lot of ground balls.. it looks like