That's the best money the Twins have spent this offseason, unless of course Hughes is awful this year.
That we got him for so little surprises me. His total contract now is 5 years for $58 million. Less than $12 million a year. And when his contract is up, he'll still be the same age as Nolasco and Santana are now. Long-term deals with pitchers with a history of arm trouble rarely work out well for the club signing them. The Twins think this makes sense. Hughes is still young AND they aren't promising him BIG money, just good money.
All long-term deals with pitchers are risky, but this seems to make way more sense than signing Mauer to a lifetime contract. I'm more worried about Nolasco and Santana and their deals. I'm starting to get Twins fever either way. I sure hope our pitchers can turn it around this year.
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