Michael Cuddyer received a $3.575 million one-year deal on Thursday, just before his case was to go to arbitration
That's great. The Twins' creme – Cuddyer – between the cookies – the M-boys – in the middle of their lineup proved last year that he can produce, if given a chance.
Now he has to prove it wasn't a one-year fluke.
Mauer and Punto both received multi-year deals, while Rincon, Morneau, Cuddyer, and Ford all received one-year deals. The Twins avoided arbitration with all eligible players, and saved some money. They also OKed option years for Hunter and Silva and signed Ortiz and Cirillo to contracts for 2007. A bunch of players received minor league deals and will compete for spots this spring.
All in all, none of what the Twins have done has garnered national news – which is just the way the like to Twins operate. Many national pundits have already written off the Twins in 2007, without a single spring training game played yet. Again, very much like the way the Twins operate – under the national radar. Yet ESPN is scheduled to air two Twins games in the first eight days of the season. That's something, given the lack of confidence some ESPN staffers have given concerning the team.
Just like Comedian Rodney Dangerfield, the Twins get no respect.
Well, maybe just a little...
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