Dorks And Losers

“[Min­nesota] Twins catcher Joe Mauer, 24, who goes from a salary of $3.75 mil­lion this sea­son to $6.25 mil­lion next sea­son, will be paid $10.5 mil­lion and $12.5 mil­lion in the ensu­ing two sea­sons.” — . If Mauer doesn’t start at least 120 games as catcher next year, those 2009 and 2010 salaries look hard to swallow.

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