Confession:
Last year I watched over 100 Twins games. This year? Maybe 10. I still check the box scores every night. Am I a fair weather fan? Maybe. I guess I don't care. But I'm not going to sink a bunch of time into something that isn't bringing me a heck of a lot of joy.
The Texas Rangers have agreed to play the Minnesota Twins in a baseball exhibition today. It is my understanding that the Twins were once a major league team.
Twins (4-8) vs Yankees (6-6)
6:05 PM CT at Yankee Stadium
Anthony "Spookysilk" Swarzak vs. Phil Hughes
Twins Lineup:
Denard Span CF
Jamey Carroll SS
Joe Mauer C
Josh Willingham LF
Justin Morneau DH
Ryan Doumit RF
Danny Valencia 3B
Chris Parmelee 1B
Alexi Casilla 2B
Yankees Lineup:
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Nick Swisher RF
Raul Ibanez LF
Russell Martin C
Eduardo Nunez 2B
So, the Twins are well on their way to 158-4, the best record in franchise history. I wanted to take this game log to look at some recent signings by today's teams.
Josh Willingham
Albert Pujols
Average
.353
.222
OBP
.421
.333
SLG
.941
.667
Home runs
3 (on pace for 97)
0 (on pace for 0)
RBI
6
2
Contract
3 years/$21 million
10 years/$240 million
We're getting twice the production for a tenth of the contract. Is it really any wonder that the Twins are on pace to win 158 games?