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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Tango/ESPN - How much for Joe Mauer?
My next blog post is up. Here’s the opening line, which you will see is similar to the Jeter issue:
The Minnesota Twins reportedly are looking to lock up Joe Mauer for 8 years at around $165 million. Good deal or bad deal? Mauer was born in April 1983, which makes him 27 years old for the 2010 season. At the conclusion of his existing contract, he’ll be a free agent starting at the age of 28. The best catchers through the age of 27 in the last 50 years are: Johnny Bench, Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk, Ivan Rodriguez and Mike Piazza. How much value did they provide starting at 28?