Markostp

It wasn't that long ago - even before the concussions - that this board lit up daily with complaints about how much Joe Mauer was being paid, and how it limited the team's ability to pay other players, including free agents. Their payroll situation looks vastly different if they sign Buxton for $20M per for 7, 8 or 9 years, and if he's injured during that time, my guess is that this board will again light up with complaints about how "the Buxton deal prevents the Twins from competing". I as much as anyone else would hate to see him leave, but I understand that Falvine are under pressure from the public (and, it sounds like, the owner) to resign Byron.