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bjsguess
Would be a classy move for the Twins to either pay his bonus or at least do something special for him. That season he gave them was outstanding. And paying out on a bonus that they don’t have to would generate plenty of goodwill within the club and with potential free agents this off-season.
jb226 2
Completely agree. The money is a drop in the bucket and more than made up for by the savings of trading Correia and Willingham, and would generate a ton of good press and goodwll.
Only question is, I guess, are they allowed to do it? (If not, I’d just let him pitch out of the ‘pen regardless of what Gardenhire said.)
Kirk Edward Gerwin
can tell you one thing. If they don’t come give him the chance to get that final out Hughes and his agent will definitely remember come contract time.
Mikenmn
Hughes signed a contract, delivered wonderfully, and was paid extremely well for his work. The Twins are under no obligation to give him a dime more, nor put him in a position to get an extra out. We ought to remember just how much of a business this is. But it’s a two-way street. As fans, we often gripe about player’s chasing the last dollar. This is a counter-argument. It’s also a wonderful opportunity for the Twins, with Hughes, to do something terrific for the community. Together, they could build a playground, or renovate a local community ball-field, for less than 500K and get a huge PR bonanza. That’s good business as well.
Flash Gordon
That’s an excellent idea. It would boost both the reputation of the Twins and Hughes. It’s a business and I understand that. However setting up such a situation for charity would be good for both the Twins and Hughes. Whether the Players Association would allow it to happen without recourse is a potential block to the charity idea.
MB923
I remember when people said the Twins did a massive overpay on Hughes. I knew he would exceed very well outside of NY (Of course…I and I’m sure no one, was expecting him to set the all time K/BB ratio record. That’s crazy)
I’d say Hughes was the 2nd biggest FA steal last offseason to Nelson Cruz.
NRD1138 2
Man, a lot of holes for the White Sox this offseason. Hoping to not see another patchwork job done to the bullpen but there are other gaps to be filled on this club still, mainly LF, and no Viciedo is not the answer there- he is a DH at best, and 4 and 5th starters. And I think the Sox would be crazy to go after Victor Martinez. They need to learn from the rapid decline of Paulie and Dunn to see what VMart can wind up being. If they are really talking about pushing to win you cannot make another bad contact that will clog up the lineup for 4 years (ala Dunn). While there are holes to fill you need somewhat younger players to fill those spots, not aging veterans
Kirk Edward Gerwin
Not really an accurate comparison with VMart to either Dunn or Konerko who were more power hitters. VMart is more of a contact hitter having a power surge this year. He’d never had a 30+ home run year until now. Much like Miguel Cabrera he’s more of a complete contact hitter who just runs into home runs. VMart is more like former White Sox/Tiger Magglio Ordonez.