Rumor: Nathan Locked Up E-mail
Written by TwinsTerritory   
Saturday, 22 March 2008

According to Buster Olney of ESPN.com, the Twins and closer Joe Nathan have agreed on a four-year contract which will pay him around $12 million per season:

"Joe Nathan’s new deal with the Twins is all but done and will be for four years, according to a highly placed source, for between $11 million and $12 million a year."

Note: Thanks to Shawn for the quote in Buster's Insider Blog. When the news becomes official, I'll take a more in-depth look.

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mixed feelings...
written by MorneauMVP, March 22, 2008
I have mixed feelings over this. Nathan is a premier closer but he is getting older and a four year contract is a little much (maybe three but four I don't know if I would have done it.)

But he is a premier closer!!
My thoughts...
written by Twins Territory, March 22, 2008
I'm pretty happy with the move. I think this mixed with some of the other moves this off-season do signify a change in the team's willingness to spend money.

It'll be interesting to see if they scratched this years deal and then just wrote a whole new one. If that is the case, then a 3-year extension is not a bad move at all.

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