Should the twins trade Mauer?

[dickay]

With one year remaining, rumors out there have speculated he'd be looking for a 7 year contract at a minimum. It seems for some reason people want to speculate he'll also give some kind of "home town discount" on the salary side. Regardless, any deal is going to be high priced and long.

With a small payroll already, should they put a large percentage of it into Mauer, who is one of the best ever at his position and young...but plays a demanding position which over the course of a long term deal may be a detriment.

They could bring back quite a bit for Mauer, but it will be unpopular with the fan base.

[200tang]

Makes more sense to trade Morneau.

[TheNamelessPoet]

They cant get enough back for him

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Yes, to the Red Sox .

[actionjackson]

Makes more sense to trade Morneau.

^^^^^ This. If payroll is a concern that is...remember the new ballpark, which might allow them to keep both M & M boys.

[Jeffy25]

When Mauer is more than likely to take a home town discount, and is a clear franchise player....it makes no sense to trade him unless you are getting a Albert Pujols/Hanley/Lincecum type player back.

And even then, that wouldn't be enough.

If money is an issue, Morneau makes much more sense....and you can still get a healthy return for him.

[tdk1984]

He won't get traded. Reportedly the Twins are close to signing him to an extension.

[Jeffy25]

This could be a unanimous vote.

[200tang]

This could be a unanimous vote.

Doubt it.

[Jeffy25]

don't jinx!!!!!!!!!!

[etothep]

He won't get traded. Reportedly the Twins are close to signing him to an extension.

They've 'been close' to signing an extension for awhile

[President]

MG or FTB will vote yes and ruin it or something

[kenny1234]

I said no, but it all depends on what Mauer is actually asking for. If he is asking for a contract that the Twins aren't willing to sign, then I can see the reason to trade him - and if they do that they'll also have to make it clear to the fanbase what he was asking for, and why it doesn't make sense.

[kenny1234]

Assuming he is looking for 7 years - how much is he actually worth? My guess is somewhere not much higher than Holliday signed for - 7/120 to maybe 7/140. Any higher than that is just gambling on the idea that he will be able to remain a catcher for the next 7 years. Either way, I don't see him being more than a 5 win player by the end of the contract - mainly because he won't be a catcher.

[BINGLEBOP]

They cant get enough back for him

That.

Even if the unthinkable would happen and for some odd reason, the Twins decide trading him is better than the draft picks in free agency, I don't see a possible trade scenario where it would satisfy the fans enough.

I was actually going to make a post about this regarding Albert Pujols and Joe Mauer. Let's say that one of their teams decides to trade them. What would you possibly offer if your team was interested in him? I was having some fun thinking of the trade scenarios and how "fair" they would be to both sides.