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Old 02-02-2007, 10:09 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc View Post
My guess is (only hypothetical though)...

Morneau really likes playing in Minnesota and realizes that he is on a team with a limited budget. He was willing to sign the relatively small contract to stay where he is and to allow the Twins to have more cash for free agents. If I am right, I think it is a really classy move by a guy who could easily fetch 10 mil a year with almost any other team.
I agree. Very classy move on Morneau's part...finally some people in baseball are not being taken by the MLBPA (Wells being the second, but he's even more financially set).
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