Twins Extend Kurt Suzuki

[Thegrin]

per mlb channel. Suzuki is extended

[diehardtwinsfan]

2 year deal with vesting 3rd year option.

[James]

True, but a long term deal for a catcher is usually in the 2-3 year range.  I could see a 2 year deal happening, possibly with a 3rd year option.  Maybe a vesting option, and the Twins will make sure that he's back to being a backup catcher to make sure it doesn't vest.  

 

All speculation on my part.

Wow.  I guess I called that.

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/07/twins-to-extend-kurt-suzuki.html

Edited July 31, 2014 by James

[Brock Beauchamp]

I was wondering if news of this was going to break after the deadline. We heard almost zero Suzuki rumors going into the last few hours of the deadline, which seemed absurd given the fact that he was obviously available.

 

My guess is they locked up a deal a few hours ago and spent that time nailing down the details and getting paperwork signed.

[AlwaysinModeration]

Guesses? My guess: Carl Pavano's deal. I'll withhold editorial comment.

[BSP]

2 years, 12 million total. 6 a year.

 

Not bad. I'll take it.

[Shane Wahl]

This isn't going to go well. They had better trade Pinto, then, because what the hell are they going to actually do with him now? This is terrible.

[TheLeviathan]

Not a huge fan, but they either needed to trade or extend him so in that sense it's a good move.

[iTwins]

I don't love the extension - but they didn't go crazy and overpay (and at least they locked him down, instead of letting him walk at season's end).

[nicksaviking]

I'm glad it's two years, I figured Suzuki wouldn't agree to less than three.  I could care less about the money.  Still, now we'll almost surely never know what kind of offers the Twins had on the table for him and anyone who was hopeful the Twins would move him will get the old, "no one was offering anything for him," schtick.

 

Maybe, maybe not.

[DaveW]

Good move, if Pinto steps up then you have a pretty damn good back up C who doesn't cost much.

[twinsfan34]

Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN

Kurt Suzuki gets $12m over two years in an extension from the Twins, plus vesting option for 2017 based on PAs.

 

 

Can live with that...Suzuki obviously came down to earth and saw the back of his own baseball card.

[Otto von Ballpark]

I've kinda been resigned to this likelihood... obviously hope he can keep his 2014 hitting going, since he wasn't worth much of anything at a similar salary in 2012-2013.

 

At least we haven't traded Pinto for a relief pitcher... yet...

[Shane Wahl]

My money is on Fryer, which is why giving Suzuki 2/16 is OK with me.

 

uh, Josmil Pinto.

[jorgenswest]

The Twins can afford the 2/12. He replaces Willingham on the books.

 

The Twins have endured two poor seasons from Willingham. They can't do that with Suzuki. It is a good deal as long as the Twins are willing to cut ties if he returns to his 2012/2013 form.

 

With his near league bottom OPS, he needs to hit .280 to have any offensive value. When he stops approaching that level, they need to move on. The memory of one good season shouldn't stop them. It shouldn't have stopped them from dumping Willingham on the Orioles.

[S.]

The memory of one good season shouldn't stop them. It shouldn't have stopped them from dumping Willingham on the Orioles.

But it will. And it did.

[stringer bell]

Not a big fan of the move.  I guess MLB GMs are smart enough to see a career year and candidacy for regression.  The money is fair, to be sure, for a guy that earned an All-Star berth this year. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Continue the Suzuki conversation here:

 

http://twinsdaily.com/topic/14542-article-twins-sign-extension-with-kurt-suzuki/