Twins Decline Baker's option

[John Bonnes]

Per Joe Christensen, the Twins have turned down Baker's $9.25M option.

 

It's not a surprise that they turned it down, of course, but it does raise the question of whether it is a signal that the talks have reached an impasse. It appears there was not financial incentive to not reach this deal, as there was no buyout associated with the contract.

[SweetOne69]

It's really not that big of a deal since they had to decline the option by Wednesday anyway and they have exclusive negotiating rights until Saturday.

[Rosterman]

Yeah, you pay the option or decline. Real simple. Get it done and overwith.