A catcher whose caught stealing average is almost 50 percent below league average, does not get extended.
He would be signed for a not extreme amount when the time comes.
The Twins seem to have over come the tendency two to three years ago where they would get a large lead early against the best teams and then fall apart.
May the power be with them.
I hope what ever is stirring their souls now - is still around when they play the Yankee and Dodgers.
I wonder if Herr Kreidler got his home run ball back?
It is a LOOOOOONG way to the end of the season, now I could say some thing like, - Mauch had teams do well and fall on their faces at the end of the season - but if this is that, I love baseball and I will enjoy what ever they deliver.
The same could be said for Lewis, Lee, Martin.
If they play well, they stay, if they flounder, they sit, which is why the Twins have defense bench sitters for when the starter becomes a liability in a close game.