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Twins Notes: Mauer, Crede, Duensing
MLB.com's Kelly Thesier fielded questions from Twins fans in her mailbag today. Here are some of the most noteworthy tidbits: While the Twins may raise their payroll to about $85-90MM, most of that increase will go towards retaining their own players and, potentially, an extension for Joe ...
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The Crawfish Boxes — ... , who may be released by the Twins. Crede earned 2.5 million in 2009 but was worth 8.3 million. His hitting has never rebounded to 2006 levels, but his wOBA was back to .330 as recently as 2008 with the ...

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