Twins Save Nathan

The Minnesota Twins announced this afternoon that they have agreed to a contract extension with closer Joe Nathan through the 2011 season with an option for the 2012 season as well. Salary numbers were not released, but Nathan is expected to earn somewhere near $12 million per season.

In his tenure with the Twins, Nathan has collected 160 saves, which is tied for the most in the American League with potential Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera. Nathan ranks second on the Twins’ all-time saves list behind just Rick Aguilera who has 254.

With at least four years remaining for Nathan in a Twins uniform, it looks likely that Nathan will become the all-time team leader for saves if his production doesn’t slow. He’ll need to average just 23.5 saves per season to take the team record.

From Twins Territory

TrizzAll-American

614 days ago

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well its not like they gonna need to "close" alot of games anyway...ba-dum-cha...thank you im hear all night, try the veal

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer

614 days ago

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Of all the meats, or foods, you could have chosen, you decided to go for veal?! That would be a very controversial thing to serve...

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TrizzAll-American

614 days ago

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hey im just the entertainment, take that up with management lol

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Patrickburke1980All-American

614 days ago

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...and the Minnesota Twins do something right...

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TwinsTerritoryVarsity

614 days ago

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They signed Morneau and Cuddyer earlier this off-season too. It was a nice six months.

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Patrickburke1980All-American

614 days ago

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too bad johan, torii and silva had to go. i feel bad for the twins fans out there. as a met fan though, i can tell you that there's a lot to look forward to with carlos gomez. he's a special talent. mulvey is going to be a big producer there in the near future too.

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