December 11, 200718 yr From Rotoworld (they no likey): The Twins and Craig Monroe have agreed to terms on a one-year deal, avoiding arbitration, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. It's hard to figure out what the Twins are doing. Monroe was a bad fit in the first place, he became a worse one with the Delmon Young acquisition and he'd make no sense at all if the team traded Johan Santana and gave up on contending in 2008. That's not to say he's useless -- he makes a lot of sense on a contender as a starter against lefties and an adequate backup versus righties -- but for the Twins, he'd be quite a luxury at the $4 million or so he's likely to earn. He shouldn't be more than Jason Kubel's platoon partner in the DH spot initially.
December 12, 200718 yr I believe this is just simply avoiding arbitration. Wasn't he traded from the Cubs to the Twins not too long ago.
December 12, 200718 yr yeah, he was traded for a PTBNL Craig Monroe signed a one-year, $3.82 million contract with the Twins today and can make up to $155,000 in incentives if he reaches 450 plate appearances. He would also receive $25,000 if he is named comeback player of the year. This is a non-guaranteed contract, however. That means, the Twins could technically release Monroe during spring training, without having to pay the bulk of that salary. more on the ins-and-outs here http://nc.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/?p=443
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