http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/11/twins-no-longer-a-small-payroll-team-thanks-to-target-field/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:11:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/11/twins-no-longer-a-small-payroll-team-thanks-to-target-field/comment-page-1/#comment-90824 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:08:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=25546#comment-90824 Morneau, Cuddyer, Nathan and Mauer contracts add up to about $57 million alone. So if payroll increases to $115 million then those 4 players account for almost 50% of their payroll. That’s how it happens. It is kind of scary considering 2 of those players have some major medical concerns right now. Nathan coming off of Tommy Johns, and Morneau’s concussion status leaves some big question marks.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/11/twins-no-longer-a-small-payroll-team-thanks-to-target-field/comment-page-1/#comment-90812 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:55:05 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=25546#comment-90812 What did they do to make their payroll fly up that much, outside of Mauer? Did I miss something?

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/11/twins-no-longer-a-small-payroll-team-thanks-to-target-field/comment-page-1/#comment-90810 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:54:06 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=25546#comment-90810 Well, they freed up a bunch of moolah when they got rid of the roof and pesky HVAC funding.

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