Twins resign Thome

[The Guid]

The Twins agreed to a one-year deal with Jim Thome, the team announced. Thome will get $3MM guaranteed with incentives based on plate appearances, according to MLB.com's Kelly Thesier.

Thome was a welcome addition to the 2010 Twins. He hit 25 homers and posted a .283/.412/.627 line in 340 plate appearances. The 40-year-old was especially effective against right-handers (1.047 OPS), but he held his own against southpaws, too (.763 OPS).

-MLBTR

 

[A.E]

Twins re-sign Jim Thome to one-year, $3 million contract
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After flirting with the Rangers while searching for a multi-year deal, Jim Thome has returned to the Twins on a one-year contract.

According to Kelly Thesier of MLB.com he’ll get $3 million in guaranteed money, plus incentives based on playing time, which means the Twins got Thome at a bargain rate for the second straight offseason after he hit .283 with 25 homers and a 1.039 OPS in 340 plate appearances last year while earning around $2 million.

Thome started just 34 of the Twins’ first 84 games last season, but then became an everyday player following Justin Morneau‘s season-ending concussion on July 7 and put up incredible numbers down the stretch. Morneau’s status remains a huge question mark, but if he’s healthy the Twins will again have five hitters for four lineup spots and manager Ron Gardenhire will have to stick Thome, Michael Cuddyer, Delmon Young, or Jason Kubel on the bench each game.

That’s a nice problem to have, of course, and Gardenhire could make things easy on himself by sitting Thome or Kubel versus lefties and Cuddyer versus righties, but Cuddyer has never been a part-time player before. However the playing time shakes out, the Twins are bringing back one of the elite hitters in baseball for just $3 million in upfront money and it’s impossible to spin that as anything but a great move.

-HBT

 

[The Guid]

lol, at the same time man

 

[Lake Louise]

Not surprised by this. I figured they would. Even though I get annoyed to see Thome do well against the Tigers. I do want to see him get those 11 homers next season. Which he should be able to get easily. Still have no clue how he managed to get 25 last season. It was pretty much come up to the plate and hit a homer or strikeout.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Thome definitely kills the Tigers, always has. A one year deal is perfect for Thome & the Twins.

 

[elcheato]

Even though I'm not his biggest fan I'll be happy to see him get his 600 homers next year and hope he eventually comes back to Cleveland at the end of his career and retires an Indian. One of the few legit stars of the steroid era who did it clean. All time great