Joe Mauer-Twins negotiations; Bud Selig looking at HGH testing; Mike Leach deposition; StarCaps update
March 9, 2010
With Spring Training well under way, the most interesting story in baseball relating to contracts has to be the Joe Mauer - Minnesota Twins negotiation.
Joe Mauer is a true baseball Super Star. Mauer plays for his hometown team, the Twins. Mauer is the franchise. The Twins, playing in a small market, have always found a way to compete in the American League Central with a limited budget. In fact, several years ago Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen labeled the Twins "the piranhas" for the way the team battled and found ways to win. Now, with Mauer in the last year of his contract, will the Twins and Mauer find a way to get this deal done by opening day? The bet here is that it will get done over the next month, and before opening day.
HGH testing is something MLB Commissioner Bud Selig is looking at, but it may not happen right away.
Game on!
When we last left this case a judge had ordered the two sides to attempt to mediate the matter. Not much came of the mediation. So it's back to court. Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach is set to be deposed by attorneys for Texas Tech. So it's GAME ON. This case promises to be around for quite sometime and we don't expect any settlement in the near future.
StarCaps trial has begun
Among the issues to be settled at trial:
Who employs the players? The Vikes; the NFL? A Minnesota judge already found that if the NFL even partially employs the players, Minnesota labor law must be followed.
Did the NFL violate Minnesota confidentiality law? The league denies leaking the test results to the press, making the Williams the last to know.
With Spring Training well under way, the most interesting story in baseball relating to contracts has to be the Joe Mauer - Minnesota Twins negotiation.
Joe Mauer is a true baseball Super Star. Mauer plays for his hometown team, the Twins. Mauer is the franchise. The Twins, playing in a small market, have always found a way to compete in the American League Central with a limited budget. In fact, several years ago Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen labeled the Twins "the piranhas" for the way the team battled and found ways to win. Now, with Mauer in the last year of his contract, will the Twins and Mauer find a way to get this deal done by opening day? The bet here is that it will get done over the next month, and before opening day.
HGH testing is something MLB Commissioner Bud Selig is looking at, but it may not happen right away.
Game on!
When we last left this case a judge had ordered the two sides to attempt to mediate the matter. Not much came of the mediation. So it's back to court. Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach is set to be deposed by attorneys for Texas Tech. So it's GAME ON. This case promises to be around for quite sometime and we don't expect any settlement in the near future.
StarCaps trial has begun
Among the issues to be settled at trial:
Who employs the players? The Vikes; the NFL? A Minnesota judge already found that if the NFL even partially employs the players, Minnesota labor law must be followed.
Did the NFL violate Minnesota confidentiality law? The league denies leaking the test results to the press, making the Williams the last to know.
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