Might the agent be dragging it out until he hears the magic number? Is it merely a timing issue — right time, right place to announce it? Is Mauer having second thoughts? Is the hometown pressure too great to endure another 8-10 years of it? Are they simply not that close?

“In the end, I think the Twins sign him,’’ said a National League assistant general manager. “If they don’t, my bet is Boston. First of all, there’ll be a limited market. Two or three teams? One of them will be the Yankees, but if you know Mauer, he’d pick Boston over New York.’’

Might the agent be dragging it out until he hears the magic number? Is it merely a timing issue — right time, right place to announce it? Is Mauer having second thoughts? Is the hometown pressure too great to endure another 8-10 years of it? Are they simply not that close?
“In the end, I think the Twins sign him,’’ said a National League assistant general manager. “If they don’t, my bet is Boston. First of all, there’ll be a limited market. Two or three teams? One of them will be the Yankees, but if you know Mauer, he’d pick Boston over New York.’’

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