A couple things, Carl Pohlad was the owner of the Twins until his death in 2009. His son Jim Pohlad now runs the day to day operations and is a little more loose with his money.
Also, baseball is correct. Its not about the owners personal worth, but the revenue that the team makes that allows spending.
baseball wrote:Richest doesnt mean most profitable though. He can have all the money in the world, but if hes paying contracts with a minimul profit he wont be around long. That's where Boston and New York have the advantage.
Another thing to think about, the Twins have made the playoffs 5 out of the last 8 years only spending around $70M a yr. They now plan to spend $95-$100M a year. So with Mauer's $24M a year that still leaves them with roughly the same amount that they've always worked with and been competitive with. The Twins won't be able to spend like they did this off season any time soon but this is not going to put them in the poor house and cause them to not be able to get other talent around Mauer like the nay sayers would like you to think.