BimboColesHair
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I don’t think the Twins learned anything from the Joe Mauer contract that was an albatross on that organization rather quickly.
Josh Donaldson and Mauer are nothing alike though.
Mauer hits for any semblance of power and that contract is no longer an "albatross". Everything that Donaldson does well at the dish ages well.
Barring health issues popping up, this is a good deal for the Twins. Pretty similar to the deal we gave Encarnacion, but Donaldson is on a different planet offensively than Encarnacion and can still play a position pretty well.