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Article: A healthy dose of skepticism; Michael Cuddyer hasn't delivered on the promise he showed, and his long-term deal doesn't look like a good one for the Twins.(SPORTS)(PATRICK REUSSE)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- March 17, 2009
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Byline: PATRICK REUSSE; STAFF WRITER
FORT MYERS, FLA. - The Twins have shown a willingness in this decade to sign key players to contract extensions before they get a clear view of free agency. The team never put Jacque Jones in that category.
Jones, the lefthanded-hitting outfielder, combined for 43 home runs, 154 RBI and a .302 average in the playoff seasons of 2002 and `03. He was about to turn 29 and was close to five years of major league service.
This was decision time for the Twins on Jones: Lock him or probably lose him?
The Twins declined, Jones fell off over the next two seasons and then left to sign a three-year contract ...