It’s been a relatively quiet offseason so far for the Minnesota Twins and the MLB as a whole, but the team broke the recent silence by signing veteran power hitter Nelson Cruz to a contract on Thursday morning. As reported by Jeff Passan, the contract is worth $14 million guaranteed in 2019, and includes a team option for 2020 worth $12 million. The Twins could also buy out the 2020 option for $300,000. Cruz has spent the past 4 seasons with the Seattle Mariners.
Cruz rarely plays in the field, totaling just 9 games in the past 2 years, all in the outfield.