In February, the Minnesota Twins re-signed Jorge Polanco to a six-year, $35 million contract extension and Max Kepler to contract extension of $25.75 million for seven years. The two were the longest tenured Twins after being signed in 2009 and both were approaching arbitration. The moves were questioned at the time as neither looked like All-Stars, but Polanco hit decently for average and Kepler had already hit 56 home runs in three seasons in Minnesota.
Through one season of those deals, however, the questions have quickly been erased. For Polanco, the results have been clear and immediate.