![]() All the other clubs are trying to improve, also." "I didn't think almost all of us would be gone. The Twins get a pair of draft picks for losing Cuddyer and another one for losing Kubel. In the end, Willingham's three-year, $21 million deal has a lower average annual value than Cuddyer's or Kubel's contracts. Minnesota pursued deals with both players, but in the end, a $100 million budget made it unlikely that the team could offer either the kind of deal he could get on the open market. That organization gave me a chance to realize my dream of being a (major leaguer), and they fulfilled every obligation they had to me for 14, 15 years. I've got no hard feelings toward anybody. "Any time you're at a place for as long as I have been, it's bittersweet, there's no doubt about that," said Cuddyer, who agreed to a three-year, $32.5 million deal with the Rockies. Still, both were sad to see their days in Minnesota end. And Kubel told the Pioneer Press on Tuesday that once Arizona made a two-year, $15 million offer last Thursday, he was "all aboard" with the idea of moving on. In a conference call with Twin Cities media members Tuesday, Cuddyer said he will continue to maintain a warm relationship with the Twins, but he knew the team was moving on when it signed outfielder Josh Willingham last week. ![]()
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