One could hardly fault Twins fans for being a bit anxious. The team had entered spring training without having made any significant moves to address their offensive needs.
Well Minnesota, your Twins have finally made a move, inking long time White Sox thirdbaseman, Joe Crede, to a one year incentive-laden contract. The deal is reportedly for $2.5 million and with incentives can earn Crede as much as $7 million.
If Crede can stay healthy, he should provide the right handed bat in the hear of the Twins lefty dominated lineup.Unfortunately, that hasn't been easy for Crede. He's missed significant time due to recurring back problems and has had two major surgeries in the last two years.
In 2006, Crede batted .284 with 30 home runs and drove in 94 runs over 150 games. In the two seasons since, he's only been able to appear in 144 games batting a combined .237 with 21 home runs and 77 RBI.
