MINNEAPOLIS — Miguel Sano's career as a Minnesota Twin, a journey that began almost exactly 13 years ago as one of the most promising prospects ever signed by the team and included moments of triumph, frustration, controversy and lots of strikeouts, ended on Monday. The Twins announced that, rather than retaining him for $14 million next season, they will pay the 29-year-old slugger a $2.7 million buyout and allow him to become a free agent.
With the World Series over, baseball's offseason business started in a hurry for major league teams. The Twins were no exception on a day when their standout shortstop Carlos Correa, as anticipated, opted out of his three-year contract and became a free agent.
The Twins also set free pitchers Dylan Bundy and Chris Archer, declining options that would have paid them $11 million and $10 million, respectively. The veteran starters, who combined to start 54 games but averaged fewer than five innings per game, will also receive buyouts, Bundy $1 million and Archer $750,000.
