Minnesota will pay $2.7 million to sign a player this season
According to Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV, Courtney Williams is anticipated to sign a contract with the Minnesota Lynx.
After agreeing to a one-year contract with Chicago in the offseason, Williams enjoyed a great year in 2023. Being one of the most adaptable guards in the W, she took on a supporting role for the Sky, where she scored her first two career triple-doubles. Starting every game, Williams was Chicago’s floor general with an average of 10.4 points, 6.3 assists (fourth in the WNBA), 6.0 rebounds, and 1.0 steals. By making 44.3 percent of her 2.7 three-pointers a game in 2023, the mid-range specialist increased her range.
In 2023, Williams finished 19–21 and lost to Connecticut in the opening round of the playoffs. Now, she hopes to capitalise on her successful season in Skytown by supporting a Lynx team. For the past two seasons, Minnesota has been searching for a point guard; they most recently acquired Natisha Hiedeman through a trade. Although Williams and Hiedeman will provide Minnesota’s backcourt with a tonne of shot creation and scoring punch, the defence may prove to be a more difficult equation to work out.
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The lack of deals and free agent acquisitions has angered Minnesota Twins supporters.
Aside from Joe Mauer being elected to the Hall of Fame, there wasn’t much for TwinsFest attendees to rejoice.
Leading the news: The Twins have not completed a deal or signed a big free agent with just over two weeks until spring training starts.
Why it matters: The Twins have a team that can return to the postseason after winning their first postseason series in twenty-one years. Supporters believe that bringing in some skill will enable them to go farther.
By the numbers: The Twins’ salary for the previous season was $156 million, which was in line with the league average. They will have roughly $128 million in payroll for the upcoming season if they don’t make any other moves during this offseason.
What’s going on: A local TV rights dispute has the Twins mired in confusion. Bally Sports, its television partner, was giving the team $55 million a year. The team still doesn’t have a new partner and doesn’t know how much, if any, of the $55 million it would make this year while Bally’s parent company Diamond Sports navigates bankruptcy.
Zoom out: According to The Athletic, the median MLB payroll is $25 million less than it was a year ago, and other teams are in a similar precarious situation with their local TV contracts.
Between the foul lines: This is a solid roster that is already lacking only one obvious piece, which is a starting pitcher the team can rely on in a postseason game, because Sonny Grey was lost.
Paying top dollar to sign a free agent is one approach to bridge the gap. The alternative is through a trade, which wouldn’t necessarily cost the team extra money but would cost them prospects and possibly established players.
Rewind: Fans should have patience, according to the Twins’ past under Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey. Like the trade for Pablo López on January 20 of last year, he frequently delays major decisions until late in the winter.
The other side: The Twins may still win what seems to be another weak AL Central division if they do nothing, but they run the danger of stifling fan excitement.
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