He had a great 1st half(at the plate). Thats the twins "young catcher".
He improved his defense over the entire year, but his pitch framing dropped in rating .
I doubt TC is willing to pay any of his contract.
Jeffers- the young catcher- made $2.45 M in arbitration award in '24. He recently signed 1 year(2025) $6.1m with a $6.1m option for 2026.

The catcher they are willing to pay some of the costs is Christian Vasquez. He signed a 3 year $30m deal last year. Aging vet, turns 35 in august- with WS rings from Boston & Houston. Hit below .200 in 2024 and his D, once great. Showed signs of decline. I think cubs media likely has the 2 catchers confused.
TC cut salary by $30m in 2024. Ownership has said it will remain in that area in 2024. Of course, the team is for sale, so who knows if they live up to the promise. If they cut salary again without selling? Attendance will alnost certainly tank. TC fans were extremely vocal and angry with pohlad ownership in 24. 1- payroll cuts. 2- inability to get broadcast rights fixed which resulted in most of the 2nd half getting blacked out locally.

Pretty hard to sell the Minneapolis locals on a team that trimed 25% off its payroll and then doesnt broadcast the games on local tv. How can you be expected to buy tickets in that environment? Pretty much, it was vieed as the local cheapskate owner. Going cheaper in modern ghost of christmas present form.

Meanwhile- 4 teams had payrolls above $300m. Including 3 of the final 4.

Mlb is broken. Nobody has the courage or strength to fix it. Ive already canceled my $150 yearly donation(mlb tv).
Fk 'em.

Fans want robo ump- deaf ears dont hear us.
Fans want some type of salary equity. Deaf ears dont hear us.

For most of us mlb fans. The league has lost us a couple times. Canceling the WS bc of lockout.
The steroid debacle. And for a few of us. Canceling Pete Rose.
The steroid debacle is back stronger than ever. Pete Rose is still canceled.
The payroll & broadcast inequality are almost the same as canceling the WS.

I repeat
FK 'em.