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Originally Posted by Jonzard

Minnesota not only will exercise the $12 million option on center fielder Torii Hunter, but the Twins will get him signed to a multi-year extension, which will help alleviate the payroll demand sin 2007 by spreading the money out better. Hunter is the heart-and-soul of the team, and he has no desire to leave.

That's just speculation by a writer for the Rocky Mountain News.