It looks like the Twins have enough money coming off the books next year to pay to keep their star players around:

Entering the offseason, it appeared the Twins had a good chance of locking up all three players to multiyear deals. They had just completed a season in which they had a windfall in ticket and merchandise sales, $18.5 million was off the books with veterans Brad Radke and Shannon Stewart gone, and the team held true to its philosophy of not going after big-money free agents.

But then the market skyrocketed, and it became apparent in mid-January that a 3-for-3 offseason was a long shot when Mauer, Morneau and Cuddyer each filed for a salary of at least $1 million more than the Twins offered.

"I'm never going to have everything that I want," Ryan said. "But we took a pretty good run at" trying to sign Cuddyer and Morneau to multiyear deals.

After this season, the Twins could have more money to make a run at signing Cuddyer and Morneau to multiyear contracts. The contracts for veterans Torii Hunter, Luis Castillo, Carlos Silva and Ramon Ortiz are set to expire at the end of the season, potentially taking $25.2 million off the books.

With $8 million going to Mauer, that leaves $35 million to divvy up between Santana, Morneau and Cuddyer. Seems that's plenty to raise Santana to $25 million a year (from $10 million) and give the other two long term contracts, especially if revenue keeps rising. Twins fans, time to get out to the park and support your team!