Tuesday's Page 2 2day: Korean slugger intriguing start to offseason

November 10, 2015 at 4:47AM
FILE - This is a Nov. 7, 2013, file photo showing Cris Carter smiling in the NFL booth during the first half of an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins in Minneapolis. Hall of Fame receiver Cris Carter has issued an apology for telling NFL rookies at a league symposium in 2014 that they should "get a fall guy" to help them avoid trouble. Carter posted his apology on Twitter after an ESPN article drew attention to the remarks he made during a presentation last y
FILE - This is a Nov. 7, 2013, file photo showing Cris Carter smiling in the NFL booth during the first half of an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins in Minneapolis. Hall of Fame receiver Cris Carter has issued an apology for telling NFL rookies at a league symposium in 2014 that they should "get a fall guy" to help them avoid trouble. Carter posted his apology on Twitter after an ESPN article drew attention to the remarks he made during a presentation last year. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Twins won a surprising, perhaps even stunning $12.85 million bid for 29-year-old Korean first baseman/DH Byung-ho Park on Monday morning. Many Twins fans looked at it and thought:

Wait, don't the Twins already have a logjam at the corner infield/DH positions?

Yes they do. With Miguel Sano, Trevor Plouffe, Joe Mauer and possibly Kennys Vargas already in the mix, something has to give if Park is indeed signed.

That could mean some creative position switches. That could mean a trade. Right now, it means interest and intrigue.

playing defense Ex-Viking Cris Carter, who helped coach Lamarcus Joyner in high school, defended his hit on Teddy Bridgewater, saying it wasn't intentional.

trick play St. Thomas executed a wacky two-point conversion Saturday. Watch the video at startribune.com.

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