The Twins announced Wednesday that the team had agreed to terms with Carl Pavano on a two-year, $16.5 million deal. He will earn $8 million this year and $8.5 million in 2012, with an opportunity to earn $500,000 more in incentives for the latter season based on innings pitched. "We're just so excited, the family is," Pavano said in a conference call. "It's pretty cool. I'm getting texts from all my teammates, so obviously it shows me that they were waiting to hear what was going to happen, and they're all excited. So that obviously makes you feel pretty good." Pavano is 22-15 with a 3.97 ERA in 44 starts for Minnesota since August of 2009.