Twins catcher Joe Mauer signed an eight-year, $184 million extension with the team on Monday, but it's possible that he could have made more. ESPN's Buster Olney spoke with about a half-dozen agents and executives Monday and the answer was the same, Mauer could have gotten a 10-year, $250 million deal on the open market. "There's nobody else like him in the game," one general manager said. "Nobody. Albert Pujols is a great player, but you can find other productive first basemen for a lot less money. What Mauer does at the plate, as a catcher, is so far beyond what anybody else does at that position. If you were to ? start a franchise today, he would be the guy you would pick first [among all players], and it really isn't even close."