Sources: Twins, Everett reach deal

Sources: Twins, Everett reach deal
Ken Rosenthal
FOXSports.com, Updated 31 minutes ago

One day after losing his job with the Houston Astros to Miguel Tejada, shortstop Adam Everett has agreed to a one-year, contract with the Minnesota Twins, according to major-league sources.

The Astros declined to offer Everett a contract on Wednesday after acquiring Tejada from the Orioles for five players. The Twins have been seeking a shortstop since trading Jason Bartlett to the Tampa Bay Rays in the Delmon Young deal.

Everett, considered one of the best defensive shortstops in the majors, missed more than three months last season with a fractured fibula, returning for three games in late September. The Orioles did not want him included in their deal for Tejada.

The knock on Everett is his offense; he has a .248 career batting average, .299 on-base percentage and .357 slugging percentage in seven major-league seasons.

The Twins, however, value defense, and Everett likely will be a favorite to win a Gold Glove, an award he never won in the National League. In 2006, Everett had a .990 fielding percentage, the fourth best in history by a National League shortstop. He had 53 straight errorless games and finished the season with just seven errors.

Everett earned $2.8 million with the Astros last season. His salary with the Twins is expected to be at that level or slightly above.