With the signing of Jason Marquis during last week, the Twins roster for the 2012 season is close to being finalized. There is a small amount of room in the payroll to possibly add a bullpen arm but only time will tell if the Twins move in this direction. The pieces of the line-up are [...]
The past week saw the Twins make one of their biggest free agent decisions in recent memory. With the signing of free agent outfielder Josh Willingham to a multi-year contract, the Twins made a conscious effort to cut ties with Michael Cuddyer and move the team in a new direction. Cuddyer was offered a larger [...]
The Twins were stuck between a rock and a hard place over the course of the last week as the team waited for a decision on the three-year, $24 million contract offer they had proposed to free agent right-fielder Michael Cuddyer. Since being a first round selection of the Twins in 1997, Cuddyer has only [...]
The Twins did a little housecleaning to their 40-man roster on Monday with midnight being the deadline for non-tendering players. The players who were arbitration eligible included Alexi Casilla, Francisco Liriano, Jose Mijares, and Glen Perkins. Kevin Slowey would have also been included in the group if he had not been traded to the Rockies [...]
On Tuesday afternoon, the Twins completed a move that many thought would be accomplished before the trading deadline in July. Kevin Slowey was traded to the Rockies for a player to be named later. The Denver Post threw out the name of Class A right-hander Parker Frazier as a possible candidate for the player to be [...]
Word came out of the Winter Meetings on Monday night that the Twins had agreed to terms with free agent relief pitcher Matt Capps. From the sounds of most of the reports, it is a one-year deal for $4.5 million with a $6 million option for a second year with a $250,000 buyout. The asking price had [...]
With the recent news that Joe Nathan has signed a free agent contract with the Texas Rangers, the Twins are now trying to sort out who will be the team’s closer for the 2012 campaign. In yesterday’s post, I wrote briefly about the Twins considering Jonathan Broxton for a late inning role with the team. If the [...]
The Twins will enter Spring Training next year for the first time in eight season without Joe Nathan slated to be the team’s closer. Reports surfaced on Monday night that the Twins all-time saves leader had signed a free agent contract with the Texas Rangers. The deal is for two seasons and $14.5 million with a club [...]
The Phillies agreed to a one-year deal with former Twins designated hitter Jim Thome. According to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com, the Phillies are “in serious pursuit” of Twins free-agent outfielder Michael Cuddyer. Cuddyer is expected to receive and reject an arbitration offer from the Twins. As a Type A free agent, in order to sign Cuddyer, Philadelphia would have to [...]
For fans of the Twins and for fans of Major League Baseball, it has been no secret to say a healthy Joe Mauer is one of the best players in the sport. In the course of his eight year career, he has redefined the catching position with his ability to hit for average and win [...]
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