After the long holiday weekend, the news has been slow-moving in regards to the Twins. This was not unexpected as the organization usually takes some time off during the holiday season. The baseball world has continued to swirl as the beginning of the new year is fast approaching. By turning of the calendar to the [...]
In a season marked with many negative headlines around the Twins, it is hard to pick out the best moments from the past 12 months. The team struggled through so many up-and-down moments and there were multiple story lines that will be remembered in the annals of Twins lore. The theme for the 2011 version [...]
As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, we are asked to take part in a few different voting exercises throughout the year. We pick out the top players in each end of the year award category, we vote for the starters in the All-Star Game, and we submit a ballot for the Hall-of-Fame during [...]
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 [...]
It is the eve of Christmas Eve and there are many people setting out on their travels to visit family and friends. I hope all readers of NoDak Twins enjoy their time with family and friends. It is a wonderful time of the year and it means the start of the baseball season is fast [...]
It was Christmas Eve and the sun had set long ago over the offices of Target Field. Terry Ryan sat behind his desk scouring over the latest list of free agents pitchers as he tried to find the final pieces to complete the Twins roster for the coming spring. He was burning the midnight oil and [...]
At the beginning of last week, the writers at Big League Stew put together a list of the top ten injury comebacks to watch in 2012. There were names like Buster Posey, Ryan Howard and Johan Santana but the obvious duo from the Twins was Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. Each of these players will be [...]
For the second time in less than a week, the Twins saw a long-time player leave the organization as a free agent. Last week, Michael Cuddyer headed to Colorado and signed a 3-year deal worth $30 million with the Rockies. Reports surfaced yesterday morning that Jason Kubel signed a two-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in the neighborhood of $15 million with a [...]
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 [...]
Most of the Twins news of the week was centered around the names of Michael Cuddyer and Josh Willingham. Rumors swirled earlier in the week that the Twins were close to signing Mr. Willingham but the official word from the club did not get released until Thursday. It would seem that the Twins were now out [...]
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