Is Morris a HOFer? 2012 is last best chance
Ballots for the National Baseball Hall of Fame were distributed a couple weeks ago and voters have some tough choices ahead of them for the Class of 2012. Among the first time candidates, there are names like Bernie Williams, Javy Lopez, and former Twins player Brad Radke but none of these players are going to [...]
Willingham would add pop, brings line-up into focus
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 [...]
Twins clean up 40-man roster
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 [...]
How long will Willingham wait?
Waiting can be a tough thing to do during the holiday season? Waiting to open gifts… Waiting to travel… Waiting to see family… Or in some cases maybe just waiting for it all to be over… The Twins are in the midst of their own holiday waiting game with their top free agent, Michael Cuddyer. [...]
Friday Link-N-Thinks
This past week might be one of my favorite weeks of the year with the Winter Meetings spitting out a new rumor or story every couple of seconds. Baseball can be forgotten about in the midst of the conclusion of the college football regular season, the start of the college basketball year, and of course [...]
Cuddyer resolution, Rule 5 Draft emphasized in Dallas
It has been a very active couple of days for Major League Baseball at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. To the chagrin of other teams looking to sign free agents, most of the signing action has led players to South Florida and the Miami Marlins. Jose Reyes, Heath Bell, and Mark Buehrle are the three [...]
Slowey saga ends in Minnesota
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 [...]
Was Capps worth losing another prospect?
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 [...]
Twins have plenty on Winter Meeting wish-list
The Winter Meetings mark a time when the focus of the fans and the organization can be on the roster for the upcoming season. In recent years, the Twins have made some important moves and set the ground work for other moves that would shape the players wearing their uniform in the next season. The [...]
Friday Links-N-Thinks
It is the Friday before the start of the Winter Meetings and this means it is the calm right before the storm. There will be plenty of Hot Stove stories coming out of the meetings next week. Will the Twins be able to sign a closer? Could the team trade for a pitcher? Will Michael [...]
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