Twins shouldn’t pay for a “proven” closer
Joe Nathan has exited the Twins organization for the greener pastures of free agency and this means the Twins are eagerly searching for his replacement. The free agent market is full of pitchers with closing experience and that should work out well in favor of the Twins. Terry Ryan has already come out and said the [...]
Dissecting the 2012 Twins HOF Ballot
In a post published yesterday by Seth Stohs of SethSpaks.net, he looked at the 18 names on the ballot for the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame. There are already 23 members of the organization’s Hall of Fame and it seems to be the trend that at least one person will get in every year. A 54 [...]
Would the Twins consider Liriano for closer?
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 [...]
Hot Stove Report: Broxton, Nathan, Cuddyer
Twins are one of ten teams in on Broxton With the free agent departure of Joe Nathan, the Twins are looking for a new closer for the 2012 season. One of the most intriguing names on the free agent market could be Jonathan Broxton. He has struggled through some injuries during the last two season [...]
Friday Links-N-Thinks
Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all of the visitors of NoDak Twins Fan. I hope your holiday weekend has been full of great times with family and friends. It’s Black Friday and many have spent the early hours of the day trying to find the greatest deals on the market. The Twins have also spent the [...]
New CBA changes free agent compensation
Entering this offseason, the Twins had three ranked free agents that would be hitting the open market for the first time in their careers. Michael Cuddyer, Jason Kubel, and Matt Capps are all eligible to sign with other teams but there was the possibility of the Twins getting draft pick compensation for the loss of [...]
Did Santana deserve the MVP Award?
With Justin Verlander being named the 2011 American League Most Valuable Player yesterday, there has been some that have contemplated the thought that other pitchers should have been given more consideration for MVP since the last starter won in 1986. There have been some spectacular seasons by pitchers who were not given the MVP because [...]
Nathan signs two-year deal with Rangers
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 [...]
Hot Stove Report: Doumit, Cuddyer, Kubel, Nathan
Doumit signs one-year deal with Twins The Twins put another check mark on their offseason wish list over the weekend with the signing of catcher Ryan Doumit to a one-year $3 million deal. The former Pittsburgh Pirate is a versatile player who can play catcher, right field, and first base. He is also a switch [...]
Friday Links-N-Thinks
Well folks, how is everyone doing without any baseball to watch every night? Last night I found myself wondering what time the Twins game started. Even with the cold temperatures, I still want the baseball season to be running at full force. Lucky for all of us, the free agent hot stove has heated up [...]
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