The Minnesota Twins released pitcher Bobby Keppel Monday, according to the team’s official website. Keppel will reportedly play in Japan next season. The 27-year-old posted a 4.83 ERA over 37 appearances for the Twins in 2009. A few months back, Keppel was linked to the Hanshin Tigers, and it appears that is the team he [...]
NPB Tracker blog reports a Japanese baseball club may be interested in a couple players who have been on the Minnesota Twin’s major league roster this year. The blog states that former Seattle Mariners’ catcher Kenji Johjima may have helped scout and compile a list for the Hanshin Tigers, the team he recently signed on [...]
Minnesota Twins pitchers Kevin Mulvey and Bobby Keppel will have different roles heading into the second half of this season. Mulvey mentioned in Joe Christensen’s (Star Tribune) article that he will take on a long-relief role for the Twins despite having all 75 of his minor league appearances come as a starter. “I was a [...]
Bob Elliot (Toronto Sun) notes in his article that the Minnesota Twins are interested in Blue Jays’ relievers Scott Downs and Brandon League. The Twins could make a deal for their 12-man pitching staff they plan on using after the All-Star break. Of course, I did some research. Scott Downs, 33, is a set-up reliever [...]
Minnesota Twins’ relief pitcher Bobby Keppel is pitching great in his long-relief role. Keppel pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings against the New York Yankees for his fourth relief appearance, Wednesday. The right hander has yet to give up an earned run in 11 1/3 innings of work since being called up late June. His recent [...]
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