The Minnesota Twins agreed to send shortstop J.J. Hardy and infielder Brendan Harris to the Baltimore Orioles for minor-league pitchers Jim Hoey and Brett Jacobson, according to Scott Miller of CBS Sports. The inclusion of Harris in the deal is likely a move by the Twins to dump his 2011 salary of $1.75 million. Hardy is [...]
The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Nick Punto on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 16. Punto has a strained right hip flexor, and had been hoping to sit out just a few games and avoid the DL. The Twins will recall infielder Luke Hughes from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday to fill the roster spot. [...]
Minnesota Twins’ infielder Nick Punto appears to be lock as the starting third baseman heading into Spring Training, with second base and shortstop filled by moves made this offseason from GM Bill Smith. There is something special about Punto, because fans either love him or hate his guts completely. Regardless of what people feel about [...]
Minnesota Twins’ GM Bill Smith told the Pioneer Press that he is comfortable with the in-house options for third base. Joe Christensen (Star Tribune) said via Twitter that he got hints that free-agent third baseman Joe Crede won’t be back, even with another incentive-laden deal. The Twins signed infielder Brendan Harris this offseason to a [...]
Joe Christensen (Star Tribune) posted an update about the contract details of Minnesota Twins’ infielder Brendan Harris and pitcher Francisco Liriano. Francisco Liriano’s one-year, $1.6 million deal includes up to $100,000 in incentives. He can reach those incentives two ways — as a starter or as a reliever. He’ll receive $25,000 payments when he hits [...]
Joe Christensen (Star Tribune) reported via Twitter that the Minnesota Twins agreed to all eight arbitration-eligible players. We already blogged about the contract agreements of shortstop J.J. Hardy, outfielder Delmon Young and pitcher Carl Pavano. We will update this blog when the contract terms for pitcher’s Francisco Liriano, Jesse Crain, Pat Neshek, Matt Guerrier, and [...]
Aaron Gleeman (AG.com) posted a blog listing five free-agents he believes are “realistic” options for the Minnesota Twins’ starting third base position. Gleeman took into account the overall market and despite the Twins’ history of bargain-shopping for “washed-up” veterans, he considers these five free-agents as players the Twins should pursue. Here are the players he [...]
Joe Christensen (Star Tribune) reports the Minnesota Twins cut third baseman Brian Buscher from their 40-man roster, outrighting him to Class AAA Rochester. There is a chance Buscher could opt to remain in the organization, but it doesn’t seem likely. Buscher can become a minor-league free agent 16 days after the World Series. Buscher, 28, [...]
The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Joe Crede on the 15-day DL, retroactive to August 22, with a lower back strain. Catcher Jose Morales will be called up from AAA Rochester to take Crede’s spot on the major league roster. Recent reports are saying Crede’s back is showing signs of getting better, but the Twins [...]
Second baseman Mark Grudzielanek is currently playing in the minors, hitting .278 in a combined 10 games between rookie-ball and AA New Britain. Grudzielanek was signed last month in hopes of joining the Minnesota Twins sometime this year, if Twin’s second basemen continue to struggle both offensively and defensively. It seems likely that we will [...]
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