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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It seems like the Twins continue to hit new levels of futility as the season winds to a close. At the end of the season, there are going to be plenty of negatives to look at from all parts of the year. The injuries piled up, the bullpen was unproven, the middle infield was a [...]
The folks over at the Star Tribune had an interesting poll that I passed over yesterday. The poll asks readers, “What’s the Twins’ biggest problem?”and then it gives fans seven choices. There are quite a wide variety of selections to choose from and each one of the choices has been given some votes by the readers. [...]
The last two seasons have seen the Twins insert a young pitcher into their rotation late in the season to give the team a spark for the home stretch. In both of those seasons, the team was fighting for a playoff spot and a division title. Now the Twins find themselves well out of the [...]
Earlier last week, I wrote about the Twins holding Kyle Gibson back from making a start with the Rochester Red Wings. At the time of that post, the injury to Gibson seemed to be some general soreness in the area around his elbow. This seemed like a positive diagnoses since the elbow can be a tough area [...]
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire announced right-hander Scott Baker will begin the season in the starting rotation and right-hander Kevin Slowey will work out of the bullpen. So this is the Twins’ 2011 starting lineup: Carl Pavano Francisco Liriano Nick Blackburn Brian Duensing Scott Baker Slowey arguably has the ability to easily be third in the [...]
With the AL Central locked, Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire officially announced the team’s starting rotation for the playoffs. According to Phil Mackey of 1500 ESPN Twin Cities, Gardenhire said the rotation will consist of Francisco Liriano, Carl Pavano, Brian Duensing, and Nick Blackburn. The only way it changes is if someone, as Mackey put [...]
Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Baker threw a bullpen session Wednesday after being shutdown since Sept. 2 with elbow tendinitis. The Pioneer Press reports the right-hander will not return to the rotation when he is healthy. Manager Ron Gardenhire reportedly said Baker will instead join the bullpen, with pitchers Nick Blackburn and Brian Duensing remaining in [...]
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