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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The shake up with the Twins front office means that the plan for creating next season’s roster has changed a lot in the last week. Terry Ryan is going to find the best valued players to fit in to the holes the Twins have at different spots on the roster. There are a variety of [...]
The guys over at TwinsCentric have put together another fantastic Offseason GM Handbook with over 130 pages of great content on the moves the team could make in the coming months. If you enjoy reading about the Twins and you are interested in what the team could look like for next year, I suggest you [...]
The Twins ended their season last night and the only thing left to decide was whether the team would reach the 100-loss mark for the season. A tremendous pitching performance from Carl Pavano and a late inning hits from Denard Span and Trevor Plouffe preventing the team from reaching their 100th loss. It is hard [...]
There have been many struggles this year for the Twins out of the bullpen. The use of multiple closers and inconsistency from various pitchers have characterized the late-inning pitchers for the Twins. The organization also had to deal with the loss of many reliable relief options in the free agency process. The plan for the [...]
Many writers have spoke of the importance of the stretch of games that the Twins find themselves in after the All-Star break. Down the stretch of the 2011 season, the Twins will need to play near perfect baseball to find themselves in contention. The Twins won the first game of their series against the Royals [...]
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