The Twins and infielder Alexi Casilla agreed to a one-year $865,000 contract, avoiding arbitration, according to Jon Heyman of SportsIllustrated.com. Casilla, 26, earned $437,500 last season as a bench player. With the departures of shortstop J.J. Hardy and second baseman Orlando Hudson, Casilla is expected to start in the middle infield. In limited playing time last [...]
OK – I’m sorry about the long time away. I’ve been under the weather and busy with obligations that affect my career. I’ll be slowly coming back up to speed with updates. The Minnesota Twins confirmed they were awarded as the top bidder for Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka of the Chiba Lotte Marines. The Twins should [...]
The Minnesota Twins are playing Wednesday’s game with several players banged up and out of the starting lineup. Phil Mackey of 1500 ESPN Twin Cities gave the low-down on the team’s current injury report. Each player mentioned on this list is considered day-to-day. Outfielder/DH Jason Kubel was hit by pitch on left wrist, and though X-rays [...]
Two injuries happened on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners. Minnesota Twins second baseman Orlando Hudson left in the top of the first inning with a sprained right ankle sustained while leading off from first base. He is listed as day to day. Designated hitter Jim Thome left after one at-bat with lower back stiffness. Thome [...]
In case you missed it, second baseman Orlando Hudson was activated from the disabled list. Right-hander Anthony Slama was optioned to Triple-A Rochester to make room for Casilla on the active roster. Hudson’s arrival could not come at a better time since infielder Alexi Casilla will be out for a few games after spraining his [...]
Minnesota Twins second baseman Orlando Hudson is expected to return from the DL on Sunday, according to John Barone of MLB.com. Hudson was on a 15-day DL for a right oblique strain and has not played since July 23. He took batting practice left-handed prior to Friday’s series opener against the Indians at Progressive Field. “He [...]
Minnesota Twin’s second baseman Orlando Hudson left Thursday’s game in the ninth inning when collided with Los Angeles Angels’ shortstop Erick Aybar while sliding into second base. Kelsie Smith of the Pioneer Press reports that Hudson is fine and is expected to be in the lineup Friday in Chicago. Hudson was just “a little woozy” [...]
The Minnesota Twins waived outfielder Jason Pridie in order to make room for recently signed second baseman Orlando Hudson on the 40-man roster. Pridie was quickly picked up by the New York Mets. The big news is the Twins signed former Twin outfielder Jacque Jones to a minor-league deal with a Spring Training invite. Jones [...]
Minnesota Twins’ GM Bill Smith said the team does not expect to add more players/salary this offseason during a conference call Friday afternoon. “I think we’re getting toward the upper [payroll] extremes of where we can be,” Smith said. “We’re excited to take this team to Fort Myers.” This likely means the Twins will not [...]
The Minnesota Twins announced they have signed free-agent second baseman Orlando Hudson, according to the team press release. The terms of the deal were not immediately announced, but multiple Internet reports say it’s a one-year deal worth $5 million. The deal is believed to include award bonuses that would increase the value of the deal. [...]
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