The agent for Mark DeRosa, Keith Grunewald, was quoted yesterday saying the Twins are one of a dozen teams that have inquired about the type B free agent:
Of the Dodgers’ interest in DeRosa, Grunewald said, “The interest is mutual.” But the agent said that the Dodgers are one of a dozen teams that have asked about DeRosa, […]
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News flash #1: the Minnesota Twins do not typically make a splash in free agency.
News flash #2: we, the fans, should not sit our hands and accept that anymore — we funded the lion’s share of their new money making machine, Target Field. We have the right to demand the best team possible because post-season […]
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Update: 11/12/09 9:35am
Apparently, Charley Walters jumped the gun in his peice yesterday, according to Joe C at the Star Tribune. He spoke w/ the Baby Jesus himself:
“I’ve been thinking about things like that, but to tell you the truth, we haven’t really started [negotiating with the Twins],” Mauer said late Wednesday in a phone interview.
“It’s […]
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Carl Pavano’s agent seems to be jockeying for leverage, adding the Indians to the mix of teams Pavano prefers today.
But I don’t see why or how Pavano, 33, would return to Cleveland in full rebuilding mode. He was a high reward, low risk gamble for the Tribe last year and it paid off, but that’s […]
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Manager Ron Gardenhire gave Sid a mini-scoop yesteraday:
Ron Gardenhire is excited about the acquisition of shortstop J.J. Hardy from Milwaukee for Carlos Gomez, but the Twins manager said he has encouraged General Manager Billy Smith to also bring back free-agent infielder Orlando Cabrera, who hit over .300 in the last part of the season.
“Gomez, I […]
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Michael Cuddyer’s career with the Twins has seemed a bit bumpy. Maybe its because he’s shifted all over the field. Maybe its because it took so long for him to lock down a permanent spot. Or that his 2008 season was lost to injuries.
Whatever the reason, heading into the 2009 season Twins fans were way […]
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The Twins made a big splash to start the offseason by trading GoGo to the Brewers for shortstop J.J. Hardy. It’s a great trade for the Twins because they dealt from arguably their only position of surplus — they have young OFs in the minor league system and enough MLB starters to field a strong […]
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