Rockies Asking for Too Much

Apparently the Rockies don’t know how the Twins operate.  The team will no sooner take a crazy aggressive deal than they will go out and spend for a top free agent.  One of the Twins organization’s greatest strengths is adherence to a single strategy — they use young, cheap players and occasionally keep a home-grown, […]

Delmon Young… Gone Next Week?

This morning Howard Sinker dropped the biggest hot stove bomb of the off-season so far.  When Gardenhire was asked about the outfield at an event in Fargo yesterday, he said outright that his starting three are Cuddyer, Gomez and Span — presumably leaving Delmon Young as the odd man out.
“Those three guys need to play […]

Minnesota Twins Videos: American League Central Previews

Here are a couple different AL Central Previews for those of you who’d like to see what national media is saying about the Best Division in Baseball IMO.
ESPN AL Central Preview:

Fox Sports AL Central Preview:
Ken Rosenthal is surprisingly upbeat about the Twins in his AL Central Preview. It’s not like he’s claiming they will […]

Minnesota Twins Quotes from Spring Training

Phil Humber on Carlos Gomez:
“I put him on par with (Jose) Reyes. Reyes probably accelerates a little faster, but if you (raced) them first to third, I’ll bet Gomez gets him,” said Humber, a teammate at Binghamton, New Orleans and the Mets. “He covers a lot of ground in the outfield, and on top of […]

Cuddyer New Center Fielder?

Charlie Walters dropped this speculation in the Pioneer Press a couple days ago.   Cuddyer has the arm for it, but not sure that he has the range.  Besides, I like the fact that Cuddy has finally found a position that works for him at the plate.  Doesn’t make sense to move him again and mess […]