Posted on December 5th, 2008 by Tony
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, […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2008 by Tony
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 […]
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Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Tony
LaVelle has a really nice read on StarTribune.com today. He breaks down the history and recent events of Denard Span’s career.
Among the highlights is the viewpoint of Assistant GM Rob Antony:
Twins assistant GM Rob Antony admitted Span has played so well that he deserves to stick around when Cuddyer recovers from a sprained left […]
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Posted on April 25th, 2008 by Tony
Thanks to LaVelle for pointing us all to the story in the Democrat and Chronical in Rochester, NY:
[B]ig congratulatory hugs didn’t come until after the game. That’s when Minnesota Twins general manager Bill Smith told Wings closer Bobby Korecky that he was headed to the major leagues for the first time in his career.
Korecky was […]
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Posted on April 24th, 2008 by Tony
Today, Howard Sinker poses an interesting question: Should it be Denard Span who gets sent down when Michael Cuddyer returns to action? Or should it be Carlos Gomez?
Sinker makes a case for both but his case for sending Gomez to AAA is the stronger argument:
“[Gomez] has been totally painful to watch at the […]
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Posted on March 12th, 2008 by admin
The Twins seem to be in a bit of a quandary, and that’s the way Denard Span wants it to remain. Gardenhire made it clear yesterday that Jason Pridie will be used as a utility outfielder if he makes the team — and not as the starting center fielder. That means the competition is now […]
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