Minnesota Twins

Alexi Casilla speaks with FSN after the Twins' 7-6 win over the White Sox. Casilla's 10th-inning single gave the Twins a sweep of Chicago, putting them into first place in the AL Central.

Alexi Casilla talks to FSN after Minnesota's 11-8 win over Tampa Bay. Casilla went 2-for-3, including the game-tying HR in the ninth as the Twins ended a four-game losing skid.

By Aaron(noreply@blogger.com) What are your favorite non-Twins baseball blogs? Does Alexi Casilla have a future with the Twins? Where is a good place to learn about baseball stats in layman's terms? If Liriano doesn't return to 2006 form, what is his role with the Twins?

By Aaron(noreply@blogger.com) Bringing in Cabrera at shortstop and moving Punto to second base while using Harris primarily at third base and sending Alexi Casilla back to Rochester would probably make the Twins slightly better and would definitely make Gardenhire think that the Twins were significantly better. Ho...

By Aaron(noreply@blogger.com) Grudzielanek hit .299/.345/.399 in 86 games with the Royals last year, giving him a .300/.339/.412 line in 336 games since signing with Kansas City in 2006. For comparison, during that same stretch Nick Punto has batted .252/.326/.324 and Brendan Harris is at .275/.331/.408 while Alexi Casilla and M...

By Aaron(noreply@blogger.com) What Happened To All The Bunt Hits?Last year the Twins tied the all-time MLB record for bunt hits in a season with 68, while no other team managed even 40. Carlos Gomez led baseball with 30, which would have ranked sixth among teams, and Alexi Casilla was second in the AL with 16 despite playin...

 MN by Jesse on Jun 13, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in Quick Hits 1 comment In his second stint with the Twins this season, Alexi Casilla hit just .222/.276/.296. It's a real shame. Joe Crede has collected hits in five of his last six games, but is still hitting a ...

 MN A Michael Cuddyer pop-out and a Mike Redmond ground out sandwiched a RBI single from Delmon Young, scoring the pinch-running Alexi Casilla from third. Matt Tolbert worked a walk, a wild pitch scored Young, and Kubel was given a walk of the intentional ...

 MN Alexi Casilla: "Because no matter where we're going, I have to take a separate flight with a connection in Rochester." Denard Span: "Because people keep calling me and singing a song called 'Let's Get Denarded.' IT'S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE GET A LIFE PLEASE ...

By Aaron(noreply@blogger.com) 2. Joe Mauer .436 AVG .519 OBP .845 SLG 3. Justin Morneau .348 AVG .426 OBP .657 SLG 4. Jason Kubel .322 AVG .374 OBP .532 SLGHere's hoping that Ron Gardenhire can resist the urge to fix what isn't broken by jamming Alexi Casilla or Matt Tolbert in there.

After struggling early, it looks like Crede is getting the feel for the game back again, which is good news for the Twins. Another Twin having a strong spring, albeit quietly, is Alexi Casilla. Casilla provided a massive spark to the Twins when he was ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Nick N.) STARTERS C: Joe Mauer 1B: Justin Morneau 2B: Alexi Casilla 3B: Brian Buscher SS: Nick Punto LF: Denard Span CF: Carlos Gomez RF: Michael Cuddyer DH: Jason Kubel BENCH C: Mike Redmond IF: Brendan Harris IF: Matt Tolbert OF: Delmon Young

By Leslie Monteiro Carlos Gomez and Alexi Casilla are on base often with Joe Mauer driving them home. Justin Morneau is a threat when he is at the plate. Jason Kubel, Michael Cuddyer, Brian Buscher, and Delmon Young are hitting well. Nick Punto, Denard Span, and Brendan Harris have gotten into the act also.

By Leslie Monteiro Everyone in the lineup is hitting the ball right now. The Twins are not just relying on Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer to win games. It’s everybody for the most part. Guys like Alexi Casilla, Brendan Harris, Brian Buscher, Michael Cuddyer, Jason Kubel, Delmon Young and Craig Monroe are contrib...

Washington Nationals' Felipe Lopez, left, catches Minnesota Twins' Alexi Casilla stealing in the second inning of a baseball game on Thursday, June 19, 2008, in Minneapolis.

By Leslie Monteiro Sabathia’s jam came in the first inning when he had Carlos Gomez and Alexi Casilla on base to start the inning. He got out of it when Joe Mauer flied out, and when he got the double play with Morneau flied out, and Gomez getting doubled off.

By Administrator 4. Alexi Casilla, 2B. Like Slowey, Casilla is no longer a rookie, per se, but he is on this list because he didn’t really crack the major league roster on a permanent basis in 2007. In spite of his struggles when he made his cameo in Minnesota, it is important to remember that he remains a prospect...

By Leslie Monteiro Here are some questions that Twins fans will be interested to know 1) Can Francisco Liriano be effective and healthy? 3) Can Joe Mauer be healthy for the entire season? 6) Will Joe Nathan be a Twin the entire season and beyond? 7) Who will play second? Alexi Casilla or Brendan Harris?