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11 Nov 2009 14:30:01 PST

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Mark DeRosa: After a career-year in 2008 the Cubs traded DeRosa to the Indians for a trio of mid-level prospects. He had a nice first half as Cleveland collapsed, hitting .270/.342/.457, and was then dealt to St. Louis for two nice relief prospects. Unfortunately for the Cardinals he suffered a...

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09 Nov 2009 01:22:44 PST

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Stumbling across this stuff is always fun: Six years ago I ranked the top 50 prospects in baseball for The Hardball Times, and Hardy and Delmon Young were back-to-back at 30 and 29. Also of interest to Twins fans from that list? Huber at 44, Jesse Crain at 34, Justin Morneau at 12, and Mauer in t...

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Opinion: Wasting No Time

08 Nov 2009 04:39:40 PST

Written by Nick N.(noreply@blogger.com)
The Twins are getting a solid defensive shortstop in Hardy, but his potential contribution as an offensive player is unknown at best. After having two above average seasons in 2007 and 2008, including an All Star appearance in 2007, Hardy's stat line at the plate declined dramatically in...

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Opinion:

06 Nov 2009 12:12:47 PST

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Twins Give Up On Gomez, Get Hardy From BrewersTwo winters ago the Twins got Carlos Gomez from the Mets as the centerpiece of the Johan Santana trade and made the 22-year-old Torii Hunter's replacement in center field despite little evidence that he was ready. He predictably struggled, ba...

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Opinion:

13 Sep 2009 04:47:23 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Wherever he ends up defensively the Twins are incredibly lucky to have Span atop the lineup, because his high batting average, patient approach, and fantastic on-base percentage make him a near-perfect fit there and if not for his presence Gardenhire would no doubt be tempted to put two...

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Opinion:

27 Jul 2009 07:45:02 PDT

Written 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...

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Minnesota Twins news and blogs - November 21, 2009

21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Minnesota Twins news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Spring Cleaning -- by noreply@blogger.com (Nick N.) from Nick & Nick's Twins Blog
• Opinion: 2008 Prediction Results -- by noreply@blogger.com (Nick N.) from Nick & Nick's Twins Blog
• Opinion: Liriano roughed up in Twins' loss -- from MLB.com
• Opinion: The Biggest Disappointment -- by noreply@blogger.com (Nick N.) from Nick & Nick's Twins Blog
• Opinion: American League Game Capsules -- from Sports Network
• Opinion: White Sox will confidently pit their young pitchers against the Twins' -- from Pioneer Press
• Trade Deadline Preview -- by noreply@blogger.com (Nick N.) from Nick & Nick's Twins Blog
• Opinion: State of the Pitching Staff -- by noreply@blogger.com (Nick N.) from Nick & Nick's Twins Blog
• Opinion: Thoughts From the Opener -- by Nick N. from Nick & Nick's Twins Blog
• Opinion: Rough seas will lead to smooth sailing -- by Dan Carey from Twins Killings

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Opinion: Twins pick Gibson in 1st round of MLB draft | KXNet.com North ...

09 Jun 2009 17:17:31 PDT

AP By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins have selected pitcher Kyle Gibson of the University of Missouri with the 22nd pick in the first round. Gibson has a stress fracture in his throwing arm and might not be able to ...

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09 Jun 2009 04:03:39 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
While considered one of the draft's elite pitchers Gibson doesn't project as an ace, but everyone from Baseball America and MLB.com to ESPN and Baseball Prospectus seems to agree that he's capable of becoming a solid No. 2 or No. 3 starter and will be on the fast track to the big leagues once he g...

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Opinion:

04 Jun 2009 20:42:17 PDT

Written 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.

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Opinion:

07 Jan 2009 22:03:30 PST

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Plus, 66 innings of a 1.23 ERA, 72-to-11 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and .189 opponent's batting average is plenty sick and earned Delaney the award for Minor League Reliever of the Year from MiLB.com. Slama was a 39th-round pick, but Delaney actually went undrafted following a modest career...

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Opinion: 1991 Game 51: Baltimore Orioles (18-29) @ Minnesota Twins (25-25)

01 Dec 2008 00:00:18 PST

Written by Scot
Box Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Oakland Athletics 50 30 20 0 .600 - 257 244 Texas Rangers 44 26 18 0 .591 1.0 237 206 California Angels 49 28 21 0 .571 1.5 231 188 Seattle Mariners 49 26 23 0 .531 3.5 211 203 Minnesota Twins 51 26 25 0 .510 4.5 211 209 Chicago White Sox 47 22 25 0 .468 6.5 188 228 Kansas City Royals 48 21 2...

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Opinion: Casey at the Bat

07 Oct 2008 22:14:13 PDT

Written by Nick N.(noreply@blogger.com)
lt;div>I've spent the last two days discussing the pros and cons relating to a couple of potential offseason free agent targets for the Twins. Today I will discuss one more, and it's a name that most fans around here should be familiar with: Casey Blake. He's spent the majority of his care...

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Opinion: Nick Nelson vs. Keith Law

02 Oct 2008 22:00:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Nick N.)
Clint (Grand Island NE): With one year of additional experience under there belts, where do you see the Twins finishing next year? AL pennant? Mary (Okoboji, IA): Ron Gardenhire for Manager of the year? If he doesnt win, he definitely should get top 3, right?

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Opinion:

12 Sep 2008 00:25:15 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
If you ignore the matching opponents and the three-game series against each other at the Metrodome during the final week of the season, the schedules essentially boil down to this: The Twins play three games against the Royals, three games against the Orioles, and four games against the...

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Opinion:

10 Sep 2008 15:08:58 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Joe Mauer 2008 .328Over the 15 seasons from 1964 to 1978, Rod Carew and Tony Oliva combined to win 10 batting titles, including six in seven years from Carew. Not surprisingly Carew is the Twins' all-time leader in batting average at .334, followed by Kirby Puckett (.318) and Mauer (.317). No. 4 on...

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Opinion: Keeping the Cats in the Bag

01 Jul 2008 23:56:43 PDT

Written by Nick N.(noreply@blogger.com)
The litany of lost runners on the basepaths somewhat masks the fact that the Twins had a pretty good night against left-handed starter Nate Robertson, which is not insignificant. With Michael Cuddyer already on the disabled list, Ron Gardenhire elected to bench two of his other prominen...

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Opinion: When It Rains, It Pours

08 May 2008 22:00:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Nick N.)
It's been a roller-coaster of a week for the Twins. During the weekend, they pulled off an impressive sweep over the high-powered Tigers at the Metrodome, extending a win streak to five games and launching themselves into first place in the division. Then, on Tuesday, they played their wor...

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Month in Review: April

01 May 2008 22:00:00 PDT

Written by Nick N.
The Twins offense has been just miserable through 27 games. They've scored fewer runs than any American League team other than the Royals. (The Twins are at 102, the Royals are at 101. The lowest-scoring AL team outside of those two is Toronto, with 116.) The Twins rank last in the AL in on-base p...

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Offseason in Review

21 Feb 2008 22:00:00 PST

Written by Nick N.
Trading for Monroe was not a bad idea in and of itself. He's a decent player with some pop and the ability to hit lefties. The problem is that the Twins will end up paying Monroe $3.82 million this season, which is way too much for a guy who hit .219/.268/.370 last year. Granted, payroll is far from an is...

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Opinion:

21 Dec 2007 08:57:20 PST

Written by Aaron
Of course, like many of the truly great defensive players in baseball history Everett is also a horrible hitter. Despite calling a hitter-friendly ballpark home, playing in a weaker league, and getting 10 percent of his career walks thanks to batting in front of the pitcher, Everett has h...

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Rule 5 Review

06 Dec 2007 18:25:40 PST

Written by RJ Anderson
Last year the A's plucked Jay Marshall in the Rule 5, this year Fernando Hernandez will likely be more successful. Described as "Matt Guerrier with attitude," Hernandez couldn't land a shot with one of the worst pens in the league up in Chicago for whatever reasons.

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Opinion: 2008 Top 5 Twins Wishes

02 Oct 2007 09:07:38 PDT

Written by Matthew Whipps
Yesterday I posted a link to a column of a fellow Twins writer who I read daily. He had an excellent article about his Twins off season wish list. There was a great comment on my post from ScottyB who also laid out his ideas. Both made excellent suggestions. Since I essentially blew all my ideas res...

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Opinion: Life Without Johan

24 Aug 2007 11:05:12 PDT

Written by Matthew Whipps
Now I know this is a subject that Twins fans everywhere cringe at the thought of, but the sad reality of it is we need to start preparing for the inevitable: Johan Santana will no longer be a Minnesota Twin after his contract expires. I mean sure, theres always a chance the Twins could fork over...

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Opinion: What About Matt Tolbert?

11 Aug 2007 23:13:23 PDT

Written by Matthew Whipps
Over the past few weeks, there have been a lot of questions swirling around Twins Territory. Why didnt we make any moves at the trade deadline? Why did we trade Luis Castillo for a couple of never-will-bes? Why cant this offense put up even the smallest amount of fight? And most recently, Why...

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Opinion: The Cleveland Indians vs. The Detroit Tigers Part One: The Position Players

02 Jul 2007 06:13:09 PDT

Written by Mike Pindelski
Barring any ridiculously strong second half's from the Twins, White Sox or Royals it appears the race for the American League Central division will be a two team dogfight between the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers. The edge goes to Cleveland.

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