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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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Twins exercise 2011 option for Cuddyer

07 Nov 2009 09:48:53 PST

The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011. Cuddyer hit a career-high 32 home ...

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Minnesota Twins pick up Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011

07 Nov 2009 09:35:57 PST

Written by Associated Press
The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.

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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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Twins trade Gomez to Brewers for shortstop Hardy

06 Nov 2009 09:35:57 PST

Outfielder Carlos Gomez had been with the Twins since February 2008. Nicknamed "Go-Go," he brought excitement to the team with his blazing speed and defensive skills, but also frustrated coaches and fans with his lapses.

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Twins Trade Gomez for Hardy

06 Nov 2009 08:38:46 PST

Written by Nick N.(noreply@blogger.com)
Bill Smith made his first big offseason splash today, sending Carlos Gomez to the Brewers in return for shortstop J.J. Hardy, who was a suggested trade acquisition in my offseason blueprint. The deal swaps two players who both saw their value drop with rough seasons in 2009, though surely Ha...

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Minnesota Twins news and blogs - November 11, 2009

11 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.

• Twins fans clean out the Dome -- from Twins
• Twins Exercise 2011 Option on Cuddyer -- by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT > Minnesota Twins
• Twins Exercise Option on Cuddyer -- by By REUTERS from NYT > Minnesota Twins
• Milwaukee Brewers trade SS J.J. Hardy for Minnesota Twins' CF Carlos Gomez -- by ESPN.com news services from ESPN.com - MLB
• Twins Acquire All - Star Hardy In Trade With Brewers -- by By REUTERS from NYT > Minnesota Twins
• The Importance of Foresight -- by Nick N.(noreply@blogger.com) from Nick's Twins Blog
• -- by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com) from AaronGleeman.com
• Not Always Such Sweet Sorrow -- by Nick N.(noreply@blogger.com) from Nick's Twins Blog
• -- by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com) from AaronGleeman.com
• The Road to Contraction, Part 1 -- by Scot from Coffeyville Whirlwind

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The Road to Contraction, Part 2

03 Nov 2009 16:40:11 PST

Written by Scot
That same day, a Hennepin County district judge issued a temporary order barring Major League Baseball and the Minnesota Twins from breaking their Metrodome lease by eliminating the Twins. The order came after the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission requested a permanent inju...

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01 Nov 2009 02:06:36 PST

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Realistic Free Agent Options: Second BaseProjecting which free agents the Twins will go after is difficult because their pursuit of low-cost options depends upon how the market shakes out and who drops into their price range. In the past five years they've also wasted money on a lengthy l...

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20 Oct 2009 15:07:58 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
In other words the money paid to Sano may be massive in the context of prospect signing bonuses, but $3.15 million is still less than Nick Punto made this season (and will make next year). If one of Sano, Gibson, Kepler, or Polanco turns into a starting-caliber MLB player the $12 million inves...

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Twins' focus: New ballpark, increased payroll?

12 Oct 2009 18:03:10 PDT

Catcher Joe Mauer's plans changed Sunday night. He wanted to play baseball into early November, but now that the Minnesota Twins' ...

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Gomez' mishap costs Twins in Game 2

09 Oct 2009 17:07:00 PDT

Carlos Gomez is one of the most energetic players on the pesky Minnesota Twins. He's also one of the biggest challenges for manager Ron Gardenhire. Carlos Gomez is one of the most energetic players on the pesky Minnesota Twins. He's also one of the biggest challenges for manager Ron Gardenhi...

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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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06 Sep 2009 00:28:39 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Spencer Fordin of MLB.com wrote a good piece on Matt Wieters struggling to live up to the massive hype as a rookie. Some people referred to him as "Joe Mauer with power" when the Orioles called him up in late May, but a) Wieters is hitting just .264/.310/.368 through 71 games, and b) Joe Mauer is now...

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30 Aug 2009 00:42:22 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Twins Add Rauch, Mahay To BullpenIt took 15 months in the wake of Pat Neshek's elbow injury last May, but the Twins finally addressed the bullpen by adding a veteran setup man over the weekend. In fact, they added two within the same hour Friday afternoon. Left-hander Ron Mahay, who'd been de...

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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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Twins demote Jesse Crain to Rochester

16 Jun 2009 20:06:12 PDT

MN Even when Crain's stats were good I always thought he was terrible in clutch situations. Why did Gardy put him??? WHYYYYYYYYYYY!!!??!? The Twins have optioned struggling relief pitcher Jesse Crain to Class AAA Rochester. Crain was 2-3 with an 8.15 ERA ...

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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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Podcast: MLB Week 22: Instant replay debuts; Floridians don’t care about the Rays; Alvarez walks away from $6 million

28 Aug 2008 17:41:16 PDT

The world is upside down in Major League Baseball this week, starting with the debut of instant replay for big league umpires and the AL East’s top team (the Rays) drawing 13,000 in their home ballpark in August. The Pitch tears apart both issues, as well as the Pirates’ second-overall MLB d...

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Podcast: MLB Week 17: Braves bowing out? Author Eric Seidman argues for proper usage of stats; When to pitch from the stretch

24 Jul 2008 17:57:01 PDT

Hosts Joe Aiello and Brandon Rosage also assess Steve Bartman’s decision to turn down $25,000 for an autograph session, Vicente Padilla’s value on the shallow pitching market, whether Cesar Izturis should quit hitting for good, Francisco Liriano’s long-shot grievance with the Twin...

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Podcast: 2008 MLB Season Preview: Minnesota Twins

06 Mar 2008 15:15:01 PST

After the loss of Johan Santana to trade with the Mets and the departure of the team’s leading batter from 2007, Torii Hunter, Minnesota has a lot of questions for 2008. The Pitch welcomes Twins Nation’s Kris Richardson to to take a stab at answering those questions in the Minnesota Twins ed...

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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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Podcast: Open Thread - Game 150: Tigers (82-67) vs. Twins (72-76)

16 Sep 2007 11:30:01 PDT

Written by Ian Casselberry
I feel like I may have jinxed the Tigers last Sunday when using the "s" word. Instead, the Mariners hung a 14-7 loss on the Tigers and Jeremy Bonderman's elbow inflamed with pain, making us weep. So there will be no "s" word used today. I will just point out that Detroit has a chance to win a thir...

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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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Podcast: Twins 1B Morneau suffers broken nose

13 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT

The Twins Justin Morneau left Saturdays game against Detroit in the eighth inning after breaking his nose.

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Podcast: Twins' gift is violation of MLB rule

24 Apr 2007 23:00:00 PDT

Torii Hunter was so happy last fall when Kansas Citys seasonending victory against Detroit gave Minnesota the division title that he vowed to buy a bottle of champagne for each of the Royals.

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