2011 offseason

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Twins Free Agency Advice: Closers are a Waste of Money!

With Joe Nathan gone, the Twins are making noises about replacing him with a proven closer. This is a bad idea for multiple reasons. First, as many have pointed out, the most successful closers in team…Read More

Twins Free Agency Watch: Edwin Jackson and Jeff Francis

Jeff Francis and Edwin Jackson are on the Twins’ radar, according to reports. Let’s ignore Francis for a minute and concentrate on Jackson. This means one of two things: either the good folks…Read More

Ron Santo wins Fansided Hall of Fame vote

Former Cubs third baseman Ron Santo waited his whole life to get into the Hall of Fame. Sadly, he died last year without ever getting that chance. But the writers of the Fansided MLB network have done…Read More

Pick up the Pace

Baseball is about to get interesting again, and you can rest assured that Puckett’s Pond will be here to comment, clarify, and complain about all the offseason news that’s guaranteed to happen……Read More

Should Matt Capps Be Brought Back?

The Twins are strongly considering bringing Matt Capps back. Capps went 4-7 with a 4.25 ERA and 15 saves for the Twins last year. With the departure of Joe Nathan, there is no other experienced closer…Read More

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What Still Needs to be Done?

By their normal standards the Twins have had a very busy November so far. They’ve added free agents…Read More

About Nathan

It seems that more than a few Twins fans are angry with the team for not re-signing Joe Nathan. They…Read More

Trade Target: Matt Garza

Continuing the occasional series on starting pitchers the Twins might target on the trade market. Earlier…Read More

New Twins and a Full 40 Man Roster

Twins Territory is abuzz with the exciting news that the Twins have signed Jason Bulger! Just kidding.…Read More

Phil Dumatrait is Back

The Twins re-signed Phil Dumatrait today. No official word on the terms of the deal, but Joe Christiansen…Read More

Jamey Carroll and RBIs

There is no such thing as an MLB transaction that pleases all of a team’s fans. No matter how big…Read More

Trade Target: Johnny Cueto

  No rumor is too small this time of year. Especially now that obvious trade target Jonathan Sanchez…Read More

Twins Reach Agreement With Jamey Carroll

According to news reports, the Twins have reached an agreement with infielder Jamey Carroll for a two…Read More

Twins Rebuild in Progress?

Amid the excitement caused by Terry Ryan’s return, it was easy to overlook one potentially alarming…Read More

Terry Ryan Strikes Back!

Wow, what a turnaround! Six weeks after the end of a terrible Twins season, during which we repeatedly…Read More

Phillies Going After Cuddyer

If this weekend’s rumor mill is to be believed, the Philadelphia Phillies really want to sign Michael…Read More

The Retread Starting Pitchers

It always makes a great story when a formerly great player who has been forgotten by time overcomes his…Read More

Trade Target: Jonathan Sanchez

You may have noticed that the Twins need a starting pitcher. Because I’m such a helpful guy, I’ve…Read More

Offseason Book Review: TwinsCentric Offseason GM Handbook

The offseason is a great time to catch up on your reading. With the World Series over, there are no more…Read More

Trade Target: Wandy Rodriguez

The World Series is over, which means that the 2011 baseball season is officially dead. Good riddance!…Read More