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Indians Series Summary (4/24-4/26)

The Twins won two of the three games in their series against the Cleveland Indians. Minnesota is now 9-10 and remains in 4th place in the division. Friday 4/24 Matchup: Fausto Carmona vs. Nick Blackburn The…Read More

Red Sox Series Summary (4/21-4/22)

The Twins lost both games of the two game series against the Boston Red Sox.  Minnesota is now 7-9 and remains in 4th place in the division. Tuesday 4/21 Game postponed until Wednesday due to weather. Wednesday…Read More

Joe Mauer and Philip Humber

Joe Mauer quick hits: On Monday in Fort Myers, Mauer went 1-3 with a double and 2 walks during a simulated game. Yesterday Mauer went 2-6 in an extended spring training game. Tomorrow he will play in…Read More

AL Central Preview (Part 3)

Now that I’ve broken down and ranked the individual components of each team in the division, it is time to tally the rankings, examine the teams as a whole, and think about what needs to go right…Read More

AL Central Preview (Part 2)

Part 2 of my AL Central preview focuses on the pitching staffs, benches and managers of each team. The staffs were broken down and ranked by starting rotation, closers, and the rest of the bullpen. I ranked…Read More

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Pitching Perspectives (4/13-4/19)

The Twins finished the second week of the season with a 4-3 record putting them at 7-7 on the season. …Read More

Jesse Crain Placed on DL, Jose Mijares Called Up

On Monday, Jesse Crain was placed on the 15-day DL due to inflammation in his right shoulder.  The move…Read More

Angels Series Summary (4/17-4/19)

The Twins swept the 3 game series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  Minnesota is now 7-7 and…Read More

Philip Humber Out, Juan Morillo In

On Friday the Minnesota Twins designated RHP-Philip Humber for assignment and claimed RHP-Juan Morillo…Read More

Blue Jays Series Summary (4/13-4/16)

Sorry for the late nature of this summary and the lack of posts recently.  Thursday night I broke a…Read More

Pitching Perspectives (4/6-4/12)

The Twins finished the opening week of the season with a 3-4 record and currently stand in 4th place…Read More

White Sox Series Summary (4/10-4/12)

The series against the Chicago White Sox ended with the Twins dropping 2 out of 3.  They now sit in…Read More

Mariners Series Summary (4/6-4/9)

The Twins opening series against the Seattle Mariners ended in a 2-2 split.  Their .500 record is good…Read More

AL Central Preview (Part 1)

In 2008, the AL Central was the most bunched up of all the divisions. Not only did it take an extra game…Read More

Pitching Perspectives (3/31-4/5)

The Twins finished the week with a 3-1-1 record.  They ended spring training 19-13 which was good for…Read More

Twins Finalize Roster

In their final move to set the major league roster, the Twins optioned Matt Tolbert to Triple-A Rochester…Read More

Drew Butera, Jose Mijares, and Alejandro Machado

Tuesday the Twins optioned C-Drew Butera and LHP-Jose Mijares to Triple-A Rochester.  They also reassigned…Read More

Pitching Perspectives (3/24-3/30)

The Twins finished the week with a 4-2 record. Scott Baker pitched on Friday against Tampa Bay and finally…Read More

Twins Deal to Keep Rule 5 Pick

A little math to start off: fantasy baseball draft Saturday plus building a fence Sunday equals my reaction…Read More

Twins Cut 5 More

Today the Twins optioned OF-Jason Pridie to AAA Rochester, and reassigned LHP-Sean Henn, RHP-Bobby Keppel,…Read More