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Minnesota Twins Spring Training Preview: Third Base

Over the course of the next few weeks, I’ll be providing a rundown on who the Twins will have in Spring Training camp at each position, including projected starters and backups, as well as long shots…Read More

Twins Gossip: Ex-Twin Valencia gets hitched this weekend

Scores of 19-year-old girls cried throughout the great state of Minnesota when “third baseman” Danny Valencia was traded to the Boston Red Sox as the 2012 season limped to an end.  Those…Read More

Twins: Can Plouffe replace Valencia?

On August 5, the Minnesota Twins traded third baseman Danny Valencia to the Boston Red Sox for minor league outfielder Jeremias Pineda.  The move was a vote of confidence for Trevor Plouffe, who was…Read More

This Week in Twins: August 6-12

That was quite a week! The trade deadline came and went with no further activity by the Twins, but that didn’t stop them from trading third baseman Danny Valencia. On the field, Minnesota lost a…Read More

Second-half Lions

While his cameo appearance in the mid-summer classic was a brief one, Joe Mauer represented the Twins well by singling up the middle off LHP Wade Miley, then dutifully manning first for the AL squad’s…Read More

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The Curse of Corey Koskie

After the recent demotion of the struggling Danny Valencia to AAA Rochester, I couldn’t help but…Read More

This Week in Twins: May 14-20

Ready for Interleague play? Too bad, because it arrives this week. The season that was so young will…Read More

This Week in Twins: May 7-13

Another week gone, another low point for the Twins. TWIT is not very happy with the state of the team.…Read More

Assessing the Twins’ trade bait

  One month into the 2012 season, it appears the Twins are destined for another losing season.…Read More

This Week in Twins: April 23-29

  Last week was a losing week, but it was a better week than many might have expected. The Twins…Read More

2012 Predictions for the AL Central

Hello fellow Twins fans. Despite just watching the Angels take away a victory in the Twins’ home…Read More

Guest Post – Heckling the Twins

This is a Puckett’s Pond guest post from Clave Jones.  Clave writes for Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks (his…Read More

This Week in Twins: March 12-18

  Last week was up and down for our favorite team.  It began with a string of disappointments…Read More

Twins Position Battle: Third Base

The Twins have struggled to find a decent third baseman ever since Corey Koskie left in 2005, so battles…Read More

The Twins and Fielding

  If you had to pick one iconic image from the 2011 season, it would probably be Tsuyoshi Nishioka…Read More

The Twins and SLG

Last month I pointed out that the Twins had a terrible on-base percentage last year but were likely…Read More

The Opening Day Lineup is Set – Or Is It?

Even though Spring Training has not yet started, we can pretty much guess what the Twins’ Opening…Read More

2012 Projections – Carl Pavano

Ron Gardenhire announced last week that Carl Pavano was going to be the Twins’ 2012 Opening Day…Read More

2012 Projections – Josh Willingham

Before signing with the Twins earlier this offseason, Josh Willingham was a fairly obscure ball player…Read More

2012 Projections – Ben Revere

The Twins are pretty set around the infield and behind the plate.  Sure, there are questions about health…Read More