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Thursday Links – Position Players Report
Position players are reporting today, at least the last two that have not yet made an appearance, anyways. Twins fans should get their first spring glimpse of Justin Morneau and Oswaldo Arcia. When…Read More
Thursday Links
It’s true, this offseason still is not over. Cold weather and snow is finally settling in over much of the Midwest, and Twins fans are longing for a visit to Spring Training to escape the winter…Read More
Departed Twins: Where Are They Now? (Part 1)
After 133 games this season the Twins are 56-77 and have already lost 9 more games than they did last season when they finished 94-68. The 2011 Twins are winning at a rate of 42.1%. If that holds through…Read More
Getting Carded in Arizona
I’m fairly confident saying that I know less about the 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks than any other MLB team. I asked a couple of my friends if they could name anyone on the Arizona roster and all…Read More
Setting the Bar for Nishioka and Casilla
As the Twins open their season with a new-look middle infield of Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Alexi Casilla, I got to thinking about the off-season again. Losing Orlando Hudson seemed inevitable but was disappointing…Read More
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The Airing of Grievances
Dear Bill Smith and co.: I’ve got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re going…Read More
Everybody Gets Tendered A Contract (Even You, J.J.)
Via Joe C.: The Twins had no non-tenders. All nine of their arbitration players were tendered contracts.…Read More
Whoa: Twins Secure Rights to Negotiate With Nishioka
As reported by Joe Christensen, the Twins won the rights to negotiate a contract with Japanese infielder…Read More
The Arbitration-Eligibles
Like I did for the impeding free agents, here is a look at all of the arbitration-eligible players on…Read More
My Kingdom for a Right-Handed Bat
The Yankees, for what seems like the millionth time in ten years, made quick work of the Twins in the…Read More
J.J. Hardy
The Twins definitely bought low on Hardy when they acquired him from the Brewers during the offseason.…Read More
Establishing Trade Value Part 2: Position Players
In the second part of my three-part series on trade value, I am going to assess the position players,…Read More
What Might Have Been
With Akinori Iwamura’s slow start in Pittsburgh, I thought it might be a good time to examine…Read More
So, How Good is This Team? The Hitters
We are now 42 games into the regular season, so now is a good time to check in and see how the team is…Read More
Yep, This is a Pretty Good Team
At 12-5, they’re tied with the Rays for the best record in baseball. They’re leading the…Read More
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