More Cuts for the Twins
The roster keeps shrinking, with four more cuts Tuesday. Joe Benson, Jeff Manship, Rene Rivera, and Pedro Florimon all got pink slips this morning, bringing the total down to 34. Each of these players…Read More
Who is winning the bullpen battle?
Another day, another four relief pitchers on the mound. Even with about three dozen pitchers in Fort Myers, we’re getting plenty of opportunities to watch (or listen to) their performances. Most…Read More
Looking Forward to Spring Training
Hard to believe that there are still 48 long winter days until Twins pitchers and catchers report to sunny Ft. Meyers for Spring Training on February 18, 2012. The only other team reporting that early…Read More
Twins Bullpen Battle Royale
Have you noticed how many relief pitchers the Twins have acquired lately? By my count, there are at least 24 pitchers who have a chance to make the Twins bullpen in 2012. There are only seven job openings,…Read More
About Those Injuries…
How much of the disaster that was 2011 can be blamed on injuries? Take a look at the list below and decide for yourself. It’s a list of every time the Twins have used the Disabled List this season.…Read More
Pond Reflections: April 2011 – A Month to Forget
We’re 5 days into May, the Twins are 2-1 and Francisco Liriano has tossed a no hitter this month.…Read More
Pond Links (1/31): Prospects, Rankings, Projections and More
Since the prospect chatter and requisite rankings are starting to fly fast and furious I went ahead and…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
Who is Eric Hacker?
Well, he’s apparently the new Clay Condrey. The Twins signed Condrey to a similar deal last year,…Read More
I Hate Chicago
In 1871, a great fire swept through Chicago, burning around four square miles. If Chicago re-enacts that…Read More
Manny Being Manny
Jeff Manship made his starting debut last night, going 5 innings, giving up 1 ER (a homer to Alexi Ramirez)…Read More




