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Twins moves & news: Baker, Walters, Blackburn

The Minnesota Twins officially declined RHP Scott Baker‘s club option.  The deadline for option decisions is three days after the World Series, and no one is surprised the move was made relatively…Read More

Nate’s Notes: Deduno, Pohlad, and Blackburn’s Wikipedia Page

Samuel Deduno pitched incredibly well last night. He dealt seven spectacular innings against the Mariners en route to a 10-0 Twins victory. It was exactly the kind of starting pitching effort that the…Read More

Blackburn Sent to AAA: Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

The Minnesota Twins have outrighted Nick Blackburn to Rochester, meaning that he is no longer on the team’s 40 man roster and thus unlikely to return to Minnesota this season. Though Blackburn is signed…Read More

This Week in Twins: August 20-26

Let’s be glad last week is over. Even judging by the standards of the worst team in the American League this one was a stinker. With Denard Span and Ben Revere on the shelf most of the week, the…Read More

Twins trying to avoid another atrocious August

August is when things fall apart. It has been a tough month for the Twins. Sure, things started quite auspiciously, with a stunning series victory in Boston and then another, less stunning, series win…Read More

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Twins Starters: Which ones should return in 2013?

The quality of the Twins’ starting rotation has varied wildly this year from completely awful to just…Read More

Twins Stand Pat On Deadline Day, Drop Close Game To White Sox

Ultimately the results of tonight’s game would prove nothing definitive when it comes to the outcome…Read More

This Week in Twins: July 30 – August 5

Last week was a week of big contrasts and mixed emotions for the Twins. They suffered an ugly sweep at…Read More

Opinion: Twins need to Release Nick Blackburn

The Chicago White Sox punished Nick Blackburn Wednesday. They scored eight runs off the Twins’…Read More

Nick Blackburn Is Back, Set To Take On Luke Hochevar

Pitching is hard. It is hard for the players to consistently do well and it is hard for organizations…Read More

Second-half Lions

While his cameo appearance in the mid-summer classic was a brief one, Joe Mauer represented the Twins…Read More

Minnesota Twins 2012 Midterm Report Card

It’s the All Star Break, which means the 2012 season is more than halfway done. We’re far…Read More

Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins, June 15-17

The series winning streak is over, but the Twins (25-37) will try to start a new one this weekend, as…Read More

Series Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at Minnesota Twins, June 12-14

It’s all well and good to win series against pitiful teams like the Athletics, Royals, and Cubs.…Read More

This Week in Twins: May 21-27

After 17 games in 17 days, the Twins finally get a day off today. Unfortunately, that off day gives…Read More

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winning streak!

Suddenly the Twins are winning. If you stopped watching in disgust four days ago, after they dropped…Read More

Series Preview: Twins at Tigers, May 16-17

After dropping two straight to the Indians, the Minnesota Twins are now just 1-8-3 in series play this…Read More

Series Preview: Blue Jays at Twins, May 10-13

The Toronto Blue Jays have flown into the Twins’ nest. The home team will have to fight hard to…Read More

Series Preview: Twins at Mariners, May 4-6

The Twins start this weekend’s series against the Seattle Mariners with a simple goal: get a hit. If…Read More

Series Preview: Twins at Angels, April 30 – May 2

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim provided the Twins’ only series victory so far this season. Minnesota…Read More