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MLB 2012: Twins Prospect Challenge
Last week I reported on the origins of the Pleiss brothers’ Twins prospect challenge. A year into the process, a year that saw eight Twins make their MLB debuts, Eric and I decided to make a change…Read More
More Info on Mike Hollimon
Mike Hollimon blasted a three run homer today against the Yankees. If there’s any non-roster invitee who is making a good impression with the bat, it has to be Hollimon. He now has four hits in six…Read More
Danny Rams: Non-Roster Invitee
Spring Training is fast becoming a free for all for the Twins. Earlier this week they invited catcher Danny Rams to Fort Myers. Rams is the 27th non-roster invitee in camp this season. There is…Read More
Esmerling Vasquez: Non-Roster Invitee
Esmerling Vasquez is the Twins’ 26th man. Earlier this week, the team added him to the lengthy list of non-roster invitees when he cleared waivers and made room for outfielder Darin Mastroianni.…Read More
Which Non-Roster Invitees will help the Twins?
If you’ve read Puckett’s Pond in the last month, you already know that there is a small army’s worth of non-roster invitees joining the team in Spring Training this year. There are 25…Read More
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Brendan Wise: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
Brendan Wise is like the Reese’s peanut butter cup of the Twins system, in that he combines two…Read More
P.J. Walters: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
P.J. Walters throws his pitches at two speeds: slow and impossibly slow (by Major League standards).…Read More
J.R. Towles: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
If you were hoping the Twins would retire Michael Cuddyer‘s number, I have bad news for you. But…Read More
Daryl Thompson: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
Twins executive Wayne Krivsky traded for Daryl Thompson once. Now he’ll finally have a chance to…Read More
Aaron Thompson: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
Aaron Thompson made his Major League Debut last year. Called up as an emergency starter for the Pirates,…Read More
Dan Rohlfing: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
Dan Rohlfing is the youngest non-roster player the Twins invited to Spring Training this year. He was…Read More
Rene Rivera: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
There seems to have been some sort of contagious disease among Twins catchers last year, and I’m…Read More
Luis Perdomo: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
The Twins like to accumulate “pitch-to-contact” starting pitchers. From Kevin Slowey to Nick…Read More
Steve Pearce: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
It’s Celebrity Week here at Puckett’s Pond. On Monday, we brought you the story of Chris…Read More
Danny Lehmann: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
Dog the Bounty Hunter does not play for the Twins organization. But his nephew does. Danny Lehmann is…Read More
Mike Hollimon: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
Mike Hollimon‘s career has been a study in perseverance. He has encountered difficulties at every…Read More
Chris Herrmann: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
Chris Herrmann is a 24 year old catcher and outfielder, not a model. I just felt the need to point this…Read More
Pedro Florimon: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
Solid defensive shortstops are never the most exciting players on a team. It’s entertaining to…Read More
Casey Fien: Non-Roster Invitee
Even though Casey Fien only has 14 Major League innings under his belt, he already knows what it’s…Read More
Phil Dumatrait: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
A lot of the Twins’ non-roster invitees are unfamiliar names. Some are young prospects who haven’t…Read More
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