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Minnesota Twins Should Draft Mark Appel and Revamp Starting Rotation
Popularity of the MLB draft is still in the growth stage, but there has been plenty of buzz surrounding the upcoming 2012 edition. Much of the attention has rightfully been directed toward prep outfielder Byron Buxton and Stanford RHP Mark Appel. Byron Buxton is the favorite for the No. 1 selection, but for the Minnesota Twins, Mark Appel [...]
What Jamey Carroll Brings To The Twins
According to Ken Rosenthal, and multiple other outlets, Jamey Carroll has signed with the Minnesota Twins today. Carroll seemed to be a hot commodity for many teams. He drew heavy interest from the Jays and Tigers as well. Carroll, who has bounced around in his nine year career, will finally becoming an everyday player. At [...]
Terry Ryan Back As Twins GM
A familiar face is back at the helm for the Minnesota Twins. Terry Ryan, who was senior advisor to the team, will go back to what he knows best and be back as General Manager for the Twins. Ryan was the GM from 1994-2007. The Twins won four division titles under Ryan. For now, Ryan is known [...]
Twins Avoid 100 Losses In Season Finale
On Wednesday the Minnesota Twins faced off against the Kansas City Royals looking to avoid 100 losses for the first time since the 1982 Twins did it. The win which came on the final day of the 2011 season was the Twins second win in a row and was the first time they have won [...]
History On The Line For Twins In Season Finale
Even though the Twins season has been over for a while now there is still a lot on the line when they take on the Kansas City Royals tonight in Minnesota. The Twins current record is 62-99 and they are only one loss away from 100 losses. If the Twins do lose to the Royals [...]
Mauer Looking Towards 2012
Although Joe Mauer has been gone for much of the Twins season this year, due to a number of injuries and illnesses the latest of which being pneumonia, some people still feel that Mauer is at fault for the Twins horrible season. Mauer has surely heard many of this talk around Minnesota and had this [...]
Twins Slowey Set To Go Against Royals
With only three games remaining on the Twins schedule, all at home against the Kansas City Royals, the Twins staff will be looking for players who will be able to make a significant impact on the team when next season comes around. Certainly the Twins will be looking to start at pitcher and the first [...]
Twins Avoid Sweep With 10th Inning Homer
If there was any light of hope for the future for the Minnesota Twins, it might of shown itself on Sunday in the tenth inning. Recent call up Rene Tosoni belted a 10th inning homer to give the Twins a 5-4 lead, and the Twins would end up winning 6-4. This was Tosoni’s fourth homer [...]
Twins GM Smith Plans To Start Rebuilding With Mauer
On Thursday Twins GM Bill Smith came out and said publicly that he would like to rebuild his team around Joe Mauer, that is once Mauer gets healthy. Mauer has been working with Twins strength and conditioning coach Perry Castellano and are currently developing an off-season plan to get Mauer healthy for next season. Here [...]
Danny Valencia, Denard Span Held Out Of Lineup
Like the Minnesota Twins didn’t a’ready have enough injuries they added two more to their ever growing list on Friday. Twins third baseman Danny Valencia and center fielder Denard Span were held out of the lineup Friday due to an involvement in a minor traffic accident. The injuries suffered during the crash were not too [...]
