Although it may have been a foregone conclusion, the speculation finally became reality on Tuesday as the Minnesota Twins placed outfielder Josh Willingham on revocable waivers according to Peter Gammons of the MLB Network. It has been a tumultuous season for the Twins and Willingham as Willingham has struggled with injuries and his hitting on [...]
After an active day in which they added outfielder Marlon Byrd and catcher John Buck, the Pittsburgh Pirates have now turned their attention to acquiring Minnesota Twins’ first baseman Justin Morneau according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. While Heyman speculates how willing the Twins are to move Morneau, he stated that the Pirates have [...]
With the Minnesota Twins in search of options to improve their rotation, one name that continually gets brought up as an internal option to promote into the rotation is Ryan Pressly. Pressly came to the Twins via the Rule 5 draft this past off-season and has been a mainstay in the Twins’ bullpen all season [...]
Is it possible that the Minnesota Twins could actually go after a young, affordable, front-of-the-rotation potential type of free agent starting pitcher this off-season? If you believe 1500ESPN.com’s Phil Mackey, the possibly is certainly out there. According to Mackey, the Twins will be in the market—obviously—to pursue some additions for their starting rotation and among [...]
Despite all of the rumors floating around over the past year and change, it doesn’t appear as if the Minnesota Twins are going to trade their former franchise cornerstone Justin Morneau before season’s end. While some fans around the organization may be disappointed to hear this news, I certainly am excited that the Twins appear [...]
With the Minnesota Twins in constant search of possible pitching depth, the San Diego Padres have opened an opportunity for the team to capitalize on what the Padres may believe to be “damaged goods”. On Saturday the Padres announced that they have designated right-hander Edinson Volquez for assignment. Volquez, if you can remember, came to [...]
When the Minnesota Twins promoted catcher Chris Herrmann this season, it was in large part due to the fact that the team needed a catcher to fill in for an injury player or to send a message to other ineffective players. Over the last few weeks, with players from the roster returning from injury, Herrmann [...]
When the Minnesota Twins signed right-hander Kevin Correia this off-season, I was the first person to state my displeasure about the signing. Last season, Correia was 12-11 with a 4.21 ERA in 28 starts over 171 innings and even made four relief appearances during the season. This off-season, Correia signed a two year, 10 million [...]
The season may still have over a month left in its season, but the Minnesota Twins are already looking towards next year via a potential international signing. The Twins are among three teams, along with Atlanta and the Los Angeles Dodgers, that are considered finalists for landing Cuban shortstop Alexander Guerrero and a deal could [...]
