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March 2008 Archives
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- A real fine start
- With the exception of the cruddy weather outside, you can’t really ask for a much better opening day if you’re the Twins. Livan Hernandez pitched well enough that 3 runs were all the Twins...
- Twins - Angels: 2008 Opening Day
- Game Time: 6:05 PM (CT) Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Opponent: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Real baseball is finally upon us. Thankfully our shiny new stadium is still two years...
- 2008 MLB Predictions
- The season has technically started, but I think it’s still early enough to fairly submit my predictions. Feel free to add yours to the comments. AL East Boston New York Toronto Tampa...
- 2008 Projection: Michael Cuddyer
- Michael Cuddyer was rewarded for a great 2006 and a decent follow-up season in 2007 with a 3-year $24 million contract, which will keep him in Minnesota through the 2010 season. Let’s dive into...
- 2008 Projection: Carlos Gomez
- Carlos Gomez has some big shoes to fill after beating out Denard Span and Jason Pridie to replace Torii Hunter in center field. By the way, he was also the centerpiece in the Johan Santana trade. The...
- 2008 Projection: Delmon Young
- Delmon Young will be duking it out with Carlos Gomez as fan’s favorite Twins’ newcomer in 2008. Delmon definitely has the edge in that he’s already an established every-day player....
- 2008 Projection: Mike Lamb
- The Twins offered Mike Lamb a 2 year $6.6 million contract to man third base in 2008 and 2009, with a $3.5 million club option for 2010. Will they get their money’s worth on this deal?...
- Twins 2008 Opening Day Roster
- Francisco Liriano won’t start in the rotation, but he’ll likely be in the big show by the time April comes to an end. Here’s the full list of players that will be coming north for...
- One decision remains...
- …and that will be decided with Francisco Liriano’s start today against Pittsburgh. If he looks sharp he’ll likely get the final spot in the rotation. If not, he’ll start the...
- 2008 Projection: Adam Everett
- Initially it was thought that Brendan Harris would replace Jason Bartlett at shortstop following the trade with Tampa Bay, but shortly after that the Twins signed free agent Adam Everett to fill that...
- 2008 Projection: Brendan Harris
- We’ve covered a couple familiar offensive faces, now onto one of the new offseason acquisitions, Brendan Harris. Harris was acquired in the trade the sent Matt Garza and Jason Bartlett to the...
- 2008 Projection: Justin Morneau
- After leading off on with Joe Mauer for the hitter projections, we’ll keep moving around the diamond to Justin Morneau, who signed a 6-year $80 million contract in the...
- Nathan signing and some roster trimming
- The speculation of the weekend culminated in Monday’s official announcement by the Twins that they have signed Joe Nathan through 2011 with a team option for 2012. For a team who’s recent...
- Twins Ink Joe Nathan Through 2011
- The Twins announced today that they have signed Joe Nathan to a to a deal through 2011 with a club option for 2012.
- Spring Update
- The Twins open the regular season in just a week and it won’t be long before we have a clear picture of what exactly the team will look like at the Metrodome on March 31st. Glen Perkins was...
- 2008 Projection: Joe Mauer
- I’ve done projections for all the pitchers, now it’s time to get to the hitters before the season begins. We start with the catcher, Joe Mauer. As with pitchers, let’s start by...
- 2008 Projection: Joe Nathan
- Finally, we reach the final of the pitchers for the 2008 projectsions—Joe Nathan. It should come as no surprise that he’s projected to be great again in...
- 2008 Projection: Glen Perkins
- Glen Perkins is next on the list for 2008 projections. First, the stats: Year Age ERA W L INN HR BB K 2008...
- 2008 Projection: Dennys Reyes
- Dennys Reyes is next on the list as we continue running through the 2008 projections for the Twins’ bullpen. Let’s get right into his numbers: Year Age ERA W L INN HR BB K 2008...
- Liriano's velocity down
- Scouts say Francisco Liriano's fastball has been in the 88 mph range this spring, which isn't bad after two appearances and coming back from surgery on his pitching arm.
- 2008 Projection: Jesse Crain
- Jesse Crain is next on the list as I work through the remainder of the bullpen for the 2008 projections series. Crain is working his way back from 2007 shoulder surgery and so far hasn’t had...
- Gomez Makes Case for CF
- The Twins game today against the Phillies was televised on FSN and I got a chance to watch a large portion of it. Tomorrow’s game is also televised (WFTC29). It was a big day for Carlos Gomez,...
- 2008 Projection: Juan Rincon
- Continuing with relief pitchers in the 2008 projections series, today we meet Juan Rincon, a guy trying to bounce back from a difficult 2007. Let’s look at his 2008 ZiPS projection and his...
- Will Carlos Gomez Step Up?
- Reports have come out that the competition for the Twins starting center field spot is now only between Carlos Gomez and Denard Span. Here's the real angle with the current situation.
- 2008 Projection: Matt Guerrier
- Matt Guerrier is next on the list for the continuing series of 2008 projections. We’ve done the likely starting pitchers already and are rapidly working through the bullpen. We’ll get to...
- 2008 Projection: Pat Neshek
- We’re getting into the relief pitchers now as we continue the series of 2008 projections. Let’s take a look at Pat Neshek, everyone’s favorite blogging relief...
- 2008 Projections: Nick Blackburn
- Continuing with the 2008 projections series, we move onto Nick Blackburn. Nick joins Kevin Slowey and Philip Humber as the three players I think have a legitimate shot at rounding out the Twins’...
- In three weeks...
- The Twins will play their first real game just three weeks from today…it’s getting close! For some reason, I just looked at the current Grapefruit league standings and couldn’t...
- 2008 Projections: Philip Humber
- Continuing on with the 2008 projection series, we now reach Philip Humber. He’s the 6th pitcher I’m covering, which doesn’t necessarily mean he won’t make the starting...
- Spring training update
- First, my apologies for falling off track the last couple days with the player projections. Thursday’s announcement of the iPhone SDK completely hijacked my attention. Anyway, I’ve managed...
- 2008 Projection: Kevin Slowey
- Today we round out what I think will be the starting rotation to begin the season for the Minnesota Twins as I continue the 2008 projections series of posts. We’ve gone through Scott Baker,...
- What's happening in spring training
- I thought I’d interrupt the steady stream of projections posts to recap what’s been happening down in Florida. Today’s game against Tampa Bay was cancelled due to rain after almost...
- 2008 Projection: Boof Bonser
- Boof Bonser is next on our list as we continue our series of 2008 player projections. We’re working our way through the pitching staff and should get to the hitters next week. As usual,...
- Name Pronunciations
- Not sure how to pronounce a player's name? This site should help you out.
- 2008 Projection: Livan Hernandez
- Let’s continue on with the 2008 player projections. We’re working through the pitching staff right now, and then we’ll move onto the hitters. Today, we get a look at Livan Hernandez,...
- 2008 Projection: Francisco Liriano
- This is a continuation of the 2008 player projections series. We’re currently working through the pitchers and today we find ourselves looking at Francisco Liriano who is working his way back...
- 2008 Projection: Scott Baker
- Welcome to the first of what will be a series of projections of Twins players, one-by-one, as the start of the 2008 season approaches. I’ll be starting with pitchers and then move on to the...
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