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Minnesota Twins: The Twins Need Return to Their Penny-Pinching Winning Ways: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins February 09, 2012 at 10:55 AM; Perhaps one of the most disappointing aspects of the Minnesota Twins 2011 season was the fact that manager Ron Gardenhire was supposed to have best lineup in his 10th year as the Twins manager.Once the Twins signed their native son, Joe Mauer to an eight-year contract extension that pays him $23 million a year—making him the fifth highest paid player in baseball, the expectations r
Minnesota Twins: 5 Most Underrated Prospects in Their System: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins February 08, 2012 at 01:32 PM; The Minnesota Twins have been undergoing changes in the way they treat prospects. In the Bill Smith era, prospects were used to getting more players to help a team that was poised to make a run in the playoffs. As the 2011 season evidenced, this wasn't the best way for the franchise to go.It led to former Twins general manager Terry Ryan returning to the team on an interim basis. Under Ryan, the t
Minnesota Twins: 6 Bold Predictions for the Twins' 2012 Season: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins February 04, 2012 at 01:38 PM; 2011 was a season which the Twins and their fans would like to forget sooner rather than later. The team is approaching the start of spring training with a lot of question marks throughout their 25-man roster. Most notably, will the bullpen be better? can Mauer and Morneau regain their MVP form? And most importantly, what are the playoff chances looking like?The following are six bold predictions
Minnesota Twins: Predicting How the Bullpen Will Shake out: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins February 03, 2012 at 12:14 PM; It's safe to say the bullpen was a sore spot for the Twins in 2011. The much-maligned group of hurlers were among the worst units in the bigs as a whole, ranking last in bullpen ERA (4.51), K/9 (6.3) and K/BB (1.7); 29th in OPS allowed (.761) and WHIP (1.46); 28th in strikeouts (323), and even in a stat that I don't care for too much, the Twins were 27th in save opportunities converted (
Minnesota Twins: 8 Greatest Finesse Pitchers in Franchise History: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins February 01, 2012 at 03:08 AM; In football, sometimes we completely overlook special teams. Miscues on special teams is what has the New York Giants in the Super Bowl and not the San Fransisco 49ers. In baseball, the old adage is that chicks dig the long ball. We idolize the sluggers who can hit the ball 500 feet. We also idolize the man with a golden glove who catches everything thrown his way. We may even idolize the pitcher
Minnesota Twins 2012 Spring Training Preview: Another Bad Season Looms: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 30, 2012 at 01:26 AM; Terry Ryan and his white horse arrived back in the general manager saddle on Nov. 7 and said his "batteries are recharged" and vowed to "take the job head on." Ryan, of course, had built the Twins into a perennial winner during his last stint as GM, so Twins fans had reason to celebrate.The party began by acquiring a 38-year-old shortstop, an oft-injured backup catcher, a starting pitcher wh
Minnesota Twins: Small Ball Is Key to Beating the Detroit Tigers: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 29, 2012 at 10:20 PM; No one inside the AL Central is a fan of the Prince Fielder signing except for the Detroit Tigers obviously, but maybe Twins fans should be. Many things would have to go right for the Twins to win the division this year and now a couple more might have to happen to overcome the seemingly more mighty Tigers. When Detroit scooped up Fielder, they instantly became the favorite to win the World Series
Minnesota Twins History: Ranking the Twins Managers: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 29, 2012 at 06:14 PM; On Thursday, the Minnesota Twins announced that the No. 10 jersey would be retired. The only person to wear that jersey since 1983 is Tom Kelly, who wore it when he joined the Minnesota Twins as a part of manager Billy Gardner's coaching staff.For Kelly, the only Minnesota manager to lead the Twins to a World Series title, this honor is a little overdue. Perhaps they were planning on doing it
Minnesota Twins Injuries to Watch in 2012: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 29, 2012 at 12:38 PM; Injuries ravaged the Twins’ roster in 2012. With so many players out at the beginning of the season, the Twins never really found their groove offensively and ended up with 99 losses. 2011 ended with the Twins a slew of different lineups, never giving the team any chance for consistency. To avoid a repeat of 2011, the Twins have to make sure to monitor some of the injuries to some key
Minnesota Twins: 7 Battles We Hope Emerge in Spring Training: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 24, 2012 at 08:38 PM; For the Minnesota Twins, pitchers and catchers are set to report on Feb. 18, with full workouts set to begin on Feb. 24.It sure would be great if Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Denard Span all came to Fort Myers completely healthy and ready to contribute at 100 percent. That Morneau will return to the MVP caliber of play he was at before suffering the concussion on July 7, 2010 (a date that I still
10 Minnesota Twins Players Who Will Let You Down in 2012: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 23, 2012 at 11:32 AM; It’s almost spring, which only means one thing… spring training. Kids are counting down the days until pitchers and catchers report to Florida or Arizona. It’s the only time of year where everyone thinks their team has a shot at the World Series, no matter how irrational. I’d love to be an irrational Twins fan and say Francisco Liriano is going to be the unanimous Cy Young
Minnesota Twins: 5 Reasons Joel Zumaya Will Be Another Bust: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 22, 2012 at 12:13 AM; Joel Zumaya. It’s been a long time.Before I give five reasons why it’s going to blow up in the Twins face, let’s look at a couple reasons why it’s a good move for the Twins: Zumaya’s contract has only $400,000 guaranteed. If Zumaya makes the club out of spring training, he’ll bump that up to $800,000. Zumaya can make up to $1.8 million in incentives this up
2011 Minnesota Twins: A Depressing Season in Perspective: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 21, 2012 at 10:14 PM; 2011 was a season that Minnesota Twins fans have not endured in nearly a decade.From the beginning of the season to the end, the hits kept coming…and they were not during the course of a game. Injuries riddled the Twins lineup and kept players like Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Denard Span, Glen Perkins and Delmon Young on the bench. As the slide continued, the bullpen
Minnesota Twins Spring Training '12: A Few Unanswered Questions: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 19, 2012 at 04:44 PM; With spring training just a turn of the calendar page away, what better time than to consider some of the unanswered questions that still remain for this Twins club? As always, please feel free to post your 'answers' in the comments section so we can get a good discussion going!1. If Jason Marquis, why not Brian Duensing? For anyone who's ever written code in QuickBASIC, they'll quickly see t
Minnesota Twins and Joel Zumaya Finalize 1-Year Deal: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 18, 2012 at 07:20 PM; Last season for Joel Zumaya wasn't an easy one.The right-handed relief pitcher was plagued by a major injury to his elbow. The result was missing the entirety of last season. According to an AP report, Zumaya and the Twins have finalized a one-year deal.Zumaya, who hasn't finished an entire season since 2006, will be paid a base of $850,000 for one year. The contract also includes a $900,000 perfo
Minnesota Twins' Busy Offseason: Josh Willingham, Ryan Doumit, Joel Zumaya Join: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 18, 2012 at 01:14 PM; Skeptics may look at the 99-loss Minnesota Twins' recent activity as just the cheap, all too common Terry Ryan-type moves.But the returning general manager has directly addressed the Twins needs.With the additions of right fielder Josh Willingham, catcher Ryan Doumit, shortstop Jamey Carroll, and pitchers Joel Zumaya and Jason Marquis, Ryan has made positive, economical moves. Consider:Josh Willin
Minnesota Twins: 5 Potential Trade Partners for Francisco Liriano: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 18, 2012 at 06:31 AM; Francisco Liriano could be considered as one of the biggest enigmas in all of baseball. At times, Liriano can be one of the most dominant pitchers in the American League. At others, he looks more like an "overamped" Adam Johnson.In other words, while Liriano's lows have been well documented (like his 9-10, 5.09 ERA 2011 season), his highs (like his dominating start against the Texas Rangers on&nbs
Joel Zumaya Signing Could Do Wonders for Minnesota Twins: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 17, 2012 at 01:20 AM; Joel Zumaya used to be one of the hardest throwing relievers in all of baseball before shoulder and elbow injuries presumably derailed his career. Thanks to the Minnesota Twins, Zumaya will get an opportunity to resurrect that promising start. The Twins have agreed with Zumaya on a one-year, $800,000 contract with an additional $100,000 in bonuses according to the Minneapolis-Star Tribune. On the
Minnesota Twins: Has Terry Ryan Done Enough to Restore Hope?: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 14, 2012 at 10:56 AM; Since being renamed the Minnesota Twins general manager, Terry Ryan, according to Baseball-Reference.com, has signed more free agents than any other team in baseball.On paper, at best it looks like the Twins are no better than they were in 2011, and perhaps a little worse. His approach appears to be to replace what has been lost, and hope what remains returns to the form that delivered 94 wins in
Report: Minnesota Twins Awarded 2014 All-Star Game: via Bleacher Report - MN Twins January 13, 2012 at 11:02 AM; When Target Field was first built, the city of Minneapolis and Twins fans dreamed of the possibilities the new venue could accommodate. One of those dreams was attempting to land the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Well, it appears the Twins' bid for the Mid-Summer Classic was successful according to a report from USA Today MLB writer Bob Nightengale who tweeted this Thursday night. Ther