It strikes me as rude to use a blog just to tear a journalist down. Typically, I don’t get too annoyed with what paid journalists write, or for that matter, what paid broadcasters say. A lot of times, you can tell that certain professionals parrot the company line, but in all honesty, this is part [...]
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Please, Stop the Insanity
Posted: 14th March 2010 by David in UncategorizedTags: Jim Souhan, Joe Mauer, Rants
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Jarrod Washburn. Really? REALLY?
Posted: 9th January 2010 by David in UncategorizedTags: Jarrod Washburn, Rants
The word from LaVelle E. Neal of the Star Tribune is that the Twins have, in fact, offered Jarrod Washburn a one year deal worth $5 million. During the 2008 season, the Twins were rumored to be interested in acquiring Washburn from the Seattle Mariners, but, when the Mariners’ asking price was too high, the [...]
While all the recent talk around MLB centers on Mark McGwire and steroids, it’s easy to forget that Spring Training is creeping up. Cactus League play begins on March 3 and Grapefruit League starts a day before that. This is a good time to look at the future baseball odds to win World Series that [...]
The word in the Twins’ blogotwittersphere (mainly via LaVelle E. Neal III) is that Carl Pavano will accept the Twins’ offer of arbitration and return with the club next season. Ed Price of FanHouse.com reports that Pavano could make $7 million or more. This is not all that surprising given that Pavano is still fighting the stigma of 4 [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Arbitration and Type A Free Agents
Posted: 2nd December 2009 by David in UncategorizedTags: Orlando Hudson, Placido Polanco
Matthew Pouliot of the excellent Circling the Bases baseball blog is reporting a list of type A free agents, and whether they’ve been offered arbitration or not. Of significant interest to Twins fans should be the fact that neither Placido Polanco nor Orlando Hudson were offered arbitration, meaning the Twins will not be forced to [...]
Various sources are reporting that Joe Mauer has been named MVP of the American League, receiving 27 of 28 possible first place votes. The other first-place vote went to Miguel Cabrera of Detroit. Mark Teixera finished second, with teammate Derek Jeter third; Cabrera finished fourth. Really, this award is no surprise. Mauer led the AL [...]
Twins Trade Gomez, Acquire Hardy, Retain Cuddyer
Posted: 10th November 2009 by David in UncategorizedTags: Carlos Gomez, J.J. Hardy, Michael Cuddyer
The offseason has gotten off to a fast start for the Twins – much faster than I could have expected. On Friday, the Twins sent the centerpiece of the Johan Santana trade, enigmatic speedster Carlos Gomez, to Milwaukee in exchange for J.J. Hardy. On Saturday, the Twins exercised Michael Cuddyer’s 2011 (not 2010) option. In [...]
Breaking News: Gomez traded to Milwaukee for JJ Hardy
Posted: 6th November 2009 by David in UncategorizedTags: Carlos Gomez; J.J. Hardy; Bill Smith; Johan Santana
Joe Christensen of the Star Tribune is reporting that the Twins have traded Carlos Gomez to the Brewers for shortstop JJ Hardy. Interesting move by Smith. He continues a promising trend in a GM: When he feels that a move or a plan hasn’t panned out, he does not stubbornly stick to his guns. Rather, [...]
Breaking News: Sanchez signs with Giants
Posted: 31st October 2009 by David in UncategorizedTags: Freddy Sanchez
Comcast Sports Network is reporting that Freddy Sanchez has signed a 2 year deal with the Giants. While perhaps not the most desirable option for the Twins to pursue at second base, he was one of the best second basemen available on the free agent market. His signing dries up the second base market a [...]
Starting today, I’m going to consider what options the Twins have in this offseason. In some ways, this feels like a futile exercise, given that four talented, prolific bloggers have united at Twinscentric.com to provide a comprehensive overview of the offseason. Written by John Bonnes, Parker Hageman, Nick Nelson, and Seth Stohs, the TwinsCentric offseason handbook provides 137 pages (plus [...]