Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins ink blockbuster deal

Let all the rumors cease. Let all the skeptics be silenced. And let all front offices sigh with disappointment. Joe Mauer is staying in Minnesota—for a long time. In a massive eight-year, $184 million deal, the 27-year old catcher is slotted to spend presumably the rest of his playing career in the Twin Cities—the deal [...]

Twins Re-Sign Span

The Twins re-signed center fielder Denard Span to a reasonable contract over the weekend. This is a good deal for the Twins moving forward.

My (reluctant) case for Nick Punto

To address the title, I’ll simply say I am not a fan of Nick Punto. I am letting all bias be known, simply and outright. I’m sure Nick Punto is a very amiable and likable guy in his personal-life; I’m not debating his character here. I have just never been a fan of Nick Punto: [...]

Gulp- Can Joe Mauer be on the Blocks?

If you’re a Minnesota Twins fan, you know about the contract negotiations taking place between Minnesota’s favorite Son Joe Mauer, and the Twins. Well- you might not know everything as all negotiations are apparently taking place privately, but the fan base has to be extremely worried about this. It sure looks like Mauer is willing [...]

The Orlando Myth

These two different Major League infielders share a few things in common, on top of the fact that they have the same first name. Orlando Hudson is the newly-signed Twin; A second baseman with a very inflated defensive reputation. Orlando Cabrera is the 35-year-old shortstop who has also been recently signed by a new team: [...]

Hudson on his way to Minnesota

In a move that many predicted, Orlando Hudson has finalized on a deal that would bring him to the Minnesota Twins. ESPN.com reports that the deal will be a 1-year contract worth 5 million. Hudson is a league-average offensive second basemen and middle-of-the-road defensive player. Don’t let his Gold Glove in 2009 fool you, Orlando [...]

2010 MLB Off-Season Review: AL Central

Chicago White Sox Key losses- Scott Podsednik, Jermaine Dye, Chris Getz, Octavio Dotel Key additions- Juan Pierre, J.J. Putz, Mark Teahen, Andruw Jones, Omar Vizquel Off-season grade- B- Justification- They did improve the outfield defense by letting Jermaine Dye go. They got some nice pieces for the bench in Vizquel and Jones. Juan Pierre gives [...]

Minnesota Twins Top Ten Prospects 20101

1) Aaron Hicks-OF Should be a real strong major league player with the stick. 2) Kyle Gibson-SP I don’t care so much that he fell in the draft. Upper rotation guy with above average stuff. Twins feast on guys like this. 3) Ben Revere-OF Is the typical fast, slap hitter, center fielder that will kill [...]

Players on the Market in 2010

The 2009-10 off-season has been a rather dry market. There have been very few heads popping headlines, other than the expected Roy Halladay trade, the re-signing of Matt Holliday and John Lackey joining Red Sox Nation. So will the 2010-11 off-season give us more stories? There are a few more bigger names becoming free agents, [...]

Why Minnesota?

Minnesota announced today it just picked up a 10.5 million dollar option on Michael Cuddyer. I have one main question…Why? If they didn’t pick up the option- Cuddyer would have received a 1 million dollar buyout- and it’s not out of the realm of possibilities that the class-act Cuddyer would have given the Piranhas er [...]