The Minnesota Twins came into this offseason with three major goals: 1) Sign Joe Mauer to an extension 2) Improve the infield 3) Add at least one veteran arm to the rotation General ...
The Twins need an ace. They unequivocally need a pitcher who can go out every fifth day and shut a team down. They need a pitcher with a Jack Morris mentality. A guy who says, “Give me the ball and I will win this game...
That's right. Our bat-sniffing friend from the Dominican Republic has been traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for JJ Hardy. And you know what? I am gonna miss him. It's almost like losing Jason Bartett all over again, except he didn't have the "Gomez...
The Minnesota Twins are one of the many teams in Major League Baseball that are looking for starting pitching this off season. The Twins also have other needs but already started to address those (i...
Minnesota general manger Bill Smith is a busy man. In the last week alone, Smith was rumored to be in on a deal for new Pittsburgh second baseman Akinori Iwamura, he traded away Carlos Gomez for J...
This was a shocking trade and I have not really made up my mind on the trade. Some RFB’ers have said that they like the trade. For me, it really depends on what pitchers the Brewers get now without J...
The Twins did, indeed, pick up Michael Cuddyer’s $10.5 million 2010 option. The Twins had to make a decision within five days of the end of the World Series, which explains the timing of the J...
The Minnesota Twins announced today that the club has exercised Michael Cuddyer’s 2011 option valued at $10.5 million. The option is part of the four-year deal Cuddyer signed in 2008...
In both my 2009 postmortem and my 2010 offseason plan, I laid out two key points. First, the Twins need to accurately deduce what things actually hurt them this year and address them. Second, that thing they needed to address was infield defense...
The Twins cleared up a logjam in the Outfield by moving Carlos “Go Go” Gomez to Milwaukee for Shortstop J.J. Hardy. I think it’s a great deal for the Twins...
The Twins made me look prescient by acquiring J. J. Hardy from the Brewers for CF Carlos Gomez today. Also, the Royals traded Mark Teahen to the White Sox for two warm bodies. The Twins’ acquisition of Hardy makes sense to me...
Now that everyone is starting to calm down over the initial reports of dealing fan-favorite Carlos Gomez for JJ Hardy, it's time to evaluate the trade from several angles. Twins This trade from a Twins perspective is good...
Anyone who knows me knows I am a big J.J. Hardy fan. I have always liked the way he has played. So when I found out that he was traded to the Minnesota Twins today from the Milwaukee Brewers ...
The Twins wasted no time making offseason moves, dealing CF Carlos Gomez to the Milwaukee Brewers for SS JJ Hardy. Gomez, who was acquired in the 2007 Johan Santana trade, had 900 AB for the Twins during his two years in Minnesota...
That didn’t take long at all. Just days after missing out on a potential deal for infielder Akinori Iwamura, the Twins made a huge splash by acquiring All-Star shortstop J.J...
On Friday morning, the Milwaukee Brewers traded shortstop J.J. Hardy to the Minnesota Twins for outfielder Carlos Gomez. Gomez likely has the inside track to replace free agent Mike Cameron in center field for Milwaukee and doesn't turn 24 until December
The Twins and Brewers have reportedly agreed to a trade that would send Carlos Gomez to Milwaukee in exchange for JJ Hardy. This move isnt' a surprise as both players have been mentioned in rumors over the course of this last season...
Despite the anxious wishes of Twins’ fans everywhere, the Twins have yet to make their first move this offseason. Akinori Iwamura , 30, was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates a few days ago for young reliever Jesse Chavez ...
I've never formally said it, but when Alex Rodriguez announced he was opting for free agency in the midst of the 2007 World Series, I was pretty much disgusted...
After spending seven years with the Florida Marlins as a backup catcher, Mike Redmond came north to Minnesota to serve as Joe Mauer's primary backup...
After toiling in obscurity for a decade, a young team of nobodies returns their franchise to the playoffs. Led by a well-balanced lineup with just enough punch and a pitching staff with enough ...
To carry-on with the discussions on who the Twins should bring back, Carl Pavano is the next to be discussed. After failing to acquire a starting pitcher at the July trade deadline, most fans ...
Well, there goes one article from the offseason que. The Rays, finding themselves with a surfeit of infielders, seem to be on the verge of dealing second baseman Akinori Iwamura and another player to the Pirates for reliever Jesse Chavez...
The Minnesota Twins may be on the verge of completing a major deal to improve the infield for 2010 and beyond. Mark Topkin of the St...
The Minnesota Twins figure to be quite busy in the coming months. The primary focus of this offseason will be inking the club’s franchise player—and future American League MVP—Joe Mauer to a long-term deal...
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