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Twins catcher looking to put cap on fantastic season MINNEAPOLIS -- By the time Mauer was ready to make his return to the Twins on May 1, his teammates were cautious not to put too much pressure on the All-Star catcher. After...
This is part seven in a series of columns looking at this winter's free agents, trade candidates and non-tender possibilities. That he has just the one year of encouraging results could hurt him much like it did Wolf last...
More photos » by ED ZURGA - First off, here are the league average wOBA's for each position, by league, with the Rays : Split AL NL MLB Rays as C 0.320 0.314 0.317 0.281 as 1B 0.358 0.368 0.363 0.360 as 2B 0.341 0.330 0.335...
Friday 20th November, 03:30 AM JST SENDAI — Former Minnesota Twins right-hander Juan Morillo has agreed to a one-year, 50 million yen deal with the Rakuten Eagles, the Japanese club said Thursday. The 26-year-old Dominican...
Skipper runner-up to Scioscia after Twins' strong finish MINNEAPOLIS -- But while the Twins' chances looked bleak as they sat 5 1/2 games back of the first-place Tigers with 20 to play, one person who kept reminding them that...
Ronald Martinez, Getty Images Manager Ron Gardenhire By JAY COHEN , Associated Press Gardy is the 2009 AL Manager of the Year None of the sports magazines/websites that I read picked the Twins to win the AL. Twins were usually...
Twitter Mailbag: Answers Last week I asked for mailbag questions submitted via Twitter and you guys sent me a whole bunch of them, so here are some answers ... Where do you expect J.J. Hardy to bat in the lineup? This is tough...
The Minnesota Twins did themselves two favors the other day when the team traded outfielder Carlos Gomez (notes) for Milwaukee Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy (notes) . Not only did the team shore up its infield and fill the hole...
Nobody is in a class with Joe Mauer, a guy who led the league in the modern triple crown (batting, on-base and slugging averages) and won a Gold Glove while playing the most demanding position for a division winner. He led the...
Eastern League (EL) Binghamton Mets With an ultimate goal of developing players to contribute to winning a World Series, the New York Mets handed the managerial reins of their Double-A team over to Tim Teufel, a member of the...
