The Minnesota Twins entered the 2013 season with with low expectations after dealing outfielders Denard Span and Ben Revere. Overall the Twins are off to an impressive start and have a bright future due to a revamped pitching staff. Pitching has been the greatest weakness for Minnesota over the last two season as the Twins finished below .500 in each [...]
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Twins placed catcher Joe Mauer on trade waivers
The Minnesota Twins have placed All-Star catcher Joe Mauer on trade waivers according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. Mauer signed an eight-year deal worth $184 million back in 2010 that currently has about $142.5 million remaining on the contract. Now in his 9th season, all with the Twins, Mauer is hitting .309 with 8 home runs and 66 RBIs. [...]
Scott Diamond suspended six games
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Scott Diamond will miss his next start after being suspended six games for throwing behind Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton. The incident happened after Twins catcher Joe Mauer was hit in the upper back by a Roy Oswalt 3-0 pitch in the top of the third inning. The next half inning Diamond threw high and behind [...]
Nishioka, Blackburn no longer on 40-man roster
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Nick Blackburn has never been dominating. His best year in the majors came in the 2008 season, a season which ended with a record of 11-11 and a 4.03 ERA. Those numbers look outstanding considering his immense struggles during the 2012 season. According to Yahoo! Sports, Nick Blackburn has been sent back to Triple-A Rochester and [...]
Twins Pitching Is To Blame For Disappointing Season
The Minnesota Twins have had nothing short of a struggling season this year, currently in the bottom of the standings and 14.5 games back of 1st place in the American Central. Almost everything seems to be going wrong for the Twins pitching staff, and pitching coach Rick Anderson and Manager Ron Gardenhire are growing impatient. The Twins bats – lead [...]
Denard Span Hopes to Return Against Seattle
Last Sunday Twins center fielder Denard Span went down with injury after landing awkwardly on his right shoulder trying to catch a fly ball. Span took part in some light activities by playing catch and doing some batting off the tee. Span had this to say when being asked how the shoulder felt, Via 1500ESPN: “Not bad, It didn’t feel [...]
Plouffe activated, Nishioka optioned
Could Tsuyoshi Nishioka’s time with the Minnesota Twins finally be over? The Minnesota Twins optioned the struggling second baseman down to Triple-A-Rochester today to make room for Trevor Plouffe. Nishioka, who was called up on August 5th, struggled in Rochester hitting only .245 when he was recalled. His struggles would extend for his second stint with the Twins. His stint [...]
Sports Round-Up: Vikings bring back AJ Love, lose Kamar Jordan; Robbie Hummel playing in Spain?; Twins comeback
Vikings Notes: Kamar Jordan broke his hand and his chances of making the team are basically dead. The Vikings brought back wide receiver AJ Love after Greg Childs went down with two Patella Tendon injuries. Vikings CB Nick Taylor and Vikings WR Greg Childs are the only players on IR so far. Jordan Todman is not looking likely to play [...]
Twins trade Liriano
The Minnesota Twins have completed a trade that will send left-handed pitcher Francisco Liriano to the Chicago White Sox for pitching prospect Pedro Hernandez and infielder Eduardo Escobar. Trading Liriano, a potential free agent, does not come as a surprise. Although many wondered why on earth the Twins didn’t receive more bang for their buck, the answer is quite simple. [...]
Twins Midseason Awards
Just over halfway through the dismal 2012 Twins season – Here are the mid season awards: MVP: Joe Mauer Lets just settle this score once and for all. Joe Mauer is the most critical piece to the Twins and he is the hands down best ballplayer on the roster. The last season and a half, Mauer struggled with injuries, [...]
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