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Wins Are Important
Follow-up on the Johan Santana nonsense below, in re: wins : Twins general manager Bill Smith, on Livan Hernandez, who improved to 10-6 with a 5.29 earned-run average with Saturday's victory over Texas: "I'll take the (10) wins. Who do you want, a ...
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 MLB Players Association to Investigate Twins
MLB Players Association to Investigate Twins
Greg Genske, the agent for Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano , has convinced the MLB Players Association to file a grievance over whether the Minnesota Twins have violated the collective bargaining agreement by keeping Liriano down in Class AAA Rochester of the International League, rather than call him up. Liriano was out all of last season after having Tommy John surgery, returned to the ...
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 Judging Bill Smith
Judging Bill Smith
An early July look at the new Twins GM’s first off-season. On October 1 st , 2007, Twins general manager Terry Ryan stepped down after 13 years at the helm of the franchise. Ryan was widely acclaimed for his shrewd trades and commitment to player development, allowing the franchise to compete annually in the first part of this decade despite being hamstrung by stingy owner Carl ...
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 The Twins Plan on Standing Pat
The Twins Plan on Standing Pat
The Twins did something they haven't been doing a lot of lately on Monday night, actually losing a game for once, to drop their record to a paltry 16-3 in their last 19 games. Now, you would think that a 1-0 loss to the Red Sox would send the ...
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 Judging Bill Smith, continued
Judging Bill Smith, continued
Free agency decisions. After Tuesday’s article about the Twins’ off-season trades , I am now writing about their activity in the free agent market. The simple fact that it requires a two part series to recap the off-season is a pleasant change of pace for Minnesota fans, and possible evidence that Bill Smith will move more aggressively than his mentor and predecessor, Terry Ryan. Of course, ...