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Twins overspend on veteran, again

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:39:39 +0000

There's something to be said for stability, I suppose ... The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 201...

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Crown Gems: AL Central Link Roundup

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:20:53 +0000

Featured in this edition of Crown Gems: at least five links for each AL Central team. The two big news items are, of course, the Mark Teahen trade and the Twins acquisition of J.J. Hardy, but there is plenty of other good AL Central news to pass along and read about. To properly assess and [...]

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Sox were in on Hardy

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:32:53 +0000

Before you ask the obvious question, here's the answer: yes, the Red Sox were in on discussions for shortstop J.J. Hardy, who was traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins earlier today. According to a baseball source, the...

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Strasburg, Ramos Injured

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:44:29 +0000

Some prospect injury news that is still a bit developing. First, No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg will miss his scheduled start in Saturday’s Rising Stars game at the Arizona Fall League. The National righthander has a muscle strain in his neck, according to an AFL press release. ...

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Twins Trade Gomez For JJ Hardy

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:11:01 +0000

The Orlando Cabrera era in Minnesota is likely over. According to Tyler Barnes of brewers.com’s Twitter, the Twins have traded Carlos Gomez to Milwaukee for JJ Hardy. Gomez had just a .277 wOBA while Hardy had a .292 mark. However, Hardy is at .325 for his career, making him pretty close ...

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Saturday Morning Poll: How Do You Feel Now?

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:00:58 +0000

More photos » by Steven Senne - AP We'll never see his bat-smelling in a Twins uniform again...( sniff ) Browse more photos » Happy? Sad? Hung-over? After ...

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Minnesota Twins pick up Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:16:35 +0000

The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.

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Twins Exercise 2011 Option For Michael Cuddyer

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:28:00 +0000

According to a team press release, the Twins have exercised their 2011 option for Michael Cuddyer .

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Price is right as Twins trade for shortstop Hardy

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:48:42 +0000

After a rough 2009 season, J.J. Hardy will get a shot to regain his All-Star form following a trade to the Twins for Carlos Gomez.

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Cuddyer Is Still A Twin

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:24:44 +0000

Update: The Minnesota Twins , in a press release today, have announced that they have picked up the $10.5 mil option on OF Michael Cuddyer's contract for 2010. Cuddyer, who filled in for Justin Morneau last year when Morneau went down with a back injury, is the Twins regular rightfielder. Last ...

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Re-Re-Visiting the Santana Trade

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 02:41:20 +0000

Boy, things have changed a lot since the last time I did an analysis of the deal that sent Johan to the other New York team. Now that Carlos Gomez has been banished to the land of cheese and bratwurst, there really isn't anyone left. Where did everybody go? Carlos Gomez: Well, we know ...

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Twins Pick up Cuddyer Option

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:29:43 +0000

Update: The Twins have picked up the $10.5 million option on Michael Cuddyer for 2011, according to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribue. Fantasy Impact: Cuddyer is an under the radar fantasy contributer almost every year. He it .276 this year, with 32 home runs during the ...

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Milwaukee Brewers trade SS J.J. Hardy for Minnesota Twins' CF Carlos Gomez

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:55:47 +0000

J.J. Hardy has been traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Carlos Gomez.

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J.J. Hardy to the Twins

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:29:58 +0000

Carlos Gomez is the return. More later. [ Source ] Later: Hardy is a guy that we'd all been hoping that the Mariners would make a play on this offseason to address the shortstop position, so it's a bit of a shame that he's been taken off the table so early and for what appears to be a ...

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Twins quit on centerpiece of Santana deal real quick

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000

There's nothing more frustrating to me than knee-jerk reactions to the performances of young baseball players. No one quits faster on young talent than baseball teams. Andy Marte, Dan Johnson, and at one point, Adam Lind was in this boat before the Blue Jays decided to give him more than 400 ...

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Brewers trade J.J. Hardy to Twins for Carlos Gomez

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:22:36 +0000

Update : According to MLBlogs.com , the Brewers traded shortstop J.J. Hardy to the Twins for outfielder Carlos Gomez. Fantasy Impact: This trade makes sense as the Twins needed a shortstop, and the Brewers needed to trade Hardy to make room for phenom Alcides Escobar.

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J.J. Hardy Traded to Twins for Carlos Gomez

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:56:09 +0000

J.J. Hardy Traded to Twins for Carlos Gomez This is already being discussed in the comments of today's Morning Prowl , but if the Tigers were looking at acquiring shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Brewers, the Twins beat them to it. Hardy was traded to Minnesota today for outfielder ...

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The Brewers Dismantling And Mess

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:06:56 +0000

The trade of JJ Hardy to get the hit-or-miss Carlos Gomez is curious. Gomez will either be a superstar of flame out. It can now officially be said that the Twins got nothing from the Mets for Johan Santana. And when--not if--Ken Macha is fired, Willie Randolph will have giant mess to clean up.

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Tigers not involved in trade talks for SS J.J. Hardy

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:21:03 +0000

Although the Tigers have an opening at shortstop, they didn't have an opportunity to deal for J.J. Hardy, the shortstop whom Milwaukee traded Friday to the Twins for outfielder Carlos Gomez. In an e-mail to the Free Press after the deal was announced, Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin said ...

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A Hardy Reason to Celebrate for the Minnesota Twins

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:50:52 +0000

TwinsTarget examines the JJ Hardy-Carlos Gomez swap between the Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers. Among the things looked at: The defensive outfield problem, the No. 2 hitter problem, and how Hardy fits into the infield.

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