Minnesota Twins off Season Report
baseballreflections.com 11/26/2008 — Season Wrap Up Baseball fans last saw the Twins in a one game playoff with the Chicago White Sox for the Central Division crown and a spot in the playoffs. Although they did not win that game, they still had an impressive season. After losing Torii Hunter to free agency and trading away ...

Of Budget and Betrayal
twinsgeek.blogspot.com 1/12/2009 — Why is the Twins Payroll Shrinking? That the Twins are fiscally conservative isn’t a news bulletin to any baseball fans, locally or nationally. This is the team that has consistently ranked in the bottom third of MLB payroll, ordered payroll slashed ...

Off-Season Roundtable: Week Four
twins-territory.com 12/17/2008 — The Winter Meetings have come and gone, and the Twins have made just one move this off-season -- signing shortstop Nick Punto to be the starting guy next season. There are still questions at third and in the bullpen, and this week the Roundtable ...

Looking Back At The Delmon Debacle
stickandballguy.com 12/12/2008 — While responding to greenmachine's thoughtful comment to my look at the Santana trade, the issue came up about whether or not the Twins should have played for this year and a Young/Span/Cuddyer/Kuble OF-DH situation was proposed. My big problem with ...

Back of the Napkin: Twins Revenues, Part 1
twinsgeek.blogspot.com 2/19/2009 — What makes good writing? Opinions? Accuracy? Insight? Lots of question marks? Yes, yes, yes and absolutely yes. But Rule 1 is “Keep it entertaining.” And rule 2 is “There is no rule 2.” Which brings me to why I'm writing: Rule 1 might be a problem ...

If I were the GM: Landon Evanson
victoriatimes.blogspot.com 11/24/2008 — Landon Evanson of Bugs and Cranks lays out his ideas for the Twins this offseason

Monday
sethspeaks.net 11/18/2008 — Shameless Self-Promotion Alert! J Are you looking for a Christmas gift for a big Minnesota Twins fan? SethBook.JPG Do you know a fan of the Rochester Red Wings? The New Britain Rockcats? The Ft. Myers Miracle? The Beloit Snappers? The Elizabethton ...

Casey Blake Is NOT The Answer At Third Base
stickandballguy.com 11/9/2008 — If I keep hearing rumors like this, I am going to have no choice but to come out of retirement. There are three main reasons that I'm against signing Casey Blake as a free agent. 1) Blake is barely better than a platoon of Harris and Buscher would be, ...

The Three-Pointer: The Bucks Stopped Here
secretsofthecity.com 1/12/2009 — Game #36, Home Game #18: Minnesota 106, Milwaukee 104 Season Record: 11-25 1. The flaws of Jefferson, the stones of Sichting First, to avoid any misunderstanding: Al Jefferson is the best player on the Timberwolves. Every scout and coach in ...

Signing Joe
twinsgeek.blogspot.com 1/23/2009 — Friday I wrote about Twins players who are are ripe for signing a long-term deal. And on Saturday, Jim Souhan pointed out there is another guy that the Twins should be targeting: What is the immediate lesson to be learned from recent history? That ...

Free Agent Mark Teixeira Has Time On His Side — Wash Post MLB 12/13/2008
The ominous silence on the Mark Teixeira front can't mean much good for the Nationals as the biggest question remains whether the Yankees will join the fray.

Analysis: On the Rhodes to Cincinnati — Touching Base: Fantasy Baseball File - NY Daily News Blogs 12/13/2008
Whatever you think of the Yankees' signing of A.J. Burnett, there was some definite bad news on the day as Arthur Rhodes signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds. Rhodes gave up four runs (three earned) in one inning over ...

Hot Stove has no letdown after Vegas — Major League Baseball News 12/13/2008
The day after a trip to Las Vegas can be a little bit of a letdown, but Friday's day after the Winter Meetings were held there didn't exactly follow that trend, as the Yankees added A.J. Burnett and the Phillies signed Raul Ibanez.

Target Field, A Good Thing? — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/13/2008
Everyone knows the Minnesota Twins play the great game of baseball a certain way. Some like to call it Twins ball or small ball.   If you are fan of other teams you just say they cannot hit home runs. Either way the Twins have their own niche ...

$16 Million For Burnett? Worth It. — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/13/2008
The news came down today that the New York Yankees had spent over $80 million on free agent starting pitcher AJ Burnett and I, like many Yankees fans, was a little disappointed. From a more objective standpoint I was in utter shock. Surely, Brian ...