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Twins Looking At Veteran Starters
While speaking with Joe Christensen of The Star Tribune , Twins' GM Bill Smith may have tipped his hand regarding the team's offseason plans. "We'll see what's out there," he said. "And if there's a veteran starter or two that's a good fit for us, then we'll proceed accordingly." The team ...
Twins Look For Pitching
Twins Look For Pitching
mysportsrumors.com — The Minnesota Twins are one of the many teams in Major League Baseball that are looking for... starting pitching this off season. The Twins also have other needs but already started to address those (i.e. the trade for J.J. Hardy, their new shortstop). The more pressing need thou is to add a ... (more) Twins Look For Pitching
Twins Acquire JJ Hardy
Twins Acquire JJ Hardy
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com — It didn't take long for the Brewers to make the trade everybody saw coming. "The ticker tape... was still falling in Manhattan on Friday when the Brewers dealt shortstop J.J. Hardy, a staple of trade rumors this year, to the Twins for speedy center ... (more) Twins Acquire JJ Hardy
Twins Pick Up Cuddyer’s Option
fangraphs.com — Over the weekend, the Minnesota Twins picked up their 10.5 million dollar option on RF Michael Cuddyer... to keep him through 2010. Cuddyer has been a member of all five of the Twins playoff teams from the first decade of the millenium. EDIT: ... (more) Twins Pick Up Cuddyer’s Option
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Gather Round the Hot Stove, People
A League of Her Own — ... they can trade Bradley without assuming the vast majority of the $21 million remaining on his contract over the next two years. New owner Tom Ricketts has set a limit for how much money the Cubs will include in a deal, one source says. The Cubs can take back a contract but pay only a fixed amount of cash. In other hot stove news, the Dodgers have dropped out of the Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes, those of you who want Roy Halladay are going to have to fight the Great White North for him (eh?), and Scott Boras once again ruins my plans for ...

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