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Twins Non-Tender Candidates
Twins Non-Tender Candidates
Are there really any surprises? G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 2009 - Brendan Harris 123 414 44 108 22 1 6 37 29 78 0 2 .261 .310 .362 Brendan's offensive projections coming into 2009 weren't unreasonable.  In ...
Twins Trade Gomez For JJ Hardy
twinkietalk.com — 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 ... (more) Twins Trade Gomez For JJ Hardy
Twins overspend on veteran, again
espn.go.com — 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... (more) Twins overspend on veteran, again
Off-Season Outlook: Bench
Off-Season Outlook: Bench
voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com — While sometimes an unnoticeable section of the roster, the bench played an important part in the Minnesota... Twins' success during the 2009 campaign. Without Alexi Casilla's hit and Carlos Gomez's run in the division tiebreaker, the team would have saw no division title and no playoffs.  ... (more) Off-Season Outlook: Bench
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Offseason Outlook
"MyTeamRivals" via MyTeamRivals.com in Google Reader — ... One way to clear space on the roster is to simply dump a crapload of dead weight, and Twinkie Town looks at all of the possible non-tender candidates. Barring any sort of trade, Boof and Glen Perkins will probably be back, since the rotation isn't very deep and the Twins are loath to simply let their major-league ready pitching talent walk away. Well except for Jesse Crain, who will receive a $2 million raise in arbitration and I doubt the Twins will want to pay him. Brendan Harris, also due for a substantial raise, is a pretty average hitter and a pretty below-average defender, ...

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