mlbtraderumors.com - 6/22/2009
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ESPN relays an AP report that says the Twins designated reliever Luis Ayala for assignment to make room for right-hander Bobby Keppel .
Ayala signed with Minn esota for $1.3MM this wint er, but he didn't pitch as well as the Twins had hoped. He allowed eig ht walks and 38 hits i n ...
homerhanky.wordpress.com - 6/23/2009
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homerhanky.wordpress.com —
First off, I’d just like to apologize to
the vest uniforms. You are still ugly as all...
hell, but wouldn’t you know it, the Twins have their best winning percentage in those monstrosities. Here’s The Breakdown: Home Whites: 8-6 record, 76 runs scored, 70 runs allowed, +6 ...
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Twins Record By Uniform
nickstwinsblog.com - 6/26/2009
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nickstwinsblog.com —
I've always been a fan of Danny Valencia.
I was surprised when the Twins were able to...
nab him all the way down in the 19th round of the 2006 draft in spite of his successful college career at Miami, a collegiate baseball powerhouse. I was more ...
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Next In Line
blogs.sun-sentinel.com - 6/25/2009
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blogs.sun-sentinel.com —
This makes sense on a few levels. With
Matt Lindstrom going on the disabled list, the Marlins...
need some experienced backend bullpen depth. The Twins on Monday designated Ayala for assignment, giving themselves 10 days to trade him, release him ...
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Should the Florida Marlins pursue Luis Ayala?
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Nats at Random
Nats Triple Play —
... Speaking of getting the axe, remember Luis Ayala? The erstwhile Nats set-up man, late of that proto-Washington franchise, the Minnesota Twins, is getting DFA'd. Is it time to think about putting the band back together? Ayala would be a cheap pickup, Jon Rauch is on the outs in Arizona, Gary Majewski is in AAA and Chad Cordero has yet to make so much as a rehab appearance for the Mariners. You could probably grab the whole lot of them for next to nothing. If you're going to have a bad bullpen, may as well have a bad bullpen with nostalgia value, right? ...
Do the Mets need to have a quicker hook- Fernando Tatis
Mets Fever —
... I know the Wilpon's don't like to waste money but most of the guys I'm talking about, made less then 2MM a year and when Minnesota can cut former Met Luis Ayala ( 1.3 MM), there's no way the Mets should hymn and haw about these type of losses. ...
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