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Jeremy Nygaard

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From the cutting room floor...

News of the Twins Prospect Handbook will probably start popping up soon. So to help with that appetite, you will find a couple profiles that won't make the final cut... because the players got cut.   Wang-Wei Lin – OF – (6/28/88) Acquired: Signed as F/A in Oct 2006 from Taiwan 2012 Team(s): Beloit Snappers 2012 Stats: .232/.343/.334, 14-2B, 5-3B, 4 HR, 30 RBI   Lin has spent the previous three seasons in Beloit and regardless of what happens, we know he won’t be heading there again. Lin spen

Spring Training Roster, other tidbits.

Though there may be moves yet to happen, you can view the updated Spring Training Roster here.   Some comparisons between last year's spring training roster and this year's:   Pitchers - Last year the Twins brought in 33 pitchers, this year the number is currently at 34.   Catchers - A year ago there were eight catchers officially invited and one added in the weeks leading up to spring training. This year the Twins have five on their 40-man and have invited four more.   Omissions - All hitter

What's Next? (Part 1)

As the Twins enter their second straight offseason following 90-plus-loss seasons, I find it really hard to write a "blueprint". There are many directions the club could go to improve their team. Without any real idea which (if any) of those "directions" are feasible, I'm going to break it down into a series that previews upcoming roster moves.   So far this offseason - besides the news that a few coaches wouldn't be returning - the only news has been the re-signings of a handful of six-year f

My Top 50 (plus 1) Twins Prospects - August 1 Edition

One of my favorite days of the year is the day I open my mailbox and see a cardboard box just big enough to hold the Baseball America Prospect Handbook. The first thing I do is read each of the 30 capsules about the Twins prospects. Then I proceed to read each of the other 870 reports in the book, usually a few times.   This year they added a new feature: the BA Grade along with the Risk Factor. Essentially, it makes it possible to compare all 900 prospects. If you want a general idea of w

Trade Implications: Liriano

You can go read various threads and articles on this site if you want opinions on how the Twins did by trading Francisco Liriano to the division-leading Chicago White Sox.   I'm going to break down what this trade does from an organization standpoint.   SALARY:   It appears that the White Sox will pick up the rest of Liriano's tab for the season. This saved the Twins $2,073,800. (Their payroll is now $97,775,800 before factoring in the 25th player they need to add.)   Both Eduardo Escobar an

Thursday's Minor League Round-up

The Twins were off today, but there was still plenty of action.   Trevor Plouffe announced on Twitter this morning that he would be back tomorrow.   And before their afternoon (or was it morning?) game, the Red Wings activated Deolis Guerra from the DL and placed Dan Sattler on the DL.   Later this evening, the Twins announced they were placing Anthony Swarzak on the DL with a rotator cuff strain. To take his place, the Twins will purchase the contract of RP Luis Perdomo.   Since the 40-man r

Top Minor League Performers

I used to subscribe to BA's Top Performers email, but after looking at it - seeing batting and pitching lines for hundreds of prospects - and not getting much out of it, I unsubscribed.   While browsing their website today, I found a link to "Yesterday's Top Performers". I clicked on it and expected to see the same format I saw with the emails. I was wrong.   Instead what I saw where the top 10 daily performers based on Runs Created (for batters) and Game Score (for pitchers). I went through

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