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Read more about Autograph Seeking

Autograph Seeking

Though I’ve never been a huge “autograph-hound”, I have enjoyed hanging around the “Down on the Farm” section at TwinsFest. I do that mostly to get a chance to converse with the players, but I also usually get a ball or 8x10 signed as well. As I started to find 8x10 photos of players online and at TwinsFest, I figured it would be worth a shot to send them down to Spring Training and see what happened.   I thought I’d start a list and share it; maybe it will help some of you who are intereste

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• Jeremy Nygaard
• March 9, 201214 yr

Read more about Roster Bookkeeping

Roster Bookkeeping

Not that it matters right now, but…   It’s always nice to know what you’re going to be dealing with going into next offseason. And although teams might say the service clock doesn’t matter… we all know that it does.   The Twins have 5 pending Free Agents: C Ryan Doumit, SP Carl Pavano, LSP Francisco Liriano, SP Jason Marquis and recently injured RP Joel Zumaya.   The Twins have options on 2 players next offseason: SP Scott Baker ($9.25m team option or free agency) and RP Matt Capps ($6m team o

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• Jeremy Nygaard
• February 26, 201214 yr

Read more about Twins Draft Preview II - Northeast Names to Know

Twins Draft Preview II - Northeast Names to Know

If you're at all looking forward to the June Rule IV baseball draft as a Twins fans, there is no doubt that you're already familiar with a handful of names: Appel, Giolito, Buxton, Zunino, and most recently, Zimmer.   If you're a fan of following the Twins draft at all, there are some terms you're probably familiar with: "strike-thrower", "long and lean", "wiry/athletic" or (my personal favorite Gardyism) "a grinder".   You're always going to find draft picks that are breaks from the normal "tha

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• Jeremy Nygaard
• February 26, 201214 yr

Read more about Organizational Roster Bubble

Organizational Roster Bubble

Last week, I examined some trends the team has exhibited while drafting. This week, I’m going to look at the construction of both the MLB and AAA rosters.   Many people like to “project” what they think the Opening Day roster will look like. I’m no different. However, I’m also going to consider how past rosters have been put together coming out of the spring – at least at the highest two levels – to make an educated guess at what players, especially those currently in big league camp, will ne

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• Jeremy Nygaard
• February 21, 201214 yr

Read more about Twins Draft Preview I

Twins Draft Preview I

The annual baseball Rule IV baseball draft is less than four months away. And while both the college and high school seasons still have to be played, it’s never too early to start looking ahead at the draft.   This draft takes on an added interest if you’re a Twins fan. The team has not drafted higher than 14th overall since taking some guy named Mauer with the top overall pick in 2001. The 2012 draft brings not only the #2 overall pick, but also six total picks in the Top 100. For a franch

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• Jeremy Nygaard
• February 14, 201214 yr