Minnesota Twins Talk

Twins hope top prospect Hicks is next star in CF - Yahoo! Sports Some great quotes in here, including a great one from Denard Span, "''In my opinion, he's ready for the challenge,'' Span said in a phone interview on Thursday. ''Why not throw him in the fire and see what he can do? I think he's mature enough to handle that now.''"

Tom Powers: Minnesota Twins' Opening Day roster? You read it here first, again - TwinCities.com For the most part, I agree with him, though I think there is no way Butera doesn't make the roster.

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Last week, 1500ESPN's Darren Wolfson revealed that the Twins are waiting on Joe Saunders's camp to respond to a one-year contract offer. Now, Orioles beat writer from the Baltimore Sun, Dan Connelly, writes that he believes that if Saunders is limited to a one-year contract, he will likely stay in Baltimore or leave somewhere else for an "eye-brow raising amount of money". Furthermore, Connelly reports that his sources say that Saunders has a two-year deal worth $15 million on the table. In addition to the Twins, the Mets and the Mariners have been connected to the left-hander.

Correia expects to eat up innings for Twins

To countdown the days until pitchers and catchers report, we're looking at which Twins had the number for that day. With 13 days left, what is your favorite memory of these Twins players? Bill Tuttle Rich Reese John Roseboro Rich Woodson Tim Lundstedt Mike Pagliarulo Todd Walker Jerry White I'm going with Walker. When The Voice Of Reason and I were moving to MN, we took off a couple of months and traveled the US. We found ourselves somewhere in Louisiana in the middle of the summer, and it was exactly when the minor league (AA?) All-star game was going. It happened to be in Shreveport Louisiana. Walker was in that All-Star game, and I think he was either from or pla…

Twins top prospect Sano looms large | StarTribune.com

He signed a one year, minor league contract with a spring training invite. Ex-Twins reliever signs with Pirates - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

I'll try and update this as they're announced. MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects to be revealed Tuesday | MLB.com: News MLB.com is revealing their top 100 list at 8:00 (Central) tonight (Tues). I"m excited to see how many Twins are in the top 100. Any guesses and where they'll be? Mine... Sano - 5-15 Buxton - 25-35 Meyer - 50-60 Rosario - 50-60 Arcia - 70-85 Hicks - 90-100

Ever the contrarian, Patrick Reusse finds himself more optimistic than the fan base this offseason:Reusse's Reality Script: Episode 8 (Twins) | 1500 ESPN Twin Cities ? Minnesota Sports News & Opinion (Twins, Vikings, Wolves, Wild, Gophers) | Sportswire: Minnesota Twins

In case you don't click the blog section and are interested in a few words & pictures about my visit to TwinsFest this year, including some Sweet Music and On The Farm action: TwinsFest 2013 - Sunday Jan 27 - Blogs - Minnesota Twins News & Rumors Forum

Unlike the Twins, the Rays had a very busy offseason bolstering and upgrading their current roster, seemingly finding undervalued gems coming off of off-years on the cheap, and trading soon-to-be-too-expensive assets for a minor league player of the year and a package of other intriguing prospects. Despite a MI that looks pretty packed with quality plus players at 2B, 3B and SS, the Rays pulled the trigger on yet another bargain-basement, potential bounce-back addition to a quality-laden depth chart. As I speculated on another thread, the Rays have an embarrassment of depth riches compared to the Twins in the infield. With the signing of Johnson, along with the reac…

Some post-TwinsFest notes and a free agent update | StarTribune.com But they've also had little contact....

Benson is eager to put '12 season behind him | StarTribune.com Two takes: 1. Benson had better be excited by this second chance. Because I'm not sure there will be a third. 2. Is this a danger of the Twins not pushing guys up levels? That if they have a lost year, due to health or whatever, that there is little room for error? One more... 3. I'd love for this to be a Span/Plouffe/Parmelee situation, where he suddenly shines way beyond his previous numbers in AAA. (i'm hoping the same thing for Dozier.)

Souhan: Ryan sees himself, manager in same boat | StarTribune.com I wouldn't have thought this was the case at the beginning of the offseason, but after this offseason, it might be. It's certainly not fair to judge Gardy give the team that Ryan has assembled. And given that he had money and didn't use it, the talent level on this team falls squarely on Ryan's shoulders.

Twins fan and local activist Mike (Sammy) Samuelson dies | StarTribune.com That's the story of his passing. Below is a story about his life.... Tevlin: Some advice on living from a dying heckler: Enjoy every day | StarTribune.com On Friday night, he was the primary draw for the Hot Stove banquet (which I had to miss). He died today from leukemia. I knew Sammy a little, who I met because he was a big GameDay supporter. We would talk occasionally at ballgames, and I'd get the occasional ranting email from him. He was a world-class heckler (odd in Minnesota) and drove the Twins crazy, but the organization loved him for his passion. And with a story like this, can you…

Former Twin Carl Pavano has spleen removed - TwinCities.com Aaron says this means I'm going to lose my bet, longshot that it was. But I wouldn't be totally shocked to see Pavano and the Twins reembrace soemtime during the season, when he's healthier and reality sets in for this rotation. And I'd love to see it, because "Pavano's Spleen" sounds like a great roto team name.

Twins relying on Willingham's production I'm sure this is just supporting his guy, but I found this quote interesting....

Source: Twins want Joe Saunders on 1-year deal, waiting to hear back | 1500 ESPN Twin Cities ? Minnesota Sports News & Opinion (Twins, Vikings, Wolves, Wild, Gophers) | Sportswire: Minnesota Twins According to Darren Wolfson's source

Starting over: After awful season by Twins rotation, experience and competition has increased | StarTribune.com

So who is your favorite #15? To countdown the days til pitchers and catchers report, we're going to list the Twins with those numbers (thanks to this awesome list) and let you pick your favorite. So who is the poster boy for day #15.... Jack Kralick, 1961-63 Bill Dailey, 1963-64 Al Worthington, 1964-68 George Mitterwald, 1969-73 Randy Hundley, 1974 Dan Ford, 1975-78 Ron Jackson, 1979-81 Tim Laudner, 1981-89 Lenny Webster, 1991-93 Ron Coomer, 1995 Dave Hollins, 1996 Darrin Jackson, 1997 Jon Shave, 1998 Cristian Guzman, 1999-2004 Brent Abernathy, 2005 Phil Nevin, 2006 Glen Perkins, 2008-12 I remember being way to excited about Guzy earl…

Who do you have flying North with the Twins this April? I'm sticking my neck out here, but.... Pitchers Burnett Burton Correia Diamond Duensing Fein Hendriks Hernandez Perkins Pressly Swarzak Worley Infielders/Catchers Mauer Morneau Plouffe Florimon Dozier Escobar Doumit Carroll Butera Outfielders Willingham Benson Parmelee Mastroianni

Reliever Guardado elected to Twins' Hall of Fame | StarTribune.comI guess I'm happy for Eddie, but there is no way he deserves this. Knoblauch was the runner-up, so at least this clears the path for him.

Injury free Mauer raring to get after it in 2013 | twinsbaseball.com: News This is insane. Why the hell would the Twins push Mauer to catch more after things worked so well last year and Doumit isunder contract for two more years.

No dollar figures yet, but it's a one year deal. That Correia signing just keeps on looking great.

Twins' president: 'We're not just going to sign players just to spend' | 1500 ESPN Twin Cities ? Minnesota Sports News & Opinion (Twins, Vikings, Wolves, Wild, Gophers) | Sportswire: Minnesota Twins

What happens if Joe benson,Chris Parmelee and Mr.hicks are not ready for prime time? What if Darren Mastroanni isnt a full time player? What if Josh Willingham is the best defensive outfielder we have in 2013? What if Terry is wrong about Florimon and Dozier can not handle shortstop? What if bone chips in fact are a precurser to tommy john surgery, and both Scott Diamonds and Worely are done for the season by June? What if Harden and Pelfrey both imitate Zumyaya and never make it out of spring training? What if klank Ploufe continues to have a stone hands? What if as most predict Correias ERA translates into the low 5.00s in the A.L.? What if Nick Blackburn is our best s…

Article states that the Twins want Gibson to throw 100 to 130 innings this year. Minnesota Twins: Pitcher Kyle Gibson will get shot at big-league club in 2013 - TwinCities.com

Minnesota Twins' Trevor Plouffe hopes to snare his spot at 3rd - TwinCities.com

Twins prospect Miguel Sano in town for TwinsFest | StarTribune.com Sano talks about where he expects to be next season and his reaction to the documentary about him, Pelotero.