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I like the fact that he even had a high five for the mascot

He was kind of a throwback player to me - one position, one team, outstanding career. I got sick to death of the Yankees in the post-season all those years, and by association Jeter as well, but they did have a nice core of home grown guys that played their whole careers there, Williams, Posada, Rivera, Jeter. End of the day, it's hard to hate on guys of that caliber.

This might be a good time for potential season ticket holders to check out the upper deck in left field for seats.

Also, the Twins have 3 prospects above the Royals top guy, and 4 above Detroit and Chicago's top guys, although Chicago will likely get a prize this upcoming draft. Granted, Detroit will be contending for a championship this season, so it's a hollow victory there. The White Sox on the other hand, it may be a long time before they finish above Minnesota again.

That's exactly what I was going to say.

I'd classify Ryan's actions as decisive rather than aggressive.

The Twins targeted a couple guys they wanted, and they got them. I see nothing wrong with taking care of business like that.

Seeing that so much of my attention to the Twins is devoted to their prospects and younger players, if key prospects continue at their current rate of success as they advance, I'd be pretty happy with that for starters. Hopefully, a MLB staff can help the big club escape the Central cellar and maybe even approach .500. So, prospects keep kicking butt + free agents pan out = success.

That pic of Kirby running the bases after his game winning homer, screaming at the top of his lungs and clenching his fist, is forever etched in my memory.

I would love to see Pelfrey come close to the numbers he had in 2008 or 2010.

Good stuff as always Seth. I like Gilmartin's simple metric; it's pretty true.

•No real leadoff hitter •No real cleanup hitter •Weak bottom of the order •Lots of guys prone to strikeouts •General lack of clutch hitting Those were the problems that plagued the Twins last season. We dropped Morneau and added Suzuki and Kubel. Unless guys like Hicks, Arcia, and Plouffe step up to a higher level, there isn't much to be optimistic about offensively.

I'd prefer to roll with Florimon-Escobar and keep the second. Drew ain't worth it. I believe there is still some upside to be gained with these guys.

I saw on Yahoo today that now the Yanks have passed the luxury mark, that they were going to make a run at Drew. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/yankees-interested-ss-drew-163108104--mlb.html

I like his answer to what his strengths are: "the strikeouts." Seems like a very coachable, professional kid. Thanks Seth!

Nice read - thanks for posting it.

So on Yahoo they are saying 5 teams made formal offers: Chicago, Chicago, Dodgers, D'backs, Yanks.

There wasn't dramatic progress, but coming to a new team, he did make marginal improvements in every statistical category, more innings pitched, lower ERA, fewer walks, and more strikeouts. One step at a time I guess.

Nice read - didn't really know a thing about this 7th rounder. Good luck to him.

Slam dung for Kershaw - not for fans wanting to watch the game. The owners pass 100% of that mad money on the backs of the fans. /end old fogie rant/

I remember the shock and outrage when Puck pioneered the 3 million per season contract. Tickets were a lot cheaper back then too, less than $10 to get in. Coincidence?

Not an albatross, but you don't want to many guys making 10 million + on your roster that aren't producing. Bad contracts tie up resources better spent elsewhere. Not that I think Garza wouldn't give some bang for the buck on those terms.

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At least it's not a performance enhancer - his numbers are legit.

Deduno McRib is brilliant!