Trevor Plouffe finds a new home in Oakland and his former team adds veteran depth.
Can anybody in 2016 identify what the Twins are good at?
Minnesota landed its top free agent target, pitch-framing master Jason Castro.
Minnesota hopes shaking up the front office with a new-school hire works as well as it did three decades ago.
Give it up for ‘the next Jamey Carroll.’
Minnesota gets creative in dumping Ricky Nolasco, as the Twins also send a former top prospect to the Angels and get back Hector Santiago. Also, the Angels send Joe Smith to the Cubs.
Boston picks up some left-handed bullpen help and Minnesota adds a hard-throwing reliever prospect/project.
Eduardo Nunez goes from backup to All-Star to traded, as the Twins send the veteran infielder to the Giants.
The Twins phenom hits homers at a spectacular pace but strikes out at a record pace. That’s not by accident, and it’s not necessarily by mistake.
The Twins finally change course, firing longtime GM Terry Ryan and perhaps setting the club up for its first real philosophical change in decades.
The Twins are uncharacteristically vowing to be sellers this July. Makes it easier to say ‘so long’ when these are the parts you have to sell.
Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.
The Cubs’ pitchers are on a historical DRA-beating pace. Are there some factors that explain why some teams do this?
In April, Joe Mauer (and his sunglasses) looked as good as ever. In May, he fell back. Each month promises a very different legacy for the lifelong Twin.
In a lost season, getting Byron Buxton settled in and ready to be a long-term asset is the most important goal for the next four months.
Don’t forget how great Joe Nathan was. And as he prepares for a comeback, don’t forget what he’s still working toward.
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