Found April 22, 2008 on
TheGoldSeat:
Ok, with Denard Span being sent down to AAA and Joe Nathan being inked to a 4 year, $47 M payday, the Minnesota Twins opening day roster is rounding into shape. Here are my predictions for the upcoming season. The opening day lineup will look like this:
1. Carlos Gomez, CF
2. Joe Mauer, C
3. Mich...
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The new possibilities, Minnesota and San Francisco, were identified by a source with a National League team in the bidding.
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Via Hot Stove New York
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Yesterday, Moises Alou had another MRI on his strained left quad. The news isn't very good as it's still showing inflammation and soreness.
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I was going to bust out my RP preview, but then I figured why waste your time. Some people like to take the top tier guys like Jonathan Papelbon and Joe Nathan early, while others like to wait and grab the Mike Gonzalezs and Trevor Hoffmans much later on. Either way, there's no point in writing about them, as you know what you're getting when you take a closer. Instead,...
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February 08, 2008
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