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Hello all, my name is Jimmy Moberg and I will be giving you a monthly update from a fans perspective this season on the Minnesota Twins. I will air my frustrations and joy at the decisions of the Twins and the way that they are playing. There will also be some insights, I am sure, on the happenings of the rest of the league mixed in. Now on the off-season recap and look at Spring Training, hope you enjoy.
This has been one of the more daunting off-seasons that I remember as a Twins fan. Some big names that were due new contracts or else they were going to leave. Injury concerns to other stars. Development tracking on prospects and front office moves that always happen. All of that was expected.
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Now for what all actually did happen:
- Terry Ryan in and Bill Smith out as GM
- Cuddyer, Kubel, Nathan, and Mijares gone to Free Agency
- Slowey traded for a prospect/internal cap space
- Arrival of ...
Found February 04, 2012 on
Baseball Reflections:
PLAYERS:
Bill Smith,
Denard Span,
Jamey Carroll,
Jason Marquis,
Joe Mauer,
Justin Morneau,
Tsuyoshi Nishioka,
Ben Revere,
Josh Willingham,
Carl Pavano,
Francisco Liriano,
Scott Baker,
Scott Diamond,
Nick Blackburn,
Joel Zumaya,
Matt Capps,
Rene Tosoni,
Ryan Doumit,
Sean Burroughs,
Victor Martinez
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers
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