Plouffe confident heading into 2012
MINNEAPOLIS Most big league baseball players take extended time off once their season is over before resuming workouts. After a 162-game schedule, they want the chance to decompress, to relax.Not Trevor Plouffe.The Minnesota Twins' season ended Sept. 28 with a 1-0 win over Kansas City. Less than three weeks later, Plouffe was back to work in his home state of California, working...
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7 days ago
Discuss
Willingham should fit nicely into right field
MINNEAPOLIS New Twins outfielder Josh Willingham has just 11 career at-bats at Target Field, playing three games there last season when the Oakland Athletics came to town. It's a small sample size, to be sure, but Willingham showed in that series that he should have no problem hitting at what has been tabbed as a pitcher's ballpark.
Against Minnesota starter Scott Baker...
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14 days ago
Willingham should fit nicely into right field
MINNEAPOLIS New Twins outfielder Josh Willingham has just 11 career at-bats at Target Field, playing three games there last season when the Oakland Athletics came to town. It's a small sample size, to be sure, but Willingham showed in that series that he should have no problem hitting at what has been tabbed as a pitcher's ballpark.
Against Minnesota starter Scott Baker...
Via Fox Sports North
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14 days ago
Willingham ready for challenge in right field
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he expects Josh Willingham to be the team's starting right fielder next season, even though Willingham has only started 33 games there over his eight-year career.
Via mlb.com
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15 days ago
No questions asked: Twins say they're set in OF
The Minnesota Twins have had a crowded outfield for several seasons.
That's not the case this year, with Ben Revere, Denard Span and Josh Willingham settled in their spots before spring training. Delmon Young, Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer have moved on.
The Twins haven't even left open any questions about who will play where. Manager Ron Gardenhire said this weekend...
Via AP on Fox
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15 days ago
Pressing Questions: The Minnesota Twins
John Sorbi, an old buddy of mine, visited a number of baseball stadiums during a cross-country jaunt in the summer of 1995. He was still jaded by the strike in those days, but he didn't let that get in the way of exploring baseball history. When Jonas walked into Tiger Stadium on a summer day in '95, he carried a simple sign to get his point across:
Just Here for the Park...
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23 days ago
Overpaying For Talent
With a few exceptions, it appears the free agent market has evened itself out when compared to previous years. Gone are the days of John Lackey and A.J. Burnett landing 5 year $82.5 million deals. Their relative comparison this offseason is Edwin Jackson, who is without a contract and is expected to sign for roughly half of what Lackey and Burnett made. But even in a more “team...
Via The Outside Corner
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29 days ago
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29 days ago
Overpaying For Talent
With a few exceptions, it appears the free agent market has evened itself out when compared to previous years. Gone are the days of John Lackey and A.J. Burnett landing 5 year $82.5 million deals. Their relative comparison this offseason is Edwin Jackson, who is without a contract and is expected to sign for roughly half of what Lackey and Burnett made. But even in a more “team...
Via Bloguin Best
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29 days ago
Pressing Questions: The Oakland A’s
In terms of fantasy talent, the A's are the "If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?" analogy. If you and your friends decided to eliminate Oakland from the player pool for your '12 fantasy draft, more than likely you'd hardly notice that anything had changed. In early drafts charted on MockDraftCentral, there are...
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January 10, 2012
Updated 2012 MLB Draft Order
Jim Callis of Baseball America released an updated version of the 2012 Draft Order.
The Mets will have the 12th, 35th, 65th and 68th selections of the first 100 picks.
First Round
1. Astros
2. Twins
3. Mariners
4. Orioles
5. Royals
6. Cubs
7. Padres
8. Pirates
9. Marlins
10. Rockies
11. Athletics
12. Mets
13. White Sox
14. Reds
15. Indians
16. Nationals
17. Blue Jays
18. Dodgers...
Via Mets Merized Online
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January 09, 2012
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January 09, 2012
A team building exercise
In
introducing himself to his new fan base out west, Michael Cuddyer fielded
questions from readers in the Denver Post. One question
regarding the outfielder’s excitement towards switching ballparks – from Target
Field to Coors Field – incited the former Twin to sing a familiar tune
(emphasis mine):
“I'm a
gap-to-gap hitter and I hit with power to the right-center field...
Via Over The Baggy
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January 06, 2012
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January 06, 2012
The Moves the Braves DIDN’T Make and Why
By Jim Pratt
Atlanta Braves GM Frank Wren seems to run his ship by the philosophy that the best deal is sometimes the deal not made. With little financial flexibility and very few holes to fill, that strategy seems well suited to the Braves’ needs. Considering Jair Jurrjens and Martin Prado are rumored to be Atlanta’s primary trade chips, Wren needs to maximize their return in...
Via BravesWire
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January 04, 2012
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January 04, 2012
Lost In Right Field
The sun has finally set on the Chiefs horrendous up and down season. The countdown to the Major League Baseball season can finally begin. Well at least for those of us in Kansas City. Now let’s turn our focus to the Royals. This week baseball fans saw reports from Buster Olney ranking the ten best of everything. Our Kansas City Royas came in number 9 in his outfield rankings...
Via i70baseball
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January 02, 2012
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January 02, 2012
Coco Crisp decides on next team, but won't say
Departures are the norm for the A's this winter, with pitchers Trevor Cahill, Gio Gonzalez and Craig Breslow all dealt away and free-agents Josh Willingham and David DeJesus officially moving on. One of the A's own...
Via SFgate
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January 02, 2012
The Triple A Oakland A’s – A Look At 2012
The new year is supposed to bring people hopes of something new. The year is supposed to give us reasons to celebrate. For the past month or so, I have been letting you all know how one Major League Baseball team has nothing to look forward to. That team is the New York Mets. Today, I give them a reprieve and look west. I look all the way to San Jose. I mean Oakland....
Via 85% Sports
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January 01, 2012
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January 01, 2012
Oakland A's Prospect Profile: Collin Cowgill
With David DeJesus and Josh Willingham already signed by other clubs and Coco Crisp expected to sign elsewhere, the Oakland A's will be looking at a whole new outfield in 2012. The newly acquired Collin Cowgill will be one of the players competing this spring for a chance at a starting role in the A's outfield. We take a closer look at the former D-Backs' prospect.
Via athletics.scout.com
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December 21, 2011
Cliff Corcoran: Hot Stove Roundup: Twins make deft move in signing Willingham
Did Minnesota make the right decision, signing Josh Willingham over Michael Cuddyer? Will Mark Melancon close? Cliff Corcoran answers that and more in his latest Hot Stove Roundup.
Via SI.com
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December 21, 2011
Cuddyer sees Twins' decision as all business
The outfielder indicated he received mixed signals when Minnesota signed outfielder Josh Willingham.
Via Star Tribune
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December 20, 2011
The Sterling Darvish
Yu Darvish is on his way to the States to pitch for the Rangers. Erik wrote a Yu Darvish 2012 fantasy post already. To pull some quotes from that article, “Darvish was once involved in a “major scandal” in Japan, where he was caught smoking,” “He also goes by the Persian name Farid, meaning ‘glorious,’” and “He mixes in a cutter...
Via Razzball
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December 20, 2011
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December 20, 2011
Leaving A's not an easy choice for Willingham
Josh Willingham would have liked to sign a long-term contract with the A's, but the Twins proved quite the attractive landing spot for the veteran free-agent outfielder, who signed a three-year, $21 million deal with Minnesota.
Via mlb.com
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December 17, 2011
Twins' comings and goings: They all add up
Josh Willingham is a better bargain than Michael Cuddyer, and the Twins might still have room in their projected budget to keep Jason Kubel, too.
Via Star Tribune
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December 16, 2011
Willingham will bring power to Twins
MINNEAPOLIS - Josh Willingham had several options, but the free-agent outfielder felt he was most wanted in Minnesota.
Despite offers from several teams, Willingham narrowed his choices to the Cincinnati Reds and the Twins. In the end, it was an easy choice, he said.
"The one thing I can say about the Twins is they expressed interest from the time that they could have. I felt wanted...
Via Fox Sports North
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December 16, 2011
Willingham will bring power to Twins
MINNEAPOLIS - Josh Willingham had several options, but the free-agent outfielder felt he was most wanted in Minnesota.
Despite offers from several teams, Willingham narrowed his choices to the Cincinnati Reds and the Twins. In the end, it was an easy choice, he said.
"The one thing I can say about the Twins is they expressed interest from the time that they could have. I felt...
Via Fox Sports North
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December 16, 2011
GETTING PAID
Michael Cuddyer signs with Rockies
Michael Cuddyer has chosen to leave the Twins in free agency and sign with the Rockies on a three-year deal.
Via Babes Love Baseball
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December 16, 2011
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December 16, 2011
MLB - Colorado Rockies overpay for Michael Cuddyer
I see both Michael Cuddyer and Josh Willingham as part-time players because of questions about their bats and their inability to play defense anywhere...
Via ESPN
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December 16, 2011
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