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At this time last year, the Twins called up a couple of young prospects from Double-A to make their major league debuts. Joe Benson was the more highly-touted name out of the two young players but Chris Parmelee came up and made a much stronger impression in the final month of the year. Benson would bat .239/.270/.352 in his 74 plate appearances in September while Parmelee was putting on an offensive show. By season's end, Parmelee was hitting .355/.443/.592 with ...

Updated 09-04-2012 at 07:30 AM by Cody Christie

Tags: ben revere, chris parmelee, denard span, joe benson, joe mauer, josh willingham, justin morneau, terry ryan

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The 2014 All-Star Game was finally given to the Twin Cities this week but there were plenty of other happenings for Twins Territory. Joe Mauer was placed on waivers and the national media freaked out over what turned out to be a none story. After sitting for over a week and then playing in a handful of games, Denard Span was finally put on the DL even though rosters expand this weekend. Chris Parmelee destroyed Triple-A pitching for most of the year and he finally got called up. Now he has to show ...

Tags: 2014 all-star game, adam greenberg, chipper jones, chris parmelee, denard span, earl battey, hank aaron, jeremias pineda, joe mauer, justin morneau, kyle gibson, lew ford, liam hendriks, mike trout, scott diamond, trevor plouffe

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The Twins seem to have found a nice little grove over the course of the last week. In their six games since last weekend's edition of "Friday Links-N-Thinks," the Twins have posted a respectable 4-2 record with plenty of offense along the way. Jamey Carroll, Justin Morneau, and Ryan Doumit all hit over .400 in the last week and Morneau, Doumit, and Josh Willingham each had multiple home runs during that span. Ben Revere saw his hitting streak reach 21-games before he was held hitless against Cleveland ...

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A ten run second inning was more than enough run support for Scott Diamond who won for the 10^th time this season. The left-hander worked the first seven innings and gave up three runs (2 earned). Jeff Gray and Luis Perdomo each threw a scoreless inning.

It was the offense in this game. In that ten-run inning, Josh Willingham hit his 29^th home run. The next batter was Justin Morneau, who hit his 14^th home run. The entire team batted around again, and #6 hitter Ryan Doumit also homered ...

Tags: aj pettersen, anthony slama, corey williams, david bromberg, eddie rosario, justin morneau, kuo-hua lo, matt carson, miguel sano, minnesota twins, nate roberts, pedro hernandez, rene rivera, scott diamond, stephen wickens, taylor rogers, wilkin ramirez, yorman landa, zach jones

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Original post from North Dakota Twins Fan
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When the trade deadline passed on Tuesday afternoon, the Twins were left with all but one of the veteran players on their roster. Francisco Liriano was the only player to be dealt and that happened over the weekend. Before and after that time, there had been plenty of rumors surrounding players like Denard Span, Josh ...

Tags: denard span, francisco liriano, josh willingham, justin morneau, terry ryan

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Today is the July trade deadline. At 3:00 this afternoon (central time), the non-waiver trade deadline will come and go. The Twins have already traded Francisco Liriano. That was a given. The Twins needed to deal him before July 31 regardless of the 10 (or more) things that we hate about the actual deal itself.

What would your reaction be if the Twins did not make another trade before the 3:00 deadline? What if Terry Ryan does not get an offer for Denard Span, Josh Willingham or Glen ...

Tags: alexi casilla, anibal sanchez, brian duensing, carl pavano, denard span, edwin jackson, glen perkins, jared burton, josh willingham, justin morneau, matt capps, minnesota twins, scott baker, terry ryan, trade deadline

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Originally posted at http://troystwinsdugout.wordpress.co...for-the-twins/

Today, Danny Valencia Will be in uniform and is expected to start at third Base for tonight’s game. Valencia replaces Trevor Plouffe Who has a sore thumb and was placed on the 15 day DL retroactive July 20.

Valencia was batting .190 with 1 homerun and 11 RBI before he was given a one way ticket back to Rochester in early May ...

Tags: danny valencia, denard span, josh willingham, justin morneau, trevor plouffe

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Prince Fielder put on quite the show in the Home Run Derby last night after a slow start in the first round. His violent swing helped him to win his second career Derby title by beating out Jose Bautista in the final round. Over the years, the Derby has turned into quite the spectacle as it last for three hours or more. ESPN provides a ton of camera angles so fans can see some of the best power hitters in the game take their hacks

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Tags: byron buxton, justin morneau, kyle gibson, prince fielder, terry ryan

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Another week closer to the trade deadline, another week worth of rampant speculation and wild hopes for Twins fans; after several days of heated voting the fans chose to trade Matt Capps rather than keep him, stunning the blog-o-sphere...oh wait! Let's see what the fans picked and what they passed up.


Door #2 netted two votes and provides my personal favorite proof of idiotic trades made for "closers" Capps compares well with Ugueth [namesake of my first child boy OR

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Tags: justin morneau, let's make a deal, matt capps, terry ryan, trade scenarios

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The Big Picture

The Rangers have been the American League representative in the World Series each of the past two seasons. In 2012, they are 46-29 and battling with the New York Yankees for the best record in the league. To no surprise, the Los Angeles Angels have started playing (pitching) better and despite a slow start, they are just 4.5 games behind Texas.

Why They Will Trade With the Twins

The Rangers don’t have a lot of needs. Generally, they are considered ...

Updated 06-27-2012 at 10:30 PM by Seth Stohs

Tags: cody buckel, denard span, elvis andrus, francisco liriano, glen perkins, josh willingham, jurickson profar, justin morneau, martin perez, minnesota twins, neil ramirez, texas rangers, trade deadline

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Since the Twins drafted outfielder Byron Buxton with the second overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft, the question I hear most is, “When do you think we will see Buxton in a Minnesota Twins uniform?” We can all venture our guesses bases on what we’ve read about an 18 year old, but no one knows. He could come up as a 20 year old in 2014, as a 24 year old in 2018, or he may never make it up to the big league club.

Another question I have heard frequently over the last two years is when ...

Tags: aaron hicks, aj pierzynski, ben revere, bj garbe, byron buxton, chris parmelee, cleatus davidson, danny rams, denard span, draft picks, drew thompson, henry sanchez, jason kubel, javier valentin, joe benson, joe mauer, johnny woodard, jose morales, justin morneau, kelcey mucker, matt moses, michael cuddyer, michael restovich, minnesota twins, paul kelly, rob bowen, torii hunter, trevor plouffe

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A look at the Pirates stat page, and you can’t help but ask how they are doing it. Andrew McCutchen is hitting .325/.382/.541 (.923) with 11 doubles, three triple and 11 home runs. He also has 13 stolen bases, and is one of the best defensive centerfielders in baseball. No other Pirates hitter is batting over. 271. No other Pirates hitter has an OPS higher than .734.

That hitter with a .734 OPS is a name that should be familiar to Twins fans. Garrett Jones is an everyday player and ...

Tags: delmon young, garrett jones, jason kubel, justin morneau, michael cuddyer, minnesota twins, pittsburgh pirates

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[Originally posted at http://minnesotasportshub.wordpress....-were-healthy/]

The 2010 Minnesota Twins season will always be remembered for what it could have been rather than what it was. Dreams of grandeur floated around Target Field as the Twins ended the regular season with a 94-68 record and home field advantage against the New York Yankees in the ALDS.

Even the most pessimistic of fans, myself included, began to wonder if ...

Updated 06-15-2012 at 02:48 PM by awstafki

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[Originally published with more pictures at Twins Fan From Afar]

For the second consecutive year, my wife and I made the flight to Minnesota for Justin Morneau's Casino Night. It's a charity event for the Arthritis Foundation -- specifically, juvenile arthritis (Justin's niece suffers from juvenile arthritis). It's part of the Twins week of hope. Instead of hitting up a couple ...

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