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Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were key figures in front offices that traded top prospects at the deadline
While serving as Assistant General Managers in Cleveland and Texas, Derek Falvey’s Indians and Thad Levine’s Rangers both showed a strong willingness to trade away top prospects during winning seasons. Though neither was the top…
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Twins Trade Rumor Roundup: Mets listening on Thor; Twins outfield prospect drawing attention
The Twins have less than a week to go before the trade deadline. After a series with the Yankees in which they hung tough offensively but got run out of the building as a pitching…
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Byron Buxton is back: Twins activate centerfielder and swap pitchers again
The Twins seem to constantly be in search of fresh arms, and lately they’ve been in search of what they lost when Byron Buxton left the lineup. Good news for the club: they’ll get both…
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Jake Odorizzi’s ‘worst’ outing; Devin Smeltzer goes 5 innings and then gets sent out
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have quickly found themselves in desperate need of bullpen coverage in recent days. Following a succession of 4 DFA’s — including veteran Blake Parker — the Twins added two more…
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Derek Falvey won’t ‘rule out’ dealing ‘any particular asset’ in Twins’ organization for help at trade deadline
MINNEAPOLIS — Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey stood in a back room on Wednesday evening in the Target Field press box discussing a multitude of subjects regarding his team, while keeping an eye on…
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Twins Trade Rumor Roundup: Finding 15 relievers having a good year on a bad team
MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins showed us a couple of things with a pair of incredibly dramatic late-July games against the New York Yankees at Target Field. The first is that as a lineup, they are…
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Twins DFA Blake Parker, option Kohl Stewart to make room for 2 new arms
MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins on Wednesday made two transactions to add reinforcements to a tired out bullpen. They selected the contract of Carlos Torres and recalled Devin Smeltzer from Triple-A Rochester. To make room on…
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Twins prospect trade value rankings (Part 2)
With the trade deadline fast approaching and the Twins in need of pitching help, it’s highly likely several prospects will get dealt. Part 2 of this series examines the top ten prospects in the Twins’…
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Zoning out: Plate ump’s missed call on Tyler Duffey pitch leaves Rocco Baldelli fuming
MINNEAPOLIS — Say this for Ramon De Jesus. The plate umpire for the Yankees’ 14-12, 10-inning victory over the Twins on Tuesday night at Target Field made a solid 5-hour, 3-minute case for Major League…
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Zulgad: Instant classic: Epic Twins-Yankees game should be appetizer for the fall
MINNEAPOLIS — If there is any justice, the baseball gods will reward us with a Twins-Yankees playoff series this October. It’s what we deserve, it’s what we need and while I’m not sure Twins fans…
1 month ago -
Twins prospect trade value rankings (Part 1)
With the trade deadline fast approaching and the Twins in need of pitching help, it’s highly likely several prospects will get dealt. The Twins have one of the deepest farm systems in baseball, with both…
1 month ago -
Twins Tidbits: A power surge against the Bronx Bombers; bullpen help from Down Under; welcomed interference
MINNEAPOLIS — How do you prove the New York Yankees aren’t going to intimidate you? Simple, you overpower them. Maybe it’s not simple, but that’s exactly what the Twins did on Monday night at Target Field, hitting…
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Twins Trade Rumor Roundup: Twins late to add relief? And one suggestion for the ‘perfect move’
MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins are in first place in the AL Central, having held off the hard-charging Cleveland Indians, despite some down play of late in Minnesota. They still look from the outside like very…
1 month ago -
Watch the Twins turn a triple play vs. Yankees and learn who knew it was coming
MINNEAPOLIS — The Yankees had runners on first and second base in the top of the first inning on Monday night at Target Field, when third baseman Luis Arraez and second baseman Jonathan Schoop communicated…
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Twins call up two pitchers to lengthen bullpen, but it will cost them a big bat
MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins on Monday added two pitchers to fortify the pitching reserves in advance of an important home series against the Yankees. Cody Stashak and Lewis Thorpe have been added to the roster.…
1 month ago