No Goof for Boof
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
Joe Christensen updates the reasons the trade for Jarrod Washburn fell apart. The Mariners did not turn down a trade for Boof Bonser....
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Sorting through this waiver madness (Joe Christensen/Around the Majors)
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Joe Christensen / Around the Majors : Sorting through this waiver madness — After 3 1/2 years of covering the Twins with La Velle, I felt like I had stepped into “The Twilight Zone” on Thursday. — It started at about 9:45 a.m., when Buster Olney was on ESPN's “First Take” talking about the waiver claims that had been submitted …
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Tuesday afternoon update: Hawkins, Everett (Joe Christensen/Around the Majors)
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Joe Christensen / Around the Majors : Tuesday afternoon update: Hawkins, Everett — Heading over to the ballpark after working the phones today. Nothing Earth shattering to report, but a couple tidbits: — (*) The Twins are competing with the Tigers for LaTroy Hawkins. Lots of bullpen issues for the Tigers and they were interested in signing him last winter.
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Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
I don't know who Joe Christensen is but this is why sometimes people want to shoot the messenger. The minute the Twins made the claim, they could have been stuck with the contract. That’s about $2.55 million for the rest of this year and another $10.35 million for next year. ... But that wasn’t enough for the Mariners. They are convinced Washburn has value on the trade market. The Yankees were willing...
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Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008 | Sports
Heyman . Time expired on Thursday afternoon on waiver claims made on two Mariners, left fielder Raul Ibanez and left-hander Jarrod Washburn . Both players will be remaining with Seattle. SI.com has learned that the Tigers won the claim on Ibanez and the Twins won the claim on Washburn. However, neither team was able to work out a trade with Seattle within the allotted 48 hours after making the claim....
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Okay, No, the Twins Did NOT Claim Ibanez
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Okay, No, the Twins Did NOT Claim Ibanez There was speculation earlier from Buster Olney that the Twins could have been the team to claim Raul Ibanez off of waivers, but over at his Strib blog Joe Christensen has confirmed there was no action taken on behalf of Minnesota.
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Casilla Might Return Next Week
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Casilla Might Return Next Week From Joe Christensen and La Velle E. Neal III over at the Strib online: "Casilla, who is batting .313, will have his splint removed Wednesday and will resume baseball activities Friday. The Twins would like to see him go on a brief rehab assignment and return by Aug. 20, when the team leaves on its 14-game road trip." This is great news if accurate. Having Casilla back...
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Liriano, Ruiz to join Twins; Hernandez, Monroe headed out (Joe Christensen/Around the Majors)
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Joe Christensen / Around the Majors : Liriano, Ruiz to join Twins; Hernandez, Monroe headed out — The Twins plan to cut ties with Livan Hernandez and Craig Monroe today, clearing space for Francisco Liriano and Randy Ruiz to join the roster from Class AAA Rochester. — The team has yet to make an official announcement …
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Twins Rumors: Bonser, Beltre, Roberts, Monroe
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
La Velle E. Neal III and Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune have the latest Twins buzz. The Twins would like to trade Boof Bonser to make room for Francisco Liriano. The Giants and Rangers might be interested. Targets for the Twins: relief help, third base, and second base. Talks for Adrian Beltre are not dead. The Mariners are eyeing Nick Blackburn, Scott Baker, Kevin Slowey, Glen Perkins,...
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Odds and Ends: Roberts, Ohman, Kotsay, Eyre
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Rumor roundup... ESPN's Buster Olney implies that another website backdates timestamps in an attempt to fake scoops. I was following the Mark Teixeira rumors like a hawk; I gave the scoop to ESPN's Jayson Stark with an assist to MLB.com's Lyle Spencer. Joe Christensen says Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts is not available. MLB.com's Mark Bowman guesses Will Ohman will land with the Cardinals. He...
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Twins Interested In LaTroy Hawkins
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
According to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Twins have interest in bringing righty reliever LaTroy Hawkins back. Hawkins came up through the Twins' system as a starter, but eventually found his niche as a setup man before signing a free agent deal with the Cubs. Christensen talked to a person close to Hawkins who believes he'd like to come back to Minnesota. Multiple teams have...
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Twins Trade Rumors
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Twins Trade Rumors Leading off, Tim Dierkes reports on Dan Graziano's latest column , where he apparently thinks the Mets could pursue Livan Hernandez following John Maine 's rotator cuff strain. In something we've already been discussing here, our own Joe Christensen has reported that the Orioles are not shopping Brian Roberts . Dierkes then shifts us to Texas, where apparently the Rangers have inquired...
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Tigers Minor League Wrap 7-19-08: a no-no for Porcello
The Detroit Tiger Weblog (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Toledo 13 Pawtucket 5Clete Thomas went 3 for 3 with a walk, a homer and 5 RBI. Erick Almonte doubled and homered. Derek Wathan had 3 hits. Chris Lambert struck out 8 and allowed 4 runs in 6 innings. Clay Rapada allowed a couple hits and a homer in 1 inning. Erie [...]
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Twins Expect Quiet Trade Deadline
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
According to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Twins don't have a glaring need and are likely to be quiet at the trade deadline. The Twins are 1.5 games out in the AL Central. They're 8th of 14 AL teams in OBP and SLG. Nonetheless, they are third in the league with 4.9 runs per game. This can be attributed to a league-best .857 OPS with runners in scoring position. Who knows, maybe...
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Comic-Con 2008 Schedule released
SpoutBlog (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008 | Entertainment
The first full day of Comic-Con 2008, all laid out for your scheduling needs.
