Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Now that teams are starting to finalize their rosters prior to today's deadline, I thought it might be fun to create a thread and look at some of the players who will be available to us in this year's Rule 5 draft. We'll be picking second in the draft order, and as such, should have a good opportunity to come away with a useful talent (or two?). Here are some of the options I like - please add your...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Another 40-man opinion Tony Lastoria makes his 40-man roster predictions prior to this Friday's deadline. Tony does a lot of wonderful minor league stuff but roster construction is not something I tend to agree with him on and this is no different. His prediction: "Seven players are added: Jordan Brown, Jason Donald, Jeanmar Gomez, Chuck Lofgren, Matt McBride, Yohan Pino, and Nick Weglarz. If...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP Staff ace Justin Masterson. Browse more photos » 12 different pitchers started games for the 2009 Cleveland Indians . The staff was led in starts by Fausto Carmona who took the mound 24 times despite spending part of the season with Indians ' farm clubs. In creating the rest of the 2010 staff and it's depth options, all of those 12 pitchers will not be...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
More photos » by Michael Dwyer - AP Maybe Rafael Perez should talk to a few of these guys in preparation for 2010. Browse more photos » Just like my previous post on positional prospects, I will try to highlight a few of the seasons by pitchers which showed the most improvement on the 2008 season. Here we have a combination of guys. Once again, top prospects show up prominently. But we...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
With the Arizona Fall League beginning play on the 13th, there is little to talk about today. The Tigres de Aragua roster is set for this Winter's Venezuelan League which begins this weekend. Twins players on their roster include pitchers Jhon Garcia, Edgar Ibarra, Frank Mata, Josie Mijares, Miguel Munoz , Oswaldo Sosa and former Twin Yohan Pino . Wilson Ramos is also on the roster. Aragua hosted Margarita...
AaronGleeman.com (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Twins Notes: Mulvey, Crede, Baker, Penny, Lew!, and Grass Thanks to some nifty waiver-wire maneuvering , the Twins completed the Jon Rauch deal by sending Kevin Mulvey to the Diamondbacks as the player to be named later. Acquired as part of the four-player haul for Johan Santana two winters ago, Mulvey was fourth on Baseball America 's list of the Mets' top prospects at the time of the trade and was...
WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
It seems like forever ago, but the trade that sent Carl Pavano to Minnesota has been completed as the Indians have received their PTBNL. His name is Yohan Pino, a tweener pitcher who has split the season between Double- and Triple-A, but also between the rotation and the bullpen. Allegedly, he had a stellar start to his [...]
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Another weekend come and gone, and another series victory for the Twins . Let's hit some weekend highlights. The Twins picked up Ron Mahay . The Twins picked up Jon Rauch . Joe Crede has finally hit the disabled list. Yohan Pino was shipped to Cleveland to complete the Carl Pavano deal. The Twins claimed Rich Harden . Lots of interesting stuff on that front over the weekend. Joe Christensen believes...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
Twins send Yohan Pino to Indians , completing swap for Carl Pavano . Usually, "PTBNL" translates to "rubbish". In this case Cleveland actually managed to pry a player of use from a deal that basically translated to a salary dump. Pino, an undrafted right-hander from Venezuela, was on his first stint at triple-A at age 25. He started six games for the Red Wings, the first time he...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
The AP is reporting that the Twins have sent RHP Yohan Pino to the Indians , as the player to be named in the Carl Pavano deal. Pino, who turns 26 in December, has split the year between Double-A and Triple-A, and also between the rotation and the bullpen. His cumulative numbers on the year are 3.03 ERA, 8.6 K/9, 2.2 BB/9, and 1.11 WHIP. He reportedly will join the Columbus rotation this weekend. Pino...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
The Indians have announced that they have acquired righthander Yohan Pino from the Twins as the player to be named later in this month's Carl Pavano trade. Pino was not on Minnesota's 40-man roster, so he did not need to pass through waivers to be included in the deal. The 25-yr old has a 3.03 ERA and an impressive 4.00 K/BB ratio in 113 innings split between the Double- and Triple-A levels this year....
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
The Cleveland Indians acquired right-handed pitcher Yohan Pino from the Twins to complete the August 7 trade that sent righty Carl Pavano to Minnesota.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
The Cleveland Indians acquired right-handed pitcher Yohan Pino from the Twins to complete the August 7 trade that sent righty Carl Pavano to Minnesota.
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
As we enter the final month of the minor league seasons, the Twins organization is coming off its worst performance of the year. The organization won all six games last night, yet finished the week with only 15 wins against 27 losses. Only Elizabethton had a winning week (3-1) while several teams saw their chances of post season play a long shot at best. With not a lot of outstanding performances this...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009
The organization came back from winning only seven of their first twenty this week to finish with another winning week with a record of 24 wins and 20 losses. They were led by the DSL Twins (4-1) and their two rookie teams, the GCL Twins (4-1) and Elizabethton Twins (5-2). Of the full-season teams, only Ft. Myers had a winning record at 4-3. There wasn't a lot of player movement this week. It appears...
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