StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 12/18/2008
Denard Span underwent laser eye surgery last offseason and said better vision was one reason for his breakout performance this year.
Nick & Nick's Twins Blog (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008
Much fuss has been raised over Ron Gardenhire’s recent admission that he’d prefer to open the 2009 season with Carlos Gomez, Denard Span and Michael Cuddyer as his starting outfield alignment, leaving Delmon Young out in the dark. Many view this as the manager overplaying his hand, potentially upsetting a historically volatile player, and lowering Bill Smith’s leverage when it comes to trading the...
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
Howard Sinker interprets Ron Gardenhire's comments in Fargo, ND as signaling the end of Delmon Young's career with the Twins: According to the Fargo Forum, Gardy said he wants a starting outfield in 2009 of Denard Span, Carlos Gomez and...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Rays Index points us to a Danny Knobler report that indicates the Rays are willing to trade shortstop Jason Bartlett. Not only that, but the Rays had brief talks with the Twins about acquiring Delmon Young or Denard Span. With Reid Brignac posting a .299 OBP in Triple A and Tim Beckham a year removed from high school, it'd be surprising if the Rays dealt their starting shortstop.
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Michael Cuddyer is overvalued by the Minnesota Twins. Do I have your attention? I hope so because Bill Smith and the Twins are rumored to be shopping left fielder Delmon Young. I mean, with the emergence of Denard Span and Brian Buscher this year along with the clear productivity of Young I was planning on putting together a [...]
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
The evidence below proves that it may be true. Ignoring minor league numbers, here are both players’ regular season statistics for 2008. Team AB R HR RBI AVG BB SB K OPB SLG OPS WPA Denard Span MIN 347 70 6 47 0.294 50 18 60 0.387 0.432 .819 1.76 Torii Hunter LAA 551 85 21 78 0.278 50 19 108 0.344 0.466 0.81 0.58 Now below are Denard Span ’s numbers adjusted to as many AB’s as Torii Hunter had in...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Denard Span, Alexi Casilla, Brian Buscher and others came up from the minors and did more than contribute.
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Top 1st: The Twinks stumbled out of the gate, with Denard Span getting a leadoff walk, but number two hitter Alexi Casilla hitting into a 5-3 lineout double play. Joe Mauer struck out swinging to end the frame with starter John Danks facing the minimum. Bottom 1st: Minnesota returns the favor with a 4-6-3-6-4 double play, and Jermaine Dye faces Nick Blackburn with the bags empty. Dye bounces out to...
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Denard Span doubles down the leftfield line to plate the first run of the Royals/Twins game and put runners on second and third with two out. That's only Denard's seventh extra-base hit of September....
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
The winning run reached home plate to put the Minnesota Twins back in first place, and Carlos Gomez and Denard Span still had plenty of energy to burn.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
The winning run reached home plate to put the Twins back in first place, and Carlos Gomez and Denard Span still had plenty of energy to burn.
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
(Above: The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome) Sigh. The Twins. Seriously, enough with these pests. They’ve got more road miles than Magellan, the Indians and Rays took turns kicking their ass and when they got home, it was to Jesse Ventura’s state. Please. Denard Span? Kid’s got no big game experience, probably doesn’t even understand that it’s not [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com : Twins' rough road trip continues — Minnesota falls to playoff-clinching Rays at The Trop — ST. PETERSBURG — Denard Span lingered just off the playing field at Tropicana Field on Saturday evening and watched as the Rays erupted into a jumping huddle before him, celebrating their first postseason berth.
RandBall (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Name: Your 2008 Minnesota Twins Claim to Fame, Minnesota: after a slow start, they blossomed into a competitive, quality ballclub in the summer of 2008. An anonymous starting staff provided quality outings, players like Denard Span and Alexi Casilla fulfilled their potential, and elite players like Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer and Joe Nathan had [...]
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
Minnesota moves within 1/2 game of White Sox in AL Central with 12-2 victory Carlos Gomez had a career-high four RBIs, Denard Span homered twice and drove in four runs and the Minnesota Twins moved within a half-game of the American League Central Division lead by routing the Orioles 12-2 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.
