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Carl Pavano will be pitching for the Twins again in 2010 after accepting the club's offer of arbitration on Monday night.

It's "fairly certain" that right-hander Carl Pavano will accept the Twins' offer of arbitration later tonight, according to a source familiar with negotiations.

Posted on December 3rd, 2009 3:08 PM By La Velle Here are a few tidbits as I gather information for my winter meetings preview, which will appear in Sunday's editions.

The Twins are no strangers to having talent in their Minor League system. The club has long been the beneficiary of drafting and developing its own players.

A glance at the Twins' Minor League system shows a particular abundance in three areas: promising young arms, up-and-coming outfielders and a fascinating array of passports.

The Twins need an ace. They unequivocally need a pitcher who can go out every fifth day and shut a team down.

Acquisition of the former All-Star shortstop is a good first step, Smith said. ON THE RADAR Pitchers Jarrod Washburn, left, and Josh Johnson Smith made it clear the Twins are in the market for veteran starters.

In honor of the recent birthday of one of the greatest men ever to be in any way affiliated with sports, John Wooden, it seems appropriate to use his words to start off a piece about myth and reality.

Note: This is the first in a ten-part series , comprehensively reviewing the Minnesota Twins' 2009 season.

Our Twins bowed in three games to the Evil Empire. There were many opportunities in two of the three games for our heroes to win, but they didna t. Ita s no use to dwell on their losses, but you know you are a true fan, , when you replay what might have been before you drop off to sleep.

As the Milwaukee Brewers look toward a long off-season filled with projects, one objective that will have priority is their effort to trade 27-year-old shortstop J.J. Hardy.

For nearly 150 days - almost five months - the Detroit Tigers held first place in the American League Central.

Minnesota Twins For a team that hasn't won anything in some time now, the Twins sure don't have a whole lot of immediate help available on the farm.

During the regular season, teams are limited to 25 players on their roster, but effective Sept.

The Twins bullpen, an area of concern since early last year, looks a little better right now.

The Twins have used 11 starting pitchers this season; their most since employing a dozen back in 1997.

For the second time in two years, the Twins are facing a potential grievance from the players' union over their handling of a starting pitcher.

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.

While rumors abounded in recent days about the possibility of the Twins making a trade with the Cubs for right-hander Rich Harden or the club placing a claim on right-hander Brad Penny, neither scenario unfolded for Minnesota on Monday.

Throughout Jason Kubel's big-league career, his manager held a consistent belief that Kubel couldn't hit left-handed pitchers.