Jesse Crain News

The lobby of the Indianapolis Marriott buzzed last week with talk of which players would not be tendered contracts by Saturday's deadline, and a couple of teams wondered if Twins righthander Jesse Crain would be one of them.

Crain had a decent second half. I'm glad we offered a contract. Now all we need is a 3rd baseman.

The Minnesota Twins are offering contracts to all the unsigned players currently on their 40-man roster.

The Twins have until 10:59 p.m. CT on Saturday to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players, and at least one of those players is considered a possible non-tender candidate.

For the second consecutive offseason, the Twins are looking at Mark DeRosa as a possible answer to their third-base problem.

Veteran starting pitcher: The Twins entered the 2009 season with a talented young rotation but injuries and ineffectiveness forced the team to shop for pitching help following the Trade Deadline.

The Minnesota Twins cannot afford to trade Joe Nathan. A Period. A Not now. Not later this offseason.

Derek Jeter got a big hit, just as he did in Octobers past at the famed ballpark across the street.

Posted on October 9th, 2009 1:05 PM By La Velle Team Strib just arrived at Yankee Stadium.

Alex Rodriguez hits a dramatic two-run homer off Twins closer Joe Nathan in the ninth to send the game to extra innings.

The Twins will not work out today between Games 1 and 2 of the Division Series, and it will be a key day of rest for a team that arrived at its Manhattan hotel at 4:15 a.m., Wednesday, about 14 hours before CC Sabathia's first pitch in Game 1. Manager Ron Gardenhire has a press conference at Yankee Stadium at 9:30 a.m. , and we're told that he'll ...

It's 68 degrees and partly cloudy at Yankee Stadium, but the wind is blowing at about 30 mph.

If you want to hear God laugh... To: Christina Kahrl Re: Tuesday's PT Was thinking I'd do Tigers / Twins in postseason mode.

Posted on September 28th, 2009 11:49 PM By Howard Just when you think that the biggest issue facing the Twins and their pitchers is who's going to start Friday night's game against Kansas City - Liriano, Manship, Blyleven or Ron Davis - this thing called outdoor baseball bites the Twins in the butt and plays havoc with any kind of planning.

The Twins won for the eighth time in nine games despite blowing two leads and getting a dismal start from Jeff Manship .

The Minnesota Twins wanted to add depth to their bullpen when they acquired Jon Rauch from the Arizona Diamondbacks at the end of August in hopes of boosting their chances in October.

Twins 8, White Sox 6. AP Photo CX2 3 , CX2 3 14 CHICAGO Michael Cuddyer hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth and Mat4 Tolber4 homered in the same inning and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-6 on Tuesda9 night.

Michael Cuddyer's three-run blast capped a five-run eighth inning to send Minnesota past Detroit, 6-2, in the middle test of a three-game set from the Metrodome.

Michael Cuddyer's three-run blast capped a five-run eighth inning to send Minnesota past Detroit, 6-2, in the middle test of a three-game set from the Metrodome.

The ballclub activated Liriano from the disabled list before Wednesday's game, and manager Ron Gardenhire has said the lefty will almost certainly stay in the bullpen for the rest of the season.