Pat Neshek News

The last time the Twins made the playoffs, in 2006, they had five quality setup men in Pat Neshek, Juan Rincon, Matt Guerrier, Dennys Reyes and Jesse Crain.

After 20 games in 20 days for the Twins, an Inbox seems the perfect way to kick off the team's much needed off-day. So here we go.

Posted on May 29th, 2009 3:12 PM By La Velle Scott Baker pitchedA 8.1 innings in his last outing and will try to back it up as the Twins try to improve their awful road record.A Here's the Twins' lineup.

Anyone who remembers the 2001 Wareham Gatemen knows Aaron Hill can get plenty hot at the plate.

Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Pat Neshek missed much of 2008 when he had a partial tear in an elbow ligament.

Deja vu all over again, as Yogi Berra supposedly said. Or maybe not. The Twins' 2008 season ran aground on a mind-numbing series of multi-pitcher bullpen meltdowns - games in which Ron Gardenhire was unable to find anybody who could get a couple of outs in the middle innings.

It's no secret that the Twins bullpen is a question mark this season. Jesse Crain, Luis Ayala and Matt Guerrier are the best candidates to bridge the gap to Joe Nathan, and while all have good seasons on their resume, none are particularly awe-inspiring. The Twins and their fans got spoiled when LaTroy Hawkins, JC Romero, Juan Rincon and Pat ...

When former Bayonne High standout Matt Singer arrived at Seton Hall three years ago he was a walk-on infielder looking for a chance.

It's hard to quantify what Matt Guerrier sacrificed last season, but it was a lot.

The respective fields of medicine and professional baseball require precision in terms of timing.

The Twins lead by a run, but the bases are loaded in the ninth. Ron Gardenhire needs a lockdown, feel-no-pressure pitching performance to pull this game out, so the manager goes to his secret weapon.

Posted on March 23rd, 2009 7:19 AM By La Velle I walked through the clubhouse this morning and saw Luke Hughes and Matt Macri packing their bags and shaking hands.

Brandon Douglas, SS, Detroit Tigers Douglas was drafted in the 11th round last year from the University of Northern Iowa.

Longtime Twins scout John Wilson dropped by the big league clubhouse last week and found Rob Delaney, an accidental pitching prospect, sitting by his locker with a life-is-good smile.

Twins reliever Boof Bonser looked a little bewildered as he sat in the Hammond Stadium clubhouse Tuesday.

Pat Neshek is trying to be patient. When the rest of the Twins begin their daily warmups, Neshek joked, he reaches across and forces his right arm next to his side to keep from falling to temptation to throw.

When Twins pitchers gather on the grass for their daily warmup tosses, R.A. Dickey moves to the side of the formation.

The Minnesota Twins have agreed with third baseman Joe Crede on a one-year contract.

Joe Nathan tied the headband around his head. A half dozen other Minnesota Twins relief pitchers followed suit, trailing their leader to do more conditioning after their official workout ended Wednesday morning ...

The Minnesota bullpen is still stable in the back with Joe Nathan. The relievers in front of him weren't reliable down the stretch last season, though.