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

Posted on December 8th, 2009 11:26 AM By La Velle Twins players and pitching coach Rick Anderson remained in contact with pitcher Carl Pavano in recent days, reminding him constantly how much they wanted him to be a part of the 2010 team.

With the Thanksgiving holiday behind us, the focus of the baseball world now turns to the Winter Meetings.

The Twins' 40-man roster continued to get some alterations on Monday, as right-hander Armando Gabino was claimed by the Orioles on outright waivers.

Michael Cuddyer had one of the bigger comeback seasons in the American League this year, and on Saturday the Twins rewarded him by picking up his $10.5 million option for 2011.

To clear room on the 40-man roster, the Twins outrighted infielder Brian Buscher to Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday.

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

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Seven former Wisconsin Woodchucks were on Major League rosters this past summer, including Justin Berg, Lance Broadway, Casey Janssen, Mark Lowe, Pat Neshek and Ben Zobrist, while Steve Foster, the Chucks manager during the 2003 Championship season, is the Florida Marlins bullpen coach.

News: After nearly three months away from the majors, Figaro was activated from the disabled list Wednesday and returned Thursday to allow one run over two innings against the Royals.

Posted on September 12th, 2009 9:58 AM By La Velle Twins prospect Trevor Plouffe was 2-for-5 with a homer for Team USA in a 9-1 in over Germany in World Cup action yesterday.

Late last month, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire called for bullpen help, saying Minnesota's front office "can't screw around" this offseason when it comes to adding relievers.

Carl Pavano is rebuilding his career in the place it nearly ended. It was while pitching at the Metrodome for the New York Yankees that Pavano suffered the elbow injury that precipitated Tommy John surgery, just one of the bad breaks that made his four-year stay in New York a nightmare.

The Twins are gambling rookie lefthander Brian Duensing can help keep them in contention.

News: Gordon Beckham was productive in tonight's 4-3 loss at Minnesota, as he went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer off Matt Guerrier.

It took 15 months in the wake of Pat Neshek 's elbow injury last May, but the Twins finally addressed the bullpen by adding a veteran setup man over the weekend.

Posted on August 28th, 2009 11:32 PM By La Velle A ROSTER MOVES After the game, the Twins placed third baseman Joe Crede on the 15-day DL because his back is going to need a few more days of rest.

The Twins' starting rotation has been their biggest disappointment this year, but it will likely consist of familiar faces next year.

With the non-waiver trade deadline now far enough past that teams can no longer fudge the timing of their deals, the Minnesota Twins are going to have to be creative if they want to patch the holes on their team... DENVER - JULY 20: Juan Morillo #52 of the Colorado Rockies pitches in relief against the Pittsburgh Pirates Coors Field on July 20, ...

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.