Minnesota Twins News

If you aren't fired up for spring training, consider this: Pitching coach Rick Anderson already has his starting pitching set for the Twins' first three exhibitions games.

After a dismal 1990 season where they went 65-97, the Braves went worst-to-first in 1991, making it all the way to the World Series where they lost to the Minnesota Twins in seven games.

The Minnesota Twins announced Tuesday it will auction off a baseball autographed by reality starlet Kim Kardashian and her ex-husband Kris Humphries.

Minnesota Twins infielder Luke Hughes has a minor strain in his right shoulder, but should be able to participate in most of spring training, general manager Terry Ryan said this afternoon.

The last time the Twins made it past the divisional round of the playoffs was 2002.

In our final preliminary round for our 50th spot, we will be voting on nine pitchers who were with Elizabethton and the GCL Twins last year.

It doesn't take long for a farm system to turn around. A solid draft or a great trade can imbibe new blood into a system, just like a bad trade or graduating players can leave a system dry and underwhelming.

It doesn't happen often, but every few years the Twins can't work through an arbitration case with a player and they go through the arbitration process.

Today we will be selecting a pitcher from a full season team to compete for our Fiftieth spot.

Check this out to validate the teeth gnashing you've done ever since learning that the Twins re-signed Capps to anchor our bullpen.

FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State baseball has an illustrious past of producing professional athletes from its programs.

It appears that Jairo Perez finally got the respect of the readers of Twinkie Town, winning the first of four spots in the finals of the 50th round.

The Twins said Tuesday that bidding is underway on a baseball signed by Kardashian and Humphries, who were married for 72 days before Kardahsian filed for divorce.

Twins infielder Luke Hughes makes a putout from his knee against the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field in Minneapolis on Thursday April 28, 2011.

This is the second part of a two-parter - looking at the specific players who were expected to make significant contributions in the AL Central in 2011, but failed and are expected to rebound in a big way in 2012 .

This has been bugging me all off season, and then even more as Edwin Jackson signed a one year deal and the Twins have watched reliever after reliever sign elsewhere.

In the glad they are not us category, the Baltimore Orioles traded Opening day starter Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies for a pitcher slightly younger than him and a bullpen arm in his mid 30's. Everybody can read the link for the details, but here is my take.

After hanging around for sixteen rounds, Angel Mata captured the Forty-Ninth spot in this year's poll with 34 of 165 votes .

Danny Lehmann picked up 29 of 137 votes to capture the Forty-Seventh spot this year.

Port Coquitlam's Rene Tosoni got his first taste of the major leagues last year.