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I Dislike Your Favorite Team (Free subscription) | yesterday
spoiler alert: The Black Freighter predicted that the Twins would trade for J.J. Hardy during the course of the regular season last year. He was sure it had to happen, because of the inherent logic of the deal. Later in his 2009 Off-Season Manifesto, he predicts the starting line-up for the Minnesota Twins when they take Target Field for the first time, and he's got J.J. Hardy in there at shortstop....
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OTB Sports (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The 27-year-old shortstop had a off year in 2009 which included a short stint in the minors. From AP- J.J. Hardy has been traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Carlos Gomez. The teams announced the deal on Friday. Hardy, a shortstop, hit .229 last season with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs. [...]
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Minnesota exercised a $10.5 million option for 2011 on outfielder Michael Cuddyer, who hit a career-high 32 homers last season and had 94 RBIs. The option is part of a contract Cuddyer signed in 2008 that will pay him $33.5 million over four years. If the Twins had declined the option, they would have owed a $1 million buyout.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
NEW YORK -- Mets reliever J.J. Putz and Twins pitcher Carl Pavano filed for free agency Saturday.
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Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | yesterday
Twins exercise 2011 option on Michael Cuddyer The Minnesota Twins exercised their $10.5 million option on Michael Cuddyer for the 2011 season. They apparently think the market will have rebounded by next offseason.
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kare11.com - Business News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The Minnesota Twins threw open the doors to their closets and storerooms Saturday, drawing thousands of fans eager to buy leftover bobblehead dolls and cardboard cutouts.