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Maurer Power

Jan 07, 2010 May 27, 2012 4 152

Also a Minnesota native that grew up watching the Twins. Though I didn't make the Twins because I had too many R's in my last name.

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As sad as this is, it makes me feel a little better about how many starts Butera's gotten. He's got a "player"-worthy .170 average, to Dunn's (now) .161 average. At least we're not paying Butera $12M.

10 months ago R_tiny Maurer Power 6 comments

Twinkie Town Let the Chuck James Era Begin!

After the Twins epic 1-0 victory over the Angles last night, the Twins put Joe Nathan on the DL, clearing the way for Chuck James to be added to the 40-man roster.

I'm certain there will be a write-up or some nice summary of his stats posted later today, but he's been pretty much lights-out at AAA Rochester.  At the time of call-up, for pitchers with more than 20 innings, he was leading the team in K/9 at 11.6/1 and only second to Kyle Gibson for K/BB at 4.11/1.

Anyway, his pitching success is not the point of this post.  More after the jump...

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"Sources tell WCCO-TV's Mark Rosen that American League MVP Joe Mauer has come to a preliminary agreement with the Minnesota Twins for a 10-year contract extension."

If true, it's the best news we've heard all off-season!

over 2 years ago R_tiny Maurer Power 2 comments

No need to worry about Cabrera's defense at second or third this year. Though a good offensive year from him batting second would have been nice.

Here's hoping the Twins are still trying for Hudson or Lopez.

over 2 years ago R_tiny Maurer Power 8 comments