Just heard a rumor from a reputable source that's real close with a player from a certain Central Division team. Mike Redmond will take a one-year minor league deal with the Twins to presumably compete with Jose Morales and Drew Butera for the Twins' starting catcher spot in 2010. My source also tells me this signing is linked to a major trade involving the Twins and Yankees: the Twins getting CF/LF Brent Gardner, C/DH super-prospect Jesus Montero, and occasional spot-starter Kei Igawa. The Yankees, meanwhile, get the speedy, versatile, and under-team-control-for-the-next-3-years OF Denard Span. C Joe Mauer is also going to the Yankees. Obviously this is a major trade for both teams, though it's probably too soon to see which team came out ahead...


This move might make the Yanks the front-runners for the 2010 Wild Card. They'll draw strong competition from the rapidly improving Baltimore Orioles, however. Pretty potent line-up for the Bombers, IMO:

1. SS Derek Jeter
2. C Joe Mauer
3. 1B Mark Teixeira
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez
5. CF Curtis Granderson
6. RF Nick Swisher
7. DH Jorge Posada
8. 2B Robinson Cano
9. LF Denard Span

Anyways, I'm curious to hear Twins fans' reactions to this signing, if there are any.

P.S. you can trust me that this scoop is legit. My source does landscaping for an agent of one of the players involved. Oh, and I live in Ohio, which is like halfway between Minnesota and New York.

In case you didn't catch on: Yes, this is satire.