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Minnesota Twins Season Preview

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1) How was the off-season?  What kind of grade would you give it?

For the Twins, the 2009 offseason was one of the best in recent history. After the (unfortunate) early exit from the postseason to end the 2009 season, the Twins had several clear and pressing needs. The most [...]

Breaking Down Liriano’s DWL Dominance

This article was originally written by Andrew Kneeland back on January 29, 2010 on his site Twins Target.
If you haven’t already heard, Francisco Liriano appears to be back to his old self. After putting up a 0.80 ERA in just under 50 innings of work in the Domincan Winter League, Liriano has [...]

It’s A 2 Team Race in the AL Central

Kansas City Royals
Unfortunately, they’re right where everyone thought they would be come August. Dead last in the AL Central. They have a solid closer, SP Zack Greinke has proved to be a solid starter as well and Jose Guillen has proved that he can still hit. Beyond that, the Royals have a very [...]

Pete’s Picks: AL Central

AL Central
 

1.      Tigers : They might have arguably the best line-up in all of baseball 1-9, but their pitching, in my opinion, is suspect past the first three starters and especially their bullpen! As good as their hitting will/should be in ’08, their pitching might be the great neutralizer. Outside of Verlander, there are some [...]