Cash grab

During this winter's free agency and arbritration, good things won't come to those who wait.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

A's going young in 2010

...veer a bit off last offseason with the acquisitions of veteran stars Matt Holliday, Jason Giambi, Orlando Cabrera and Nomar Garciaparra. Beane, now more than ever, is committed to going young. If he doesn...

Pushing for a minimum payroll threshold

Cries for a salary cap were sparked by the Yankees' winning the World Series, but what baseball really needs is a minimum payroll threshold.

Offseason notebook: Hot stove cooking

Tristan H. Cockcroft wraps up many of the early offseason deals, like the J.J. Hardy-Carlos Gomez trade, and what they mean for fantasy owners.

Hardy heads to Twins for Gomez

J.J. Hardy has been traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Carlos Gomez.

Baseball's next great economic disparity

...close to $7 million, given his history of injury and inconsistency. This past winter, veteran shortstop Orlando Cabrera signed for $4 million. Cesar Izturis got a two-year deal for $5 million. Before the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Minnesota Twins, who surged to make the playoffs, met a real power and folded -- and now need to start worrying about Joe Mauer's contract and other future issues.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009

A-Rod, Posada HRs help Yanks complete sweep of Twins

Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada hit seventh-inning home runs, and the Yankees beat the Twins 4-1 to advance to the ALCS.

Jeter, Rodriguez power Yankees as Sabathia shuts down Twins

Derek Jeter hit a two-run homer, CC Sabathia was the ace the Yankees signed him to be and New York romped over the tired Twins 7-2 in the opener of their AL playoff series.

Scouting the Minnesota Twins

The Twins feature the game's best all-around player in Joe Mauer, but they lack other ingredients to compete in the postseason.

Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009

Feeling groggy in city that never sleeps

The Twins aren't going to lose any sleep over their ALDS Game 1 loss to the Yankees. They already lost plenty of it just getting to the postseason.

Casilla's hit in 12th lifts Twins in AL Central tiebreaker

Alexi Casilla's one-out single in the bottom of the 12th inning scored Carlos Gomez> from second base and the Twins beat Detroit 6-5.

MINNEAPOLIS - OCTOBER 06: Shortstop Orlando Cabrera #18 of the Minnesota Twins looks toward first after fielding a ground ball during the American...

Realistic goals

Rebuilding the team that fell 14 games in the standings from 2008 might not be as difficult a chore for general manager Jim Hendry as some people migh...