Everyone wants to know if/when the Twins are going to sign Joe Mauer, but CEO Jim Pohlad won't say. One option -- deferred payments -- isn't likely.
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Being a baseball general manager is all about putting the team in the best position to win. Twins GM Bill Smith has done that.
Marcus Thames agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees, who also finalized a $1.1 million, one-year deal with Randy Winn to give themselves more left field options.
The Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball commissioner Bud Selig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24.
Omar Vizquel will wear the No. 11 of former White Sox shortstop and fellow Venezuelan Luis Aparicio this season.
The Twins are leaving the Metrodome after 27 years of indoor baseball. Click here for a look at the memories and reports on the final days of baseball at the Dome.
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Orlando Hudson's signing makes it a strong offseason for a Twins team series about being more than a postseason punching bag for the Yankees.
Team's CEO wasn't speaking specifically to Mauer talks, but this could have an effect
After earning a well-deserved reputation for sitting on their hands, the Twins front office has built on the momentum of the late-season moves that brought home a division title.
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