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Twins officially decline $6 million option for Capps; trim seven others from 40-man roster

The Twins announced that they will pay Matt Capps a $250,000 buyout, rather than pick up his $6 million option for 2013.

October 24, 2012 at 8:55PM
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Matt Capps (Dml - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Twins announced Wednesday that they are officially declining Matt Capps' $6 million option for 2013, paying the $250,000 buyout, which makes Capps a free agent.

The Cubs have claimed Twins relief prospect Carlos Gutierrez off waivers. Gutierrez, a 2008 first-round draft pick, had a right shoulder injury last season.

The Twins also announced that they've trimmed six other players from their 40-man roster: Esmerling Vasquez, P.J. Walters, Kyle Waldrop, Jeff Manship, Luis Perdomo and Matt Carson.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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