The Twins signed former major leaguers Mike Morin and Dean Anna to minor league contracts.
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Morin, a native of Andover, grew up in suburban Kansas City and played at North Carolina, where he set an ACC single season saves record. The 27-year-old was drafted by the Angels in the 13th round in 2012, and has pitched in 186 major league games, all in relief, for the Angels and Mariners.
The 6-4 righthander, who pitched in 60 games for the Angels in 2014, spent most of last season at Class AAA Tacoma.
Anna, 32, was an infielder for Class AAA Lehigh Valley (Phillies) last season, hitting .271 with one home run in 122 games. A lefthanded hitter, has been in 13 major league games for the Yankees and Cardinals after being taken in the 26th round by San Diego out of Ball State in 2008.
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La Velle E. Neal III has covered baseball for the Star Tribune since 1998 (the post-Knoblauch era). Born and raised in Chicago, he grew up following the White Sox and hating the Cubs. He attended both the University of Illinois and Illinois-Chicago and began his baseball writing career at the Kansas City Star. He can be heard occasionally on KFAN radio, lending his great baseball mind to Paul Allen and other hosts.
Phil Miller covered three seasons of Twins baseball, but that was at a different ballpark for a different newspaper. Now Miller returns to the baseball beat after joining the Star Tribune as the Gopher football writer in 2010, and he won't miss the dingy dome for a minute. In addition to the Twins and Gophers, Miller covered the Utah Jazz and the NBA for six years at The Salt Lake Tribune.
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