Below you can see all of the Twins offseason moves including free agent signings, trades, waiver claims and much more. Bookmark this post to stay up to date on all the moves made by the Twins this winter.
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Twins sign starter Kevin Correia
The Twins and free agent starter Kevin Correia have agreed to terms on a contract. The deal is for two years and $10M. The 32 year old Correia had a 4.21 ERA in 171 innings with a 4.7 K/9, 2.4 BB/9 and strong 51.2 percent ground-ball rate with the Pirates last season. He has spent his …
Twins send Rule-5 pick Doyle back to White Sox
This year the Twins selected pitcher Terry Doyle in the Rule-5 draft from the Chicago White Sox. The 26 year old Doyle holds a career 2.94 ERA in the minor leagues but has never played above Double-A ball. He would have needed to stay on the 25 man active roster all season for the Twins …
Twins avoid arbitration with Casilla
The Twins and Alexi Casilla have avoided arbitration by reaching a one year contract worth approx. $1.38M. Casilla has the inside track to be the Twins starting second baseman coming out of spring training. Casilla batted .260 with 21 doubles, two home runs and 21 RBI in 97 games last season.
Twins claim Mastroianni, cut Vasquez
The Twins have claimed outfielder Darin Mastroianni off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday and designated Esmerling Vasquez for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster. Mastroianni is said to be a Jason Repko type player who can add speed to the lineup and play all 3 outfield positions. He is expected …
Twins 2012 Projected Roster
Updated: 3/31/12 The Twins roster is now pretty much set with the payroll now around $99M. With all the free agent pickups and players returning from injury you might wonder what the roster might look like when the season starts. Below I will show the projected lineup, bullpen and rotation for the Twins in 2012 …
Twins reach one year contracts with Liriano, Perkins
The Twins have reached one year contracts with two of their three arbitration eligible players today. Francisco Liriano agreed to a one year $5.5M contract and Glen Perkins agreed to a $1.55M contract. Perkins gets a hefty raise from the $700K he made last season after putting up career numbers going 4-4 with a 2.48 …
Twins, Joel Zumaya agree to contract
The Twins and free agent relief pitcher Joel Zumaya have agreed to a one year contract pending a physical, according to MLB.com’s Jason Beck. The deal could be worth anywhere between $800K and $1.7M based on incentives. He had offers from other clubs but signed with the Twins because they were willing to offer a …
