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[New York Times] - Mauer Expected to Win M.V.P., but That’s the Least of the Twins’ Concerns

PAT BORZI — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:53:25 GMT

... ning, and Smith thinks the Twins can find two starting infielders from among Nick Punto, Brendan Harris, Alexi Casilla and Matt Tolbert. In 2007, Santana criticized ...

[Twins Territory] - Free Agency Underway

Twins_Territory — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:55:57 GMT

... th their rising third base prospect Danny Valencia to fill the left side and Nick Punto, Matt Tolbert or Alexi Casilla at second. Another option is to sign a player ...

[Around the Majors] - Tracking the Twins’ payroll, depth chart

Joe Christensen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:04:59 GMT

... 0 (arb. estimate) 8. 3B — Brendan Harris: $1,000,000 (arb. estimate) 9. 2B — Nick Punto: $4,000,000 —————————————————- Tota

[Star Tribune] - For now, Twins say pitching needs can be met from within

JOE CHRISTENSEN , Star Tribune — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:48:42 GMT

... , the Twins will explore moves for a third basemen or second baseman, though Nick Punto is expected to fill one of those spots. The Twins could re-sign third basema ...

[A Fan's View from Section 220] - I like Gardy, but…

Howard — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:53:26 GMT

... ardy need to do to be a serious MOY contender? Win a game in New York? Limit Nick Punto to 250 at-bats? Play Delmon Young every day? Get rid of Delmon Young? None o ...

[AaronGleeman.com] - Twitter Mailbag: Answers

Aaron — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:57:29 GMT

... I'd rather have Nick Punto playing second base, because his bat is less awful relative to the position ...

[The Crawfish Boxes] - Free Agent Profile: Miguel Tejada

davoag — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:12:47 GMT

... omquist (RF - KAN) , Pedro Feliz (3B - PHI) , Edwin Encarnacion (3B - TOR) , Nick Punto (2B - MIN) , Wandy Rodriguez (P - HOU) , Ty Wigginton (DH - BAL) , Geoff Blu ...

[Big League Stew] - Fashion Ump: Ta-dah! Twins get '61 retros, fresh road uniforms

David Brown — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:17:19 GMT

... naries. They turned out really nice." • If you can't wait to order your road Nick Punto (notes) No. 8 and can't get to the local Twins team shop, you can always ski ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Free Agency Preview: Shortstops

Matthew Pouliot — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:41:54 GMT

... istian Guzman (Nationals), Julio Lugo (Cardinals)*, Cesar Izturis (Orioles), Nick Punto (Twins)*, Edgar Renteria (Giants)*, Ramon Santiago (Tigers) 2011 options: Re ...

[Pioneer Press] - Minnesota Twins unveil throwback jersey

Pioneer Press — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:18:30 GMT

... ge. It's OK, but not exciting. I don't like the changes. Unless they'll make Nick Punto stop at third. ...

[Twinkie Town] - On Productive Outs

Jon Marthaler — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:24:55 GMT

... cers talk about. How many times have you heard the Twins broadcast crew laud Nick Punto for grounding out to the correct side of the infield, thus moving the runner ...

[Nick & Nick's Twins Blog] - Mythical Joe Crede

Nick N. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:28:10 GMT

... oesn't really carry any downside. This is the biggest misperception, for me. Nick Punto is set to make $4 million next year and it has been made fairly clear by the ...

[Athletics Nation] - "Manager Of The Year" -- Not For Whom To Vote, But How?

Nico — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:07:57 GMT

... nd then Morneau went down for the stretch drive while even more troublingly, Nick Punto and Brendan Harris didn't. So how would you take all the teams, with all the ...

[AZ Snakepit] - The 2009 'Pitties: Unsung Hero

Jim McLennan — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:28:30 GMT

... jor-leaguers played more innings there without an error [ Craig Counsell and Nick Punto ]. Last year, he was paid $712K; fangraphs.com valued him overall at $6.9m. ...

[Twins Geek] - Cabrera's Value

John — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:57:13 GMT

... Denard Span -0.15 Brian Buscher -0.29 Mike Redmond -0.43 Alexi Casilla -0.61 Nick Punto -0.84 Brendan Harris -1.35 Carlos Gomez -1.97 Cabrera might not have had a g ...