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[Bleacher Report] - AL Central Division Preview: Chicago White Sox Look to Be the Best

Bob Warja — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:04:41 GMT

... but lingering questions around the health of Justin Morneau and stud closer Joe Nathan could prove to be too much to overcome. They gave up on center fielder Carlo ...

[Detroit News: Covering the Bases] - 30 in 30: Minnesota Twins

(Tony Paul) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:55:06 GMT

... Blackburn (11-11, 4.03 ERA/1.366 WHIP, 98 SOs/41 BBs in 205.2 IP) Closer. RH Joe Nathan (2-2, 2.10 ERA/0.932 WHIP, 89 SOs/22 BBs in 68.2 IP, 47 saves/52 chances) Wh ...

[East Valley Tribune] - Orlando Hudson signs 1-year deal with Twins

Desertdawg from Ahwatukee — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:06:18 GMT

... hey spent $80 million on first baseman Justin Morneau, $47 million on closer Joe Nathan and $24 million on right fielder Michael Cuddyer two years ago. This year, t ...

[Houston Chronicle] - Suddenly splurging Twins welcome Hudson

Associated Press — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:14:37 GMT

... hey spent $80 million on first baseman Justin Morneau, $47 million on closer Joe Nathan and $24 million on right fielder Michael Cuddyer two years ago. This year, t ...

[SI.com] - Twins shed frugal ways, welcome All-Star Hudson

(AP) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:31:46 GMT

... hey spent $80 million on first baseman Justin Morneau, $47 million on closer Joe Nathan and $24 million on right fielder Michael Cuddyer two years ago. This year, t ...

[Detroit Free Press] - 2B Orlando Hudson off the market, signs with Twins

JON KRAWCZYNSKI — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:41:56 GMT

... hey spent $80 million on first baseman Justin Morneau, $47 million on closer Joe Nathan and $24 million on rightfielder Michael Cuddyer two years ago. This year, th ...

[Bleacher Report] - The Five Songs (and Music Videos) That Describe the Brian Sabean Era

Kevin O'Brien — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:35:50 GMT

... s in 2004 despite not putting any kind of push for Vlad Guerrero and trading Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, and Boof Bonser away for one-year of A.J. Pierzynski. Th ...

[Fack Youk] - 13 Days Until Spring Training: Alex Rodriguez

Jay — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:06:24 GMT

... e out with a monstrous playoff run. He hit a series-changing home run off of Joe Nathan in Game 2 of the ALDS along with a game-tying dinger off of Carl Pavano in G ...

[Dugout Central] - EXRA: A New Twist on an Old Stat, Part II

KerryWhisnant — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:08:17 GMT

... e. Eight pitchers on the list had an EXRA at least .20 lower than their ERA: Joe Nathan (-0.81), Heath Bell (-0.33), Fernando Rodney (-0.27), Matt Lindstrom (-0.26) ...

[Detroit News: Covering the Bases] - Liriano to AL Central: Remember me?

(Tony Paul) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:14:38 GMT

... rry Ryan, acquired in one of the great heists last decade -- Liriano, closer Joe Nathan and pitcher Boof Bonser from the Giants for catcher A.J. Pierzynski in Novem ...

[Fake Teams] - Fantasy Baseball: BaseballHQ's Breakout Candidates For 2010

Ray Guilfoyle — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:47:03 GMT

... ns' Matt LaPorta swings on a home run against Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Joe Nathan during the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, in Minne ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Joaquin Benoit is making a comeback

Aaron Gleeman — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:54:40 GMT

... to toss 200 innings with a lower opponents' batting average than Benoit were Joe Nathan, Francisco Rodriguez, Billy Wagner, J.J. Putz, Brian Fuentes, Scot Shields, ...

[Bleacher Report] - Minnesota Media On Mauer Extension: "A Matter of When, Not If"

Joe Mikolai — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:27:42 GMT

... tion already picked up for 2011) Justin Morneau, 6 years, $80 million Closer Joe Nathan, 4 years, $47 million 2009 : Scott Baker, 4 years, $15.5 million (what a ste ...

[Bleacher Report] - Is Andrew Bailey a Top Five Closer in 2010?

Ben Pavlovic — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:23:57 GMT

... outs, 24 BBs. The players, in order, are: Mariano Rivera, Jonathan Papelbon, Joe Nathan, and Bailey. Yes, I'd certainly take Mo, Paps, and Nathan over Bailey, and s ...

[Detroit News: Covering the Bases] - 30 in 30: Houston Astros

(Tony Paul) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:09:30 GMT

... years or bust, for everybody knows relievers this side of Mariano Rivera and Joe Nathan are the game's most unpredictable commodities from one year to the next -- b ...