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[Athletics Nation] - What To Expect From 2010

baseballgirl — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:07 GMT

... , but Andrew Bailey was almost the pitching equivalent of Mariano Rivera and Joe Nathan this season. I can make the reasonable assumption that Wallace and Carter wi ...

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

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

... : $1,000,000 (estimate) ————————————- Total (5 starters): $5,310,000 BULLPEN Joe Nathan: $11,250,000 Jon Rauch: $2,900,000 Matt Guerrier: $3,000,000 (arb. estimate)

[Bleacher Report] - Why Andrew Bailey Should Have Ran Away with the AL Rookie of the Year Award

Steven Resnick — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:46 GMT

... nished. The only names on the list that were above him were Fernando Rodney, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Brian Fuentes, and Mariano Rivera. I would call that pre ...

[AaronGleeman.com] - Twitter Mailbag: Answers

Aaron — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:57:29 GMT

... difficult to predict . Joe Nathan has been an elite closer for his entire time in Minnesota, but he's also 35 ...

[McCovey Chronicles] - Why Tim Lincecum Should Win the Cy Young

Grant — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:27:51 GMT

... g the close-but-no-cigar promise of Russ Ortiz and Shawn Estes. I've watched Joe Nathan build the bulk of an unlikely Hall of Fame case in a different uniform. Tim ...

[Daily News: Touching Base] - Free Agent Arbitration Analysis: Closers

Jesse Spector — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:03:40 GMT

... : $8 million): Since the start of the 2007 season, only Francisco Rodriguez, Joe Nathan, Francisco Rodriguez and Jonathan Papelbon have more saves than Valverde, ev ...

[Baseball Prospectus] - Voting for Real: AL Rookie of the Year by Christina Kahrl

Christina Kahrl — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:02:47 GMT

... age among relievers with 60 or more IP , as his 1.99 relief FRA trailed just Joe Nathan (1.38), Mariano Rivera (1.80), teammate Michael Wuertz (1.81), and Jonathan ...

[River Avenue Blues] - What Went Right: The Offseason Pickups

Mike Axisa — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:51:26 GMT

... , but it seemed like each of his hits came at a crucial time. He singled off Joe Nathan ahead of Alex Rodriguez ’s game tying two-run homer in the bottom of the nin ...

[Twins Territory] - Off-Season Outlook: Review

Twins_Territory — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:43:01 GMT

... stent of twelve spots, will almost certainly be filled with current players. Joe Nathan, Matt Guerrier, Jon Rauch and Jose Mijares all seem to be locks, leaving thr ...

[Kings of Kauffman] - Crown Gems: Twins, Tigers, Indians, and White Sox

Wally Fish — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:00:32 GMT

... cover the â€œwonderingâ€* but plain and simple, there is no way the Twins trade Joe Nathan. They are coming off another division title and look to be the early favori ...

[Bugs & Cranks] - Baseball Cartoons, Liga Dominicana, Elijah Dukes

David Chalk — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:50:58 GMT

... rops down a pretty good bunt. The pitcher Sammy Gervacio then does his best Joe Nathan impersonation and makes a rushed unnecessary throw to first, air mails it, a ...

[Baseball Prospectus] - The 2009 Internet Baseball Awards: AL Results and Wrap-Up by Greg Spira

Greg Spira — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:04:13 GMT

... he runner-up in both the 2007 AL voting and the 2003 NL voting. Twins closer Joe Nathan finished ninth, marking the fourth time in the last six years he has finishe ...

[The Detroit News] - Lynn Henning: Down market could aid Tigers

contrast — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:22:08 GMT

... ) of 1.467. By contrast, Mariano Rivera of the Yankees had an 0.905 WHIP and Joe Nathan of the Twins had an 0.932. It confirms why Tigers fans had ongoing cardiac i ...

[Twins Fix] - Twins Trade Gomez, Acquire Hardy, Retain Cuddyer

David — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:37:50 GMT

... am intent on winning. Near the trade deadline last year, Justin Morneau and Joe Nathan made it no secret that they expected to play for a winning team, and that th ...

[Star Tribune] - Twins 'moving day' TV ad debuts today

PAUL WALSH , Star Tribune — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:27:01 GMT

... Mauer on a dolly, Span and Cuddyer in a box filled with packing peanuts and Joe Nathan being taken to the bullpen by two beefy movers. A moving company foreman tur ...