New Year update

January 1, 2010

The year 2009 ended quietly for the Minnesota Twins. There was no Christmas signing of Joe Mauer and there was no moves to shore up third base.

Joe Mauer swings

Joe Mauer

Before the end of the year, there was a rumor that the Seattle Mariners were looking at Francisco Liriano. David Cameron tweeted that the M’s might be interested in the left hander and that Jose Lopez might be offered in exchange.

As the new year comes in, the list of available free agent third basemen continues to shrink. The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with Mark DeRosa just before the end of the year. The 35 year old third baseman reportedly signed a two year $12MM deal with the Giants. The Giants also are reportedly very close to signing Juan Uribe which would give them a versatile roster.

The St Louis Cardinals will receive a supplemental draft pick for their loss of DeRosa. The Cards reportedly never made a formal offer to DeRosa according to Derrick Goold.

A Twins blog named Twins Overlook has an article that gives a run down of seven Twins prospects. Nothing significant, but gives many Twins fans an idea of some of the prospects the Twins have playing in Rochester and Beloit.

Nick’s Twins blog has a nice article about next years projected starting rotation. Although I don’t personally agree 100% of Nick’s assessment (Nick Blackburn has a lot to offer the Twins), it is a nice look at who will be fighting for the fifth spot if the Twins don’t make any other moves in the off season.

Written by Alba Andrew · Filed Under News, Rumors 

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