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Interview with Twins' GM SankTheTank

OSR: In the return of out interview series, the Minnesota GM SankTheTank stopped by our offices today to talk to us a little bit about the Twins, who currently have the best record in baseball at 77-22. Thanks for joining us.
SankTheTank: Any time.

OSR: Well, obviously you’re having one of the best seasons in franchise history, and [...]

World Series Odds

I thought it would be fun to see what the simulator thought each team’s WS odds were. I went ahead and set the DH/Non-DH lineups for all likely playoff teams and also brought up any players who were injured but should be available for the post season. Results are based on 1000 seasons simulated. Overall, things [...]

Read: Articles from around the league

3RunHomer writes a piece on the NL Central this year: Click

moyerseattle describes his future plans for the M’s: Click

PadresGM informs us that GM Dave Winfield stepped down: Click

Cheato describes how new aquisition Gary Verret is fitting in: Click

GodsDisciple writes of Houston’s manager blowing up: Click

Finally, MogulMonster explains the Tigers and Rudy Romero are discussing [...]

Draft pick madness

It seems like activity in trading draft picks is at an all time high. The list of traded picks is mind boggling to look at. Both Detroit and Montreal have been active on this front, with Detroit trading up to the 8th overall pick and Montreal managing to snag both the 2nd overall and the 11th [...]

Mets, D’Backs can’t get deal done

The Mets and D’Backs had a deal in place that would send ace Brad Arnold to the Mets, but the trade was void when Arnold refused to waive his no-trade clause.

“I love it here in Arizona, and I was upset when I learned they were trying to move me,” he stated, “and I don’t want [...]

Buzz: Cody Johnson rumors – Monday

Word around Detroit is the Oakland Athletics (due to their no money state) and the Chicago White Sox (due to rejected offer) are out of the Cody Johnson sweepstakes. Though, the Twins stay interested and now the Florida Marlins and the Baltimore Orioles may possibly be involved.

A few tidbits:

- The Twins have made an offer for [...]

Buzz: Cody Johnson rumors

Various rumors suggest that Tigers’ LF Cody Johnson may be on his way out of Detroit. With the Tigers rebuilding, trading the 27 year old Johnson seems odd, but the Tigers may have concerns that his servered elbow ligament could have lingering affects on his production.

The known asking price is three good prospects, most likely [...]