One of the great things about being a Twins fan is the surplus of great blogs out there about our team (of course, it can also be a bad thing when I’m looking for a topic to write about and see it’s already been covered extremely well 10X over). From Those Girls to K-Bro to [...]

Yesterday I outlined my AL MVP ballot, and today it is time for the NL. Yesterday Albert Pujols won the NL MVP in unanimous fashion, followed by Hanley Ramirez, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard and Troy Tulowitzki. Needless to say, my ballot doesn’t look the same at all. That would be no fun.
1. Albert Pujols, 1B, [...]

I thought I had this in the queue to publish yesterday morning, rather than today. Ed. Turns out I lost it, so you get a brand new post! That might be the last time I write a post ahead of time. Stupid productivity. Anyways, I posted this ballot on twitter Monday morning, so feel free [...]

Joe Mauer is just the 2nd catcher in the last 33 years to win the AL MVP, and he did so in unanimous fashion. The Minnesota native hit .365/.444/.587 to lead the American League in all three categories. He also won the gold glove, and it was richly deserved.
Mauer had a career high in HRs [...]

As reported by MLBTR, talks between Marlins ace Josh Johnson and the club have broken off, and he is not expected to sign an extension. This brings about the obvious statement: let’s go get him.
Johnson, who will be 26 for the 2010 season, is coming off a year in which he had just a 3.06 [...]

A lesson in basic math (Waves of Arms)
Talk about a potential Dan Uggla trade. Bill Smith, pay attention. (Marlin Maniac)
Some KC Royals Winter Leagues talk (KofK)
This seems like a lose-lose situation to me (Predominantly Orange)
Something about a fat third baseman and an underrated second baseman. (Oh it’s THOSE Girls)
This is the definition of a print [...]

I looked at the AL yesterday, so why not do the NL Today?
C: Winner – Yadier Molina, STL
No problems here. Molina is unquestionably one of the best if not the best in the NL.
1B: Winner – Adrian Gonzalez, SD (+3.8, 1st in NL)
Gonzalez had a lower UZR/150 than Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, but logged over [...]

ESPN.com is reporting that the Yankees may be considering non-tendering Chien Ming Wang. Non-tendering is simply when you opt to not offer a contract to an arbitration eligible player. This leads me into my next point: if he wouldn’t be terribly expensive, Wang would be a great fit for the new look Minnesota Twins.
When the [...]