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		<title>Linktastic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An AL Central preview (Twins  Target)
Super blogger Aaron Gleeman has a  new URL (AG)
A look at who the Twins backup catcher will be (Twins  Centric)
An open letter to Joesus (Curve  for a Strike)
A look at WPA (BtB)
Looking at Marlins lefty Andrew Miller (Marlin  Maniac)
Our Royals blog has a sweet new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twinkietalk.com/2010/03/16/linktastic-22/</link>
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		<title>Twins Top Prospects: #4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who: Wilson Ramos
Position: Catcher
How Acquired: Minor league Free Agent
Highest Level Reached in 2009: AA
What&#8217;s not to like about Ramos? He has had one professional season under a .340 OBP, and his worst season was a 120 wRC+. Ramos is in every top 100 prospect, and for good reason. Ramos has raw power that scouts rave [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twinkietalk.com/2010/03/15/twins-top-prospects-4/</link>
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		<title>Twins Sign Span</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, once again it&#8217;s not Joe Mauer, but it&#8217;s nice to see that Denard Span will be a Twin for awhile, according to Star-Trib writer Joe Christensen. The deal will be for five years, which covers his controlled seasons, as well as an option for a 6th year. The salary breakdown, courtesy of Twins Now:
10: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twinkietalk.com/2010/03/13/twins-sign-span/</link>
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		<title>About The Joe Nathan Situation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Repeat after me: The worst part about losing Joe Nathan for the season isn&#8217;t losing Joe Nathan for the season.
Confused yet?
Nathan would have been worth ~2 wins this year. His past three years were 2.2, 2.1 and 1.9 so we can say that with a pretty high degree of certainty. His likely replacements, Jon Rauch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twinkietalk.com/2010/03/09/about-the-joe-nathan-situation/</link>
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		<title>Twins Top 15 Prospects: #5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who: Kyle Gibson
Position: RHP
How Acquired: 2009 Draft, 1st round (22nd overall)
Highest Level Reached in 2009: N/A
Kyle Gibson was ranked as high as a top 5 selection in last year&#8217;s draft by Baseball America before a stress reaction in his forearm sidelined him and caused him to plummet to the 22nd pick. Credit the Twins for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twinkietalk.com/2010/03/08/twins-top-15-prospects-5/</link>
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		<title>Twins Blank Orioles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Twins defeated the Orioles 5-0 today thanks to the work of Kevin Slowey and newly rich Nick Blackburn. Slowey threw three scoreless innings, which were followed by three scoreless by Blackburn. Each pitcher struck out two and walked one.
At the plate the Twins were led by Michael Cuddyer, who went 2 for 3 with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twinkietalk.com/2010/03/08/twins-blank-orioles/</link>
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		<title>Twins Ink Blackburn</title>
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The Twins have announced that they have inked RHP Nick Blackburn to a 4 year contract worth 14 million dollars. This includes an 8 million option for 2014.
Blackburn has really beat the odds to become a solid major league pitcher. A former Twins #1 prospect from Baseball America, Blackburn has put up ERAs of 4.05 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twinkietalk.com/2010/03/07/twins-ink-blackburn/</link>
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		<title>Liriano Pitches Well In Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although the Twins lost 9-3, there were some good signs in today&#8217;s spring training game. Francisco Liriano went two innings, giving up 1 hit and walking 1, but striking out 3 batters.
Ben Revere got his first start of the Spring, and the prospect went 0-4 with 2 strikeouts.
Danny Valencia went 1-1 with an RBI and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twinkietalk.com/2010/03/06/liriano-pitches-well-in-loss/</link>
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		<title>Twins Get First Win &#8211; And Shutout &#8211; Of 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Next stop: World Series! Hey, what do you mean that&#8217;s not how it works? Well, in any event it&#8217;s hard not to be happy with the way the Twins started the game. After Denard Span led off with a single, Orlando Hudson and Joe Mauer had back to back walks, followed by Justin Morneau&#8217;s first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twinkietalk.com/2010/03/05/twins-get-first-win-and-shutout-of-2010/</link>
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		<title>Twins Top 15 Prospects: #6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who: David Bromberg
Position: RHP
How Acquired: 2005 draft, 32nd round.
Highest Level Reached in 2009: A+
Bromberg was a draft and follow by the Twins under the old draft system. Fun fact: as a high schooler, a lot of scouts preferred him as a slugging first baseman rather than as a pitcher. The Twins didn&#8217;t, and hey they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twinkietalk.com/2010/03/05/twins-top-15-prospects-6/</link>
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