Carlos Gomez News

Michael Cuddyer had one of the bigger comeback seasons in the American League this year, and on Saturday the Twins rewarded him by picking up his $10.5 million option for 2011.

When the Minnesota Twins drafted Torii Hunter in the 1993 MLB Draft, there was no question that he would become Kirby Puckett's replacement in center field for the Twins.

Shortstop J.J. Hardy has long been linked to the Mariners as a possible trade target, but it's not going to happen.

Two winters ago, the Twins got Carlos Gomez from the Mets as the centerpiece of the Johan Santana trade and made the 22-year-old Torii Hunter 's replacement in center field, despite little evidence that he was ready.

The Twins have traded a toolbox without a key for a mystery. Carlos Gomez has talent, the greatest of which is raw speed.

Milwaukee traded Hardy to the Twins yesterday for speedy outfielder Carlos Gomez.

Now that a day has passed, and Brewers' GM Doug Melvin has spoken about it, it's time to figure out what the acquisition of Carlos Gomez means for the Brewers this offseason.

In both my 2009 postmortem and my 2010 offseason plan, I laid out two key points.

The Minnesota Twins have acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez.

And so the Tigers endured one final late-inning Metrodome meltdown, this one the most painful of all.

With the Joe Mauer situation on the back-burner, the Twins now can turn their attention to which of their internal free agents they would like to retain for the next season.

Despite playing just over half of the season, Joe Crede managed to be Minnesota's second most-valuable infielder.

Note: This is the fourth installment in a ten-part series analyzing the Twins' 2009 season.

Posted on October 15th, 2009 12:20 PM By Joe Christensen The Twins are holding their annual organizational meetings this weekend in Fort Myers, Fla.

Rodriguez and Jorge Posada hit seventh-inning home runs to spoil Carl Pavano's opportunity to frustrate New Yorkers one more time, and the Yankees advanced to their first AL championship series in five years with a 4-1 victory and sweep of Minnesota on Sunday night.

To some, this photo shows you all you need to know about the Yankees-Twins playoff series.

Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire made the move he'd said he might, moving Jason Kubel back to designated hitter and starting in center field for Game 2 of the American League Division Series tonight.

Carl Pavano called those four injury-riddled, tension-filled seasons with the Yankees a "black period" in his career.

A.J. Burnett and Nick Blackburn, with a little help from some friends, pretty much made the first seven innings of this game moot.

Carlos Gomez is one of the most energetic players on the pesky Minnesota Twins. He's also one of the biggest challenges for manager Ron Gardenhire.