Michael Cuddyer News

If only the Twins had taken Mark Prior. Joe Mauer winning the American League Most Valuable Player Award this week was yet another reminder of just how star-crossed the Cubs have been this decade.

Voting for the American League Most Valuable Player Award, with first-, second- and third-place votes and total points on a 14-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis: Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Kendry Morales, Los Angeles - - 3 170 Jason Bay, Boston - - 1 78 Ben Zobrist, Tampa Bay - - - 34 Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle - - - 33 Alex Rodriguez, New York - - 1 31 Chone ...

After a charmed season in which they seemed to be able to beat every team in the American League except the Yankees, the Twins now enter the offseason filled with hope and a hunger for more success.A Here are twelve reasons why Twins fans should be optimistic for the future.

The World Series may still be fresh in your mind, but MLB GMs are already focusing on next season.

The Minnesota Twins are running their first television commercial for the 2010 season, featuring Joe Mauer and other Twins being moved to the new stadium in much the way a family moves into a new home.

A coaching job.. can't let this guy get away from the organization! He has such great emotion and is a great leader.

Broncos add Law...Twins bring back Cuddyer...Breeders' Cup comes to an end ENGLEWOOD, Colo.

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.

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Michael Cuddyer #5 of the Minnesota Twins bats against the New York Yankees on May 17, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.

The move relieves a crowded outfield for the Twins, who also have Delmon Young , Denard Span and Michael Cuddyer .

As much as three-time American League batting champ Joe Mauer is being pushed for the league's Most Valuable Player honors, in actuality Minnesota Twins outfielder Denard Span is the team's MVP - Most Versatile Player.

Joe Mauer is more than the heartbeat of the Twins, the frontrunner for the American League Most Valuable Player award and Baseball America's 2009 Major League Player of the Year.

We don't know yet whether Joe Mauer will be selected the American League's Most Valuable Player.

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It was merely minutes before David Robertson's Houdini act in the 11th inning last Friday, when Robertson jumped out to a 1-2 count on Twins slugger Michael Cuddyer.

It would be difficult to find a team in 2009 that was affected more positively by its late-season additions than the Twins.

As they grope for answers, preparing for an uncertain future, the Blue Jays know they never will be like the Yankees.

At about 11 a.m. Monday, a sleepy, sore, bespectacled Joe Mauer ambled into the Twins clubhouse to do some packing, say some goodbyes and, to his chagrin, field a stream of questions about his hours-old offseason.

Here's a trivia question for Twins fans: Who was the last Twins pitcher to earn a playoff victory at the Metrodome? If you answered Joe Mays, you are correct -- and have a great memory.