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Posted on December 8th, 2009 11:26 AM By La Velle Twins players and pitching coach Rick Anderson remained in contact with pitcher Carl Pavano in recent days, reminding him constantly how much they wanted him to be a part of the 2010 team.

Joe Benson Four More: 12. Jeff Manship , RHP: This heady pitcher's skill set works better in long relief.

Veteran starting pitcher: The Twins entered the 2009 season with a talented young rotation but injuries and ineffectiveness forced the team to shop for pitching help following the Trade Deadline.

Gophers reciever Eric Decker talks about his injury and future plans prior to the Gophers game against Michigan State at the TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Saturday night, October 31, 2009.

It will be interesting, when All-Big Ten awards are announced Monday evening, how voters perceive injured University of Minnesota star wideout Eric Decker, who last year was a first-team selection.

Vicente Padilla 's pitching ability wasn't the issue when the Rangers released him in midseason.

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.

Some prospect injury news that is still a bit developing. First, No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg will miss his scheduled start in Saturday's Rising Stars game at the Arizona Fall League.

Proving the theory that there is no off-season in baseball, the Arizona Fall, Venezuelan Winter, Mexican Winter, and Dominican Winter Leagues are already up and running, even before the World Series ends.

Top 20 Minnesota Twins Prospects for 2010. All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change.

Posted on October 16th, 2009 1:29 PM By La Velle The Twins' annual fallA instructional league wrapped upA today.

The first season at Target Field will undoubtedly be full of excitement due to the return of outdoor baseball to Minnesota.

Minnesota Twins For a team that hasn't won anything in some time now, the Twins sure don't have a whole lot of immediate help available on the farm.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Scott Richmond Browse more photos>> To finish out the Top 20 reviews, here is a look at my alternate universe Shadow Twins farm system and how the pre-season list has shaken out.

Then it got real quiet. "We can enjoy this a few minutes," manager Tom Nieto said.

News: The Chicago Tribune is reporting that there is a good chance the White Sox will decide to shut ailing pitcher Jake Peavy down for the rest of the season.

The Twins have some difficult decisions coming up in the next week as they try to finalize who on their 40-man roster they are going to have playing in Twins uniforms this September.

Pino has been very nice down at AAA I know the scouts and Twins seem to not believe in him but he just gets outs! Close comment Add your own comment More from Twins The Twins were concerned during spring training that righthander Loek Van Mil's elbow was going to be a problem.

Posted on August 12th, 2009 3:00 PM By La Velle Class AA NewA Britain righthander Anthony Slama has been promoted to Class AAA Rochester to replace Jeff Manship, who's now with the Twins.

This list was originally published October 19th, 2008 . This is a REVIEW of the PRE-SEASON list for 2009, not a revision of that list.