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Birth Date	5-25-1982
Height	6' 0"
Weight	220 lbs

Age	30 years, 11 months, 29 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: 3.82009
: 0.52010
: 0.82011
: 0.72012
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2004	MIN	22	23	67	60	10	18	2	0	2	26	6	9	0	1	0	7	1	1	.300	.358	.433	.281	3.1	0.1	0.3
2006	MIN	24	73	235	220	23	53	8	0	8	85	12	45	0	1	2	26	2	0	.241	.279	.386	.212	-8.9	-2.7	-1.1
2007	MIN	25	128	466	418	49	114	31	2	13	188	41	79	1	5	1	65	5	0	.273	.335	.450	.277	10.5	-0.1	1.0
2008	MIN	26	141	517	463	74	126	22	5	20	218	47	91	0	7	0	78	0	1	.272	.335	.471	.288	20.2	2.4	2.3
2009	MIN	27	146	578	514	73	154	35	2	28	277	56	106	3	5	0	103	1	1	.300	.369	.539	.309	36.4	1.3	3.8
2010	MIN	28	143	582	518	68	129	23	3	21	221	56	116	3	5	0	92	0	1	.249	.323	.427	.264	6.3	-1.8	0.5
2011	MIN	29	99	401	366	37	100	21	1	12	159	32	86	1	2	0	58	1	1	.273	.332	.434	.274	9.7	-2.1	0.8
2012	ARI	30	141	571	506	75	128	30	4	30	256	57	151	2	6	0	90	1	1	.253	.327	.506	.286	20.7	-14.1	0.7
2013	ARI	31	23	79	71	9	18	3	0	3	30	7	18	0	1	0	12	0	0	.254	.316	.423	.256	0.5	-0.6	-0.0
Career			917	3496	3136	418	840	175	17	137	1460	314	701	10	33	3	531	11	6	.268	.333	.466	.278	98.6	-17.7	8.2

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2002	QUD	A	115	471	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.330			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	FTM	A+	116	482	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.332			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	MIN	MLB	23	67	.281	.271	.329	.441	.000	.320	96	1.6	1.8	-0.9	0.1	-0.0	3.1	0.3	3.1	0.3
2004	NBR	AA	37	159	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.407			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	ROC	AAA	90	390	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.353			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	MIN	MLB	73	235	.212	.272	.330	.430	.000	.268	95	-12.6	6.5	-2.9	-2.7	0.6	-8.9	-1.1	-8.9	-1.1
2006	ROC	AAA	30	134	.277	.266	.331	.405	.000	.323	99	2.1	3.1	-1.5	-2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	MIN	MLB	128	466	.277	.270	.329	.420	.000	.305	96	8.6	13.4	-4.8	-0.1	-5.1	10.5	1.0	10.5	1.0
2008	MIN	MLB	141	517	.288	.265	.326	.418	.000	.295	95	15.4	14.7	-7.7	2.4	-0.8	20.2	2.3	20.2	2.3
2009	MIN	MLB	146	578	.309	.262	.324	.414	.000	.327	98	30.2	16.7	-8.3	1.3	-0.8	36.4	3.8	36.4	3.8
2010	MIN	MLB	143	582	.264	.256	.318	.393	.000	.280	100	2.5	16.5	-7	-1.8	-2.9	6.3	0.5	6.3	0.5
2011	MIN	MLB	99	401	.274	.255	.313	.400	.000	.326	101	5.6	7.2	-5	-2.1	-2.0	9.7	0.8	9.7	0.8
2011	FTM	A+	2	6	.003	.218	.284	.274	.000	.000	99	-0.3	0.0	0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	ROC	AAA	5	21	.224	.311	.381	.478	.000	.385	109	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	ARI	MLB	141	571	.286	.253	.312	.402	.000	.296	102	14.6	9.8	-3.9	-14.1	-5.7	20.7	0.7	20.7	0.7
2013	ARI	MLB	23	79	.256	.257	.310	.402	.254	.294	108	-0.3	2.2	-0.5	-0.6	-0.2	0.5	-0.0	0.5	-0.0
Career		MLB		3496	.278	.261	.321	.410	.258	.302	99	65.3	93.3	-41	-15.4	-16.6	98.7	8.5	98.7	8.5

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2002	QUD	A	471	60	136	26	4	17	69	41	48	3	5	.321	.380	.521	.200	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	FTM	A+	482	56	125	20	4	5	82	48	54	4	6	.298	.371	.400	.102	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	NBR	AA	159	25	52	14	4	6	29	19	19	0	2	.377	.456	.667	.290	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	ROC	AAA	390	71	120	28	0	16	71	34	40	16	3	.343	.402	.560	.217	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	MIN	MLB	67	10	18	2	0	2	7	6	9	1	1	.300	.358	.433	.133	.281	3.1	0.1	0.3
2006	ROC	AAA	134	18	34	7	2	4	22	12	23	2	0	.283	.348	.475	.192	.277	0.0	-2.8	0.0
2006	MIN	MLB	235	23	53	8	0	8	26	12	45	2	0	.241	.279	.386	.145	.212	-8.9	-2.7	-1.1
2007	MIN	MLB	466	49	114	31	2	13	65	41	79	5	0	.273	.335	.450	.177	.277	10.5	-0.1	1.0
2008	MIN	MLB	517	74	126	22	5	20	78	47	91	0	1	.272	.335	.471	.199	.288	20.2	2.4	2.3
2009	MIN	MLB	578	73	154	35	2	28	103	56	106	1	1	.300	.369	.539	.239	.309	36.4	1.3	3.8
2010	MIN	MLB	582	68	129	23	3	21	92	56	116	0	1	.249	.323	.427	.178	.264	6.3	-1.8	0.5
2011	MIN	MLB	401	37	100	21	1	12	58	32	86	1	1	.273	.332	.434	.161	.274	9.7	-2.1	0.8
2011	ROC	AAA	21	3	6	1	0	1	2	3	4	0	0	.333	.429	.556	.222	.224	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	FTM	A+	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.000	.003	0.0	0.1	0.0
2012	ARI	MLB	571	75	128	30	4	30	90	57	151	1	1	.253	.327	.506	.253	.286	20.7	-14.1	0.7
2013	ARI	MLB	79	9	18	3	0	3	12	7	18	0	0	.254	.316	.423	.169	.256	0.5	-0.6	-0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-05-15	2013-05-19	DTD	4	7	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-	-
2013-04-13	2013-04-28	15-DL	15	28	Left	Thigh	Strain	Auadriceps	-	-
2013-03-13	2013-03-17	Camp	4	0	-	Knee	Soreness		-	-
2012-08-17	2012-08-19	DTD	2	0	-	Neck	Stiffness		-	-
2012-07-15	2012-07-18	DTD	3	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2012-07-14	2012-07-14	DTD	0	0	-	Thigh	Tightness	Hamstring	-	-
2012-04-30	2012-05-01	DTD	1	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2012-03-21	2012-03-25	Camp	4	0	-	Thigh	Tightness	Quad	-	-
2011-09-17	2011-09-29	DTD	12	13	Left	Foot	Soreness		-
2011-09-07	2011-09-09	DTD	2	1	Left	Foot	Soreness		-
2011-05-31	2011-07-22	15-DL	52	46	Left	Foot	Sprain	Mid-foot	-
2010-10-03	2010-10-04	DTD	1	1	Right	Foot	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2010-09-15	2010-09-18	DTD	3	3	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-
2010-09-01	2010-09-05	DTD	4	4	Left	Wrist	Contusion		-
2009-09-13	2009-09-14	DTD	1	1		Neck	Spasms		-
2009-08-20	2009-08-21	DTD	1	1	Left	Knee	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2009-06-22	2009-06-24	DTD	2	1		General Medical	Illness	Flu	-
2009-05-30	2009-05-31	DTD	1	1	Left	Knee	Soreness		-
2009-05-22	2009-05-25	DTD	3	3	Right	Knee	Contusion	Bone	-
2009-05-02	2009-05-02	DTD	0	0		General Medical	Illness		-
2007-08-12	2007-08-18	DTD	6	5	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2007-06-10	2007-06-14	DTD	4	3	Right	Knee	Sprain		-
2006-11-23	2006-11-23	Off	0	0	Right	Knee	Surgery	Meniscus	2006-11-23
2006-07-13	2006-07-13	DTD	0	0	Bilateral	Knee	Soreness		-
2005-03-26	2005-10-03	60-DL	191	162	Left	Knee	Recovery From Surgery	ACL and PCL and LCL and Mensicus	2004-12-02
2004-10-24	2004-10-24	WIN	0	0	Left	Knee	Surgery	ACL and PCL and LCL and Mensicus	2004-12-02
2002-04-26	2002-05-06	Minors	10	0	Right	Hand	Sprain		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	ARI	$1,000,000
2013	ARI	$7,500,000
2012	ARI	$7,500,000
2011	MIN	$5,250,000
2010	MIN	$4,100,000
2009	MIN	$2,750,000
2008	MIN	$1,300,000
2007	MIN	$387,500
2006	MIN	$327,000
2005	MIN	$316,000

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$21,930,500
2011	Current	$7,500,000
9 yr	Pvs + Cur	$29,430,500
1 yr	Future	$1,000,000
10 yr	Total	$30,430,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 9 d		2 years/$16M (2012-13), 2014 option

Details

2 years/$16M (2012-13), plus 2015 mutual option. Signed by Arizona as a free agent 12/19/11. 12:$7.5M, 13:$7.5M, 14:$7.5M club option, $1M buyout.
2 years/$7.2M (09-10)+11 club option. Re-signed by Minnesota 1/29/09 (avoided arbitration, $3.4M-$2.4M). 09:$2.75M, 10:$4.1M, 11:$5.25M club option, $0.35M buyout. Performance bonuses in 2010: $50,000 each for 550, 600, 650 PAs. Minnesota exercised $5.25M 2011 option 10/29/10.
1 year/$1.3M (2008). Re-signed by Minnesota 1/17/08 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.3875M (2007). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/07.
1 year/$0.327M (2006). Re-signed by Minnesota 2/06. Optioned to Triple-A 4/06.
1 year/$0.316M (2005). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/05.
1 year (2004). Contract purchased by Minnesota 11/03. Recalled 8/04.
Drafted by Minnesota 2000 (12-342) (Highland High School, Palmdale, Calif.).

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.237	.299	.419	.257
11	vs R (Multi)	.272	.346	.512	.295
18	Split (Multi)	.035	.047	.093	.038
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.234	.291	.446	.259
31	vs R (2012)	.264	.348	.540	.301
38	Split (2012)	.030	.057	.095	.041
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 30, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-30
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 29, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-29
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 28, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-28
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 22, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-22
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 14, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-14
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 9	Larry Granillo	2013-04-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 6	Larry Granillo	2013-04-07
What You Need to Know: #Weird Returns	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-04
Painting the Black: The First 24 Hours	R.J. Anderson	2013-04-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: March 31, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-03-31
Daily Roundup: Around the League: March 31, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-03-31
Fantasy Tier Rankings: National League Outfielders	Mike Gianella	2013-03-25
The Lineup Card: 12 Least-Favorite Off-Season Moves	Baseball Prospectus	2013-02-27
BP Unfiltered: Grapefruit League Journal: Minnesota Twins	Mike Ferrin	2013-02-25
Fantasy Freestyle: Getting the Platoon Advantage	Bret Sayre	2013-02-21
The Lineup Card: 11 Favorite Off-Season Moves	Baseball Prospectus	2013-02-20
Pebble Hunting: Fixing the Holes, American League	Sam Miller	2013-02-20
Resident Fantasy Genius: Checking in on Fantasy Deals	Derek Carty	2013-01-29
BP Unfiltered: A Definitive Ranking of the Diamondbacks' Grittiest Players	Zachary Levine	2013-01-24
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, January 24	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-24
Rumor Roundup: Friday, January 18	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-18
The Keeper Reaper: Outfielders for 1/11/13	Paul Singman	2013-01-11
The Week In Quotes: December 31-January 6	Andrew Koo	2013-01-07
The Week In Quotes: December 31-January 6	Hudson Belinsky	2013-01-07
The Week In Quotes: December 31-January 6	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-01-07
Rumor Roundup: Friday, January 4	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-04
Minor League Update: Ten NL Prospects Who Could Start the Season in the Majors	Jason Martinez	2013-01-03
Rumor Roundup: Friday, December 28	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-28
In A Pickle: Slugger Off	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-12-28
The Keeper Reaper: Outfielders for 12/28/12	Paul Singman	2012-12-28
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, December 27	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-27
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, December 6	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-06
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, December 5	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-05
Overthinking It: All Quiet on the Free Agent Front	Ben Lindbergh	2012-11-19
In A Pickle: The Two Towers	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-11-08
Transaction Analysis: Offseason in October	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-22
Prospect Push: Big League Ready-or-Not	Jason Churchill	2012-10-12
Overthinking It: What Teams and Players Predicted About Themselves	Ben Lindbergh	2012-10-11
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 24	Larry Granillo	2012-09-25
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 10	Larry Granillo	2012-09-11
Value Picks: Outfielders for 9/7/12	Paul Singman	2012-09-07
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, August 29	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-29
Overthinking It: Finding Life After 30	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-24
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 21	Larry Granillo	2012-08-22
Transaction Analysis: The A's Acquire Stephen Drew UPDATED	Kevin Goldstein	2012-08-21
Transaction Analysis: The A's Acquire Stephen Drew UPDATED	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-21
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 10	Larry Granillo	2012-08-11
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 5	Larry Granillo	2012-08-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Carlos Gomez's Foul Ball Trot, Updated	Larry Granillo	2012-07-26
On the Beat: The Marlins' Beaching	John Perrotto	2012-07-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 23	Larry Granillo	2012-07-24
What You Need to Know: Monday, July 23	Daniel Rathman	2012-07-23
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 18	Larry Granillo	2012-07-19
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 26	Larry Granillo	2012-06-27
BP Unfiltered: Today's Tim McCarver Tracer	Ben Lindbergh	2012-06-24
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 22	Larry Granillo	2012-06-23
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 20	Larry Granillo	2012-06-21
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 14	Larry Granillo	2012-06-15
Tater Trot Tracker: The Weekend's Trot Times	Larry Granillo	2012-06-11
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 6	Larry Granillo	2012-06-07
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 25	Larry Granillo	2012-05-26
Value Picks: Outfielders for 5/4/12	Rob McQuown	2012-05-04
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 24	Larry Granillo	2012-04-25
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 23	Larry Granillo	2012-04-24
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 21	Larry Granillo	2012-04-22
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, April 17	Daniel Rathman	2012-04-17
The Lineup Card: 11 Bench Players Who Could Have a Big Impact	Baseball Prospectus	2012-04-04
BP Unfiltered: The Yankees Psych Out Torii Hunter's Memory	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-23
Collateral Damage: Spring Soreness	Corey Dawkins	2012-03-23
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: NL Outfielders	Derek Carty	2012-03-20
Overthinking It: Free the Bench Bats!	Ben Lindbergh	2012-03-15
The Platoon Advantage: The Terrible Twins of 2012?	Bill Parker	2012-03-07
Prospectus Preview: NL West 2012 Season Preview	Geoff Young	2012-03-05
Prospectus Preview: NL West 2012 Season Preview	Jay Jaffe	2012-03-05
The BP First Take: Friday, March 2	Daniel Rathman	2012-03-02
Future Shock: Arizona Diamondbacks Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2012-02-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Vortices of Suck, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-13
Transaction Analysis: A Tale of Four Starters	Ben Lindbergh	2012-01-19
Transaction Analysis: Off-Brand Bargains	Ben Lindbergh	2012-01-12
Fantasy Beat: All-Free Agent Team	Jason Collette	2011-12-16
Transaction Analysis: Pirate In, Pirate Out	R.J. Anderson	2011-11-21
Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL Central	Corey Dawkins	2011-11-21
Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL Central	Ben Lindbergh	2011-11-21
The BP Broadside: Tumbling in the Twin Cities	Steven Goldman	2011-11-08
Future Shock: Wednesday Ten-Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2011-11-02
Collateral Damage: Playoff Pitch	Corey Dawkins	2011-09-23
Collateral Damage: Playoff Pitch	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-23
Collateral Damage: Weakened Swings and Injured Twins	Corey Dawkins	2011-09-19
Collateral Damage: Weakened Swings and Injured Twins	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-19
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	ESPN Insider	2011-09-15
Collateral Damage: Dodger Damage	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-09
Collateral Damage: Dodger Damage	Corey Dawkins	2011-09-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 31	Larry Granillo	2011-09-01
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 30	Larry Granillo	2011-08-31
Future Shock: Free Agent Frenzy	Kevin Goldstein	2011-08-31
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 28	Larry Granillo	2011-08-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Requiem for a Race	Jay Jaffe	2011-08-26
Value Picks: Outfield for 8/24/11	Rob McQuown	2011-08-24
On the Beat: Taking Central Stage	John Perrotto	2011-08-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 8	Larry Granillo	2011-08-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 5	Larry Granillo	2011-08-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 3	Larry Granillo	2011-08-04
Fantasy Beat: Stretch Strategies	Jason Collette	2011-08-01
On the Beat: The Next General Managers	John Perrotto	2011-07-29
Value Picks: Outfield for 7/27/11	Rob McQuown	2011-07-27
Clubhouse Confidential: Dome Alone	Marc Carig	2011-07-27
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 25	Larry Granillo	2011-07-26
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 7/25/11	Michael Street	2011-07-25
Fantasy Beat: The Future of Luke Scott	Jason Collette	2011-07-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-Level Killers, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-18
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 7/18/11	Michael Street	2011-07-18
Resident Fantasy Genius: The Home Run Derby Curse	Derek Carty	2011-07-11
Prospectus Perspective: Minnesota Miscasts	Christina Kahrl	2011-06-24
Resident Fantasy Genius: Players to Think About	Derek Carty	2011-06-16
Value Picks: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2011-06-15
On the Beat: Twin Killing?	John Perrotto	2011-06-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: Anatomy of a Collapse	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-08
Transaction Analysis: The DL Giveth, and the DL Taketh Away	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-07
Prospectus Hit List: AL: The Colon Train Chugs Along	Tommy Bennett	2011-06-06
Collateral Damage: Sciatica State	Corey Dawkins	2011-06-03
Collateral Damage: Sciatica State	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-03
Fantasy Beat: The DH Conundrum	Jason Collette	2011-05-27
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 5/26	John Perrotto	2011-05-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 21	Larry Granillo	2011-05-22
On the Beat: The Incumbent	John Perrotto	2011-05-18
On the Beat: The Rays Shine Again	John Perrotto	2011-05-13
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 11	Larry Granillo	2011-05-12
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 3	Larry Granillo	2011-05-04
Prospectus Hit List: It's 1998 All Over Again	Tommy Bennett	2011-05-02
Prospectus Hit List: AL Pre-Season Hit List	Tommy Bennett	2011-03-28
Team Injury Projection: Minnesota Twins	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-17
Team Injury Projection: Minnesota Twins	Marc Normandin	2011-03-17
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-03-16
Fantasy Beat: Expert Mock Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-15
Purpose Pitches: Mourning for Morneau?	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-04
Fantasy Beat: Scoresheet Draft Prep, BP Kings, and You	Rob McQuown	2011-02-25
Fantasy Focus: Right Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-24
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Insurance Policies	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-28
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Right Field	Marc Normandin	2011-01-24
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Left Field	Marc Normandin	2011-01-20
Transaction Analysis: Thome Sits Still	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-14
On the Beat: The AL Winter Agenda	John Perrotto	2010-11-19
GM for a Day: Minnesota Twins	Ken Funck	2010-11-15
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview: Rangers vs. Yankees	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-14
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	John Perrotto	2010-10-11
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	ESPN Insider	2010-10-11
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Kevin Goldstein	2010-10-11
The Week In Quotes: October 4-10	Alex Carnevale	2010-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: Answering Questions, Dusting Brooms	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-10
Playoff Prospectus: Saturday LDS Projections	Eric Seidman	2010-10-09
Playoff Prospectus: Stop Me If You've Heard This One	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: Lefty-on-Lefty Violence	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: Thursday LDS Game Projections	Eric Seidman	2010-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: LDS Day One Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-07
One-Hoppers: Front Six LDS Rosters	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-06
On the Beat: Coming Full Circle	John Perrotto	2010-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Preview: Twins vs. Yankees	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-05
Prospectus Perspective: October in Minneapolis	Marc Normandin	2010-09-24
A Bull In The Pen: Late-Season Call-Up Could Be Rays' Secret Weapon	Kevin Gengler	2010-09-23
Under The Knife: Is Ryan's Way Working?	Will Carroll	2010-09-17
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-09-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Cooperstown Bound	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-08
Under The Knife: Before there was Tommy John	Will Carroll	2010-09-08
Under The Knife: A Difficult Task	Will Carroll	2010-09-06
Under The Knife: Progress at a Snail's Pace	Will Carroll	2010-09-03
Playoff Odds Update: Twins Looking Like a Postseason Lock	John Perrotto	2010-08-16
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, and Designated Hitter	Michael Street	2010-08-16
Prospectus Hit List: Big Hits and Near Misses	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-13
Prospectus Perspective: Five Alive	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-13
On the Beat: Heading Toward a Showdown	John Perrotto	2010-08-09
The Week In Quotes: August 2-9	Alex Carnevale	2010-08-09
Prospectus Hit List: Hello Goodbye	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-06
Transaction Action: ALtruisms	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-21
Transaction Action: Disorderly Conduct	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-30
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, and Designated Hitter	Michael Street	2010-06-28
Prospectus Hit List: Streaks and Swoons	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-25
Transaction Action: Junior Circuit Jam	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-24
Under The Knife: A Mixed Bag for the Rockies	Will Carroll	2010-06-21
Transaction Action: Central Preoccupations	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-10
Transaction Action: Grab Bag	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-04
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of May 28	John Perrotto	2010-05-28
Prospectus Hit List: Coming Around	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-28
One-Hoppers: Game Story: Yankees at Mets, May 21	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-22
Prospectus Hit List: Bombs Away	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-21
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of May 17	John Perrotto	2010-05-17
One-Hoppers: Game Story: Twins at Yankees, May 15	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-16
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-04-26
Prospectus Hit List: Opening Up in the AL	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-16
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-04-13
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: Weekend Mayhem Edition	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-22
Team Health Reports: Minnesota Twins	Will Carroll	2010-03-08
Fantasy Beat: Combined Outfielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-04
Fantasy Focus: Right Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-03
Fantasy Focus: Left Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Central Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-23
Expanded Horizons: Catching conundrum	Tommy Bennett	2010-02-09
Transaction Action: Thome, Taveras, and 10,000	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-02
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2010-01-31
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2010-01-28
Prospectus Today: Outfield and Catcher Free Agents Review	Joe Sheehan	2009-11-23
Checking the Numbers: The 2009 Platoon Split Awards	Eric Seidman	2009-11-19
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Baseball Prospectus	2009-10-13
Prospectus Hit List: Season Finale	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-12
Playoff Prospectus: Yankees versus Twins LDS	Joe Sheehan	2009-10-07
Prospectus Today: Who Can Say No to Twins?	Joe Sheehan	2009-10-07
Playoff Health Report: American League	Will Carroll	2009-10-07
Prospectus Today: Selection Bias	Joe Sheehan	2009-09-30
Under The Knife: September Shutdowns	Will Carroll	2009-09-15
Under The Knife: Seeing Red	Will Carroll	2009-08-20
Changing Speeds: Twin City Triplets	Ken Funck	2009-08-10
Fantasy Beat: Stretch Streakers	Marc Normandin	2009-07-31
Changing Speeds: A Fox Screen Test	Ken Funck	2009-07-28
Prospectus Today: The Better Half	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-17
Prospectus Hit List: The Rising	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-05
On the Beat: Weekend Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-05-24
Game Story: Twins versus Sox, May 20	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-21
Game Story: Twins versus Sox, May 19	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-20
Prospectus Today: Report from Camden Yards	Joe Sheehan	2009-05-11
Replacement-Level Killers 2009: Murther, Bloody Murther!	Ben Lindbergh	2009-04-28
Prospectus Hit List: Small Sample Version	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-17
On the Beat: Week One Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-04-12
Transaction Analysis: The All-A Edition	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-31
Team Health Reports: Minnesota Twins	Will Carroll	2009-03-16
You Could Look It Up: The Magic 15 Puzzle	Steven Goldman	2009-03-10
Hot Stove Preview: AL Central	Nate Silver	2008-11-17
Prospectus Today: Twins Go Wild	Joe Sheehan	2008-09-25
On the Beat: Living on the Edge	John Perrotto	2008-09-17
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-02
Prospectus Hit List: Days of Wonder	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-29
Transaction Analysis: AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-14
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-06
Prospectus Today: Trading Tex	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-29
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-28
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Moves and Issues	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-15
On the Beat: Front and Central	John Perrotto	2008-07-09
Fantasy Focus: Taking Stock at the Halfway Point	Chris Liss	2008-07-04
Prospectus Hit List: AL Advantage, 74-51	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-20
Prospectus Today: Interleague Advantages?	Joe Sheehan	2008-05-16
Prospectus Hit List: Overwhelmingly Neutral, Like Switzerland	Jay Jaffe	2008-05-02
Prospectus Hit List: Welcome Back	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-18
Team Health Reports: Washington Nationals	Will Carroll	2008-03-30
Every Given Sunday: Competing with the Kids	John Perrotto	2008-03-16
Team Health Reports: Minnesota Twins	Will Carroll	2008-03-12
Prospectus Today: The Twins Spend Money	Joe Sheehan	2008-01-27
Transaction Analysis: Dodging the Arbitrator	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-21
The Week In Quotes: January 13-20	Alex Carnevale	2008-01-21
Prospectus Today: Breakout Candidates	Joe Sheehan	2008-01-15
Transaction of the Day: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-19
6-4-3: Value Over Jack Cust	Gary Huckabay	2007-12-17
Transaction Analysis Special: Market Mayhem	Christina Kahrl	2007-11-28
Schrodinger's Bat: The Baserunning Edition	Dan Fox	2007-10-18
Prospectus Q&A: Ron Gardenhire	David Laurila	2007-10-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: Stars, Scrubs, and the Scooter	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-28
Transaction Analysis: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-26
Prospectus Matchups: The Divisional All-Stars	Jim Baker	2007-07-10
Prospectus Matchups: Rumsfeld Numbers, AL	Jim Baker	2007-06-12
Under The Knife: Great Expectations	Will Carroll	2007-06-11
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Scouting Directors, AL Central	Bryan Smith	2007-05-22
Transaction Analysis: April 29-May 6, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-07
Prospectus Matchups: The Weekend Threesome	Jim Baker	2007-04-20
Transaction Analysis: Opening Day to April 14, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-15
Prospectus Today: My Guys, 2007	Joe Sheehan	2007-04-04
Prospectus Hit List: Preseason Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-04-02
Under The Knife: Just Days Away	Will Carroll	2007-03-30
Prospectus Today: The Countdown Rolls On	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-30
Prospectus Today: Tout Wars	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-27
Hope and Faith: How the Minnesota Twins Can Win the World Series	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-21
Under The Knife: The Sixth Season	Will Carroll	2007-03-12
Future Shock: Systems Retrospective, American League	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-02
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on First Base Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-02-06
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-01
Future Shock: Minnesota Twins Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-01-26
Prospectus Today: Post-Hype Sleepers, 2007	Joe Sheehan	2007-01-24
Internet Baseball Awards: Staff Ballots	Baseball Prospectus	2006-10-31
Prospectus Today: Division Series, Day Two	Joe Sheehan	2006-10-05
Playoff Prospectus: Roster Reviews	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-05
Playoff Prospectus: Twins versus Athletics	Joe Sheehan	2006-10-03
Under The Knife: Playoff Health Report, Divisional Series	Will Carroll	2006-10-03
Future Shock: Short-Term Impact, AL	Kevin Goldstein	2006-09-14
Prospectus Game of the Week: Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins, September 10, 2006	Derek Jacques	2006-09-12
Future Shock: Two Steps Back, AL	Kevin Goldstein	2006-09-07
Transaction Analysis: August 28-31, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-01
Transaction Analysis: August 23-24	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-25
Under The Knife: Cascade Blues	Will Carroll	2006-08-21
Prospectus Matchups: Baseball's Dirtiest Dozen	Jim Baker	2006-08-18
Transaction Analysis: August 10-14	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-15
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 2nd	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-02
Prospectus Today: Aftermath	Joe Sheehan	2006-08-01
Will's Mill: The Mill Closes -- 5:00 P.M.	Will Carroll	2006-07-31
Fantasy Focus: ROI 100 Update	Erik Siegrist	2006-07-28
Lies, Damned Lies: Playing Matchmaker	Nate Silver	2006-07-27
Prospectus Today: Whoops	Joe Sheehan	2006-07-25
Under The Knife: Multipliers	Will Carroll	2006-07-19
Transaction Analysis: July 13-16	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-17
Transaction Analysis: July 10-13	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-13
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 9	Jay Jaffe	2006-07-12
Transaction Analysis: July 6-9	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-11
Transaction Analysis: June 30-July 2	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-03
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 25	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-27
Prospectus Today: Stealing the Spotlight	Joe Sheehan	2006-06-23
Future Shock: Midpoint American League Report	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-22
Fantasy Focus: The RotoWire ROI 100	Erik Siegrist	2006-06-20
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 18th	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-20
Transaction Analysis: June 13-15, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-16
Prospectus Notebook: Royals, Twins	Baseball Prospectus	2006-06-16
Prospectus Game of the Week: Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins, 6/13/06	Derek Jacques	2006-06-15
Transaction Analysis: June 1-5	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 4	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-06
Transaction Analysis: May 22-24	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-25
Fantasy Focus: Losing Jobs	Jeff Erickson	2006-05-23
Future Shock: AL Central Roundup	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-23
Transaction Analysis: May 19-21	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-22
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 14	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-16
Transaction Analysis: April 28-May 1	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-02
Prospectus Today: Bad Start	Joe Sheehan	2006-05-02
Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 23	Jay Jaffe	2006-04-25
Transaction Analysis: April 14-17	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-18
Under The Knife: Pitch Counts and Complete Games	Will Carroll	2006-04-17
Future Shock: Making the Cut	Kevin Goldstein	2006-04-04
Under The Knife: Sick of Steroids Already	Will Carroll	2006-04-04
Prospectus Hit List: Preseason Edition	Jay Jaffe	2006-04-03
Preseason Predictions: AL Staff Picks, 2006	Baseball Prospectus	2006-03-30
Prospectus Today: AL Central Preview	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-30
Under The Knife: Early Worries	Will Carroll	2006-03-30
Fantasy Focus: AL Spring Job Battles	Peter Schoenke	2006-03-24
Under The Knife: Will's Faustian Bargain	Will Carroll	2006-03-20
Future Shock: State of the Systems: AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-02
Prospectus Today: Half a Champion	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-01
Fantasy Focus: Building a Fantasy Farm System	Jeff Erickson	2006-02-24
Team Health Report Review: Evaluating the Results	Marc Normandin	2006-02-22
Under The Knife: It Happens Every Spring	Will Carroll	2006-02-20
Team Health Reports: Minnesota Twins	Will Carroll	2006-02-17
Team Health Reports: Minnesota Twins	Dave Haller	2006-02-17
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Prospects, Part Two	Nate Silver	2006-02-15
Prospectus Matchups: The Best of the Newest	Jim Baker	2006-01-13
Breakout Prospects: Good Bets to Step Up in 2006	Bryan Smith	2006-01-04
Will's Mill: Going to the Big D	Will Carroll	2005-12-02
Transaction Analysis: October 8-19	Christina Kahrl	2005-10-20
Under The Knife: Answers	Will Carroll	2005-09-28
Under The Knife: Put the Focus on the Field	Will Carroll	2005-09-20
Transaction Analysis: August 9-15	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-17
Under The Knife: Something New Every Day	Will Carroll	2005-07-25
Prospectus Today: AL Central Preview	Joe Sheehan	2005-03-25
Under The Knife: Barry Bonds' Knees	Thomas Gorman	2005-03-18
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects - Outfielders	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-16
Under The Knife: Almost There...	Will Carroll	2005-02-03
Prospectus Triple Play: Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants	Baseball Prospectus	2004-12-21
Prospectus Triple Play: Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants	Baseball Prospectus	2004-11-23
Under The Knife: A Run on ACL Tears	Will Carroll	2004-11-08
Under The Knife: The Dying Embers	Will Carroll	2004-10-26
Under The Knife: The Fall Classic	Will Carroll	2004-10-23
Prospectus Today: Gardenhire Blows It	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins	Dayn Perry	2004-10-04
Transaction Analysis: August 30-September 15	Christina Kahrl	2004-09-17
Prospectus Today: Welcome, and Welcome Back	Joe Sheehan	2004-09-02
Prospectus Triple Play: Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants	Baseball Prospectus	2004-08-17
Prospectus Today: Worth Noting	Joe Sheehan	2004-08-03
Can Of Corn: Double-A All-Stars	Dayn Perry	2004-06-25

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-12-14 13:00:00	Hi Christina, Jason Kubel's full-season OPSes look like this: 785, 806, 908, 750. Is 2009 the outlier in the career of a thoroughly mediocre hitter at a corner-OF spot, or is 2010 an aberration in Kubel's climb towards something like stardom? (Dan from Brooklyn)	As much as relying on a one-year park effect is a flimsy proposition, Target Field looks like it will squelch any shot he had at stardom; as was, it wasn't the strongest bid. If he winds up being a league-average placeholder in a corner, that's not chopped liver. The Sox have a similar issue in terms of what to expect of Carlos Quentin--he's had moments of excellence, but over several seasons, he's really just average. That's useful, as long as you have better elsewhere; the Twins do, not least if Delmon Young's upside finally nears accomplished fact instead of wishcast. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-05-11 16:30:00	So far it has been a rough fantasy season for me. I have had 5 players hit the DL already (Miguel Montero, Aaron Hill, Yunel Escobar, Carlos Beltran and Brad Hawpe). So I am playing with a lot of replacement level players. My main question is, should I keep Gordon Beckham and Jason Kubel? They have been in tremendous slumps. and if so, who should I replace them with? Is Ryan Ludwick a better option in the outfield? Please help. (csatte1 from Baltimore, MD)	Gordon Beckham really seems like a young hitter who is adjusting. His BABIP is low because if too many grounders and pop-ups, but he should work that out. Jason Kubel just isn't hitting the ball as hard as last year. Fewer balls hit to the outfield, fewer HR. He's probably working out kinks in his swing, but I can't imagine he's as valuable as Beckham, even though I don't do fantasy baseball so I don't really know league scarcity that well. Ryan Ludwick seems he's just a little less patient hitter with maybe a little more power. Not sure how that plays in here. I guess Ludwick is better especially with Kubel needing to work out some kinks. (Matt Swartz)
2010-05-11 16:30:00	Go Phils. I have an abundance of pitchers and a need for outfielders in a 16 team mixed league. Should I try to trade Wade Davis for Jay Bruce or Jason Kubel? These teams just can't put up a good phight against the Phils these days. (choms57 from philadelphia)	Go Phils. It's kind of hard for me to evaluate a fantasy trade because I don't have a sense of how valuable these guys are in a given league. I do think Wade Davis is playing over his head. If he doesn't stop issuing walks, he's going to start allowing a lot more runs when his share of hits starting falling in. Jay Bruce finally has hit BABIP up to normal, but he's probably got a little more power than this. I think his numbers are starting to look normal again, though. Kubel like I said earlier just isn't hitting the ball as hard as he should, so he might need a little time to work out kinks. (Matt Swartz)
2010-03-04 13:00:00	Due to the weird keeper rules in our league, I can keep Wade Davis in the 18th round this year, then two rounds ahead of that until he gets tossed back into the draft nine years from now, if I wish. My alternative keeper in that spot is Jason Kubel. That's a no brainer, right? (bctowns from Chicago)	Kubel can be replaced very easily. Having a starter who has Davis' ceiling around is much better than Kubel, especially if you can keep Davis as long as you say. (Marc Normandin)
2009-03-13 13:00:00	I don't know what Rob in Alaska has in mind, but as a fan of a small-market and only occasionally competitive team, it is hard for me to imagine how it can be thrilling to root for a team with all the advantages, which is always expected to be on top. (NY signed three FA's this year greater than any one MN has signed in the whole FA era.) (collins from greenville nc)	Yeah, but Minnesota could have done a whole lot more, and that's without making any assumptions about their having greater financial flexibility than they cop to. For example, Jason Kubel is exactly the kind of player the Twins should NOT be signing. Adam Dunn is getting $20 million over the next two years, Kubel is getting $7 million. If they'd signed the former and foregone the latter, they're only down $13 million. That's just off the top of my head. (Steven Goldman)
2009-03-06 14:00:00	So who loses out in the Twins OF/DH situation? (Tim from Green Bay)	I don't see Tony Oliva getting many at-bats at all. I have questions about every single player in that bunch - Delmon Young, Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, Jason Kubel, Mike Cuddyer - and particularly the first two, given their inabilities to get on base consistently. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-02-06 13:00:00	Thanks for chatting, Steven. As an apparent fan of power pop, what are your thoughts on the New Pornographers? I saw them close out a show with a cover of "Don't Bring Me Down" that floored me. Baseball-wise, is it wrong to wish my favorite team (Twins) would be a little less successful so as to learn from their abundant mistakes? They do the same thing every winter, yet are just good enough to think they don't need to change their approach. (Patrick from MPLS)	I'd like to hear what their excuse for not making a run at signing Adam Dunn is. Had they non-tendered or traded Jason Kubel, they could even have considered the salaries they gave him each of the next two years (roughly $3 million and $4 million) as a discount on Dunn's dough. The Twins hit the fewest homers in the AL last year and they didn't walk either -- what a difference a 40-homer/100 BB DH could make to their outlook. (Steven Goldman)
2009-02-06 13:00:00	"I'd like to hear what their excuse for not making a run at signing Adam Dunn is" We have Carlos Gomez, who even though he runs around like a chicken with its head cut off, plays defense! We have Denard Span, who despite having his best year ever last year after years of crap in the minors, we are sure will get better! We have Mike Cuddyer, who does magic tricks in the clubhouse and throws hard! We have Jason Kubel, who showed grit by coming back from an injury! We have Jason Pridie and Luis Matos in AAA, and they both can run fast! We already have the worthless Delmon Young, who I'll trade for a bowling ball! Why add another guy that won't play the Twins way? (Ron Gardenhire from Metrodome)	I don't know that I can add anything to that except, "Also, he costs money." ...Jim in PA, email me with your bona fides. (Steven Goldman)
2008-08-18 13:00:00	Can Jason Kubel be put in the same sentence as Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau? (Brock D from Shakopee, MN)	"Jason Kubel, Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau have never been in my kitchen." Yes. Kubel's not that guy. He's a good fourth banana on a team missing a third. Now, anyway...I suspect he has some late kick in him that gets him to a .300/.380/.520 peak for a couple of years. (Joe Sheehan)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	I don't usually like changing the rules in mid-stream, but something had to be done about the catwalks. I caught up with the Twins the day after Jason Kubel's catwalk single beat the Rays in August and even they admitted it was a pretty bad way to win a game. You'd hate to see a championship decided on something as goofy as that. (John Perrotto)
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Fernando Rodney makes his Angels debut with six straight balls before finally getting a strike on Jason Kubel. (Dan Wade)
2009-10-12 15:00:00	Phillies/Rockies Playoffs Roundtable	As bad as Jimmy Rollins has been this series, he hasn't been as bad as Jason Kubel was against the Yankees. That really deserved the Gil Hodges '52 Postseason Goat Award. (Steven Goldman)

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