Rhett Bollinger writes about Joe Mauer's success in hitting, especially his ability to hit with two strikes on him. Once again, Mauer quietly at the top of his game | MLB.com: News
Interesting read on Miguel Sano. Doug Mientkiewicz claims Sano could hold his own at the major league level already at the age of 19. Sano 'could hold his own' in majors right nows
For anybody interested, below is a breakdown of how last December's Rule V draftees have fared so far this season. Six of the fifteen draftees are actually on opening day 25 man rosters. Six others have been returned to their original teams. The number in front of each player is their selection in the draft. On Drafting Teams’ 25 Man Roster 1. Astros: Josh Fields 2. Cubs: Hector Rondon 4. Twins: Ryan Pressly 17. White Sox: Angel Sanchez 23. Orioles: T.J. McFarland 31. A’s: Nate Freiman (drafted by Astros. Picked up on waivers by A’s) Returned to Original Team 3. Rockies: Danny Rosenbaum 5. Indians: Chris McGuiness 7. Red Sox: Jeff Kobernus 14. Diamondbacks: Starling Peralta 24. Rangers: Coty Woods 36. Marlins: Braulio Lara Others 6. Marlins: Alfredo Silverio – 60 day DL 10. Mets: Kyle Lobstein; traded to Tigers – Kept by Tigers via trade 15. Phillies: Ender Inciarte – Going through waivers
Luke Hughes is considering trying Australian Rule Football again after not receiving any baseball offers this offseason. Baseball loses its lure for Hughes - The West Australian
Terry Ryan takes offense to the notion that he would keep a player off the 25 man roster to delay service time. Minnesota Twins GM: Forget arbitration clock, Aaron Hicks belongs - TwinCities.com
Tough news for Johann. Between this year's salary and the $5M buyout, the Mets are still on the hook for $30M in 2013. Mets' Terry Collins says Johan Santana may miss six more weeks | NJ.com
Interesting article Kyle Lohse still being unsigned. Scott Boros also provides some entertaining quotes: Nightengale: Kyle Lohse in 'awkward' spot as Boras fumes
Mike Berardino now reports that Deolis has been moved to intensive care. It sounds like he's being watch closely until a procedure can be performed. Minnesota Twins pitcher Deolis Guerra moved to intensive care - TwinCities.com
Mike Berandino also mentions that Danny Santana, Josmil Pinto and Chris Hermann will be reassigned. Minnesota Twins put Danny Santana among first cuts - TwinCities.com
Twins reassign to minor league camp: Bryan Augenstein, Nick Blackburn, Alex Meyer, Lester Oliveros and Esmerling Vasquez. Prospect Meyer among first spring roster cuts | twinsbaseball.com: News
Interesting article by Phil Mackey. It discusses how GMs often try to delay the start of a player's service time clock. He seems to be mistaken on how "Super 2" status is determined though. Mackey: Hicks Has Turned CF Competition into a blowout early