Arizona agrees to terms with Craig Breslow on a one year contract.
Baltimore signs Luis Ayala to a one year contract.
Cubs sign Ryan Rowland-Smith to a minor league contract.
Colorado signs Steve Holm to a minor league contract.
Oakland extends the contract of general manager Billy Beane through the 2019 season.
Texas signs Joe Beimel to a minor league contract.
Tag Archives: ex-Twins
Happy Birthday–February 11
Jimmy Ryan (1863)
Kenjiro Tamiya (1928)
George Alusik (1935)
Ollie Brown (1944)
Ben Oglivie (1949)
Tom Veryzer (1953)
Todd Benzinger (1963)
Scott Pose (1967)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Moss.
Happy Birthday–February 10
Horace Wilson (1845)
Jim Keenan (1858)
Curt Welch (1862)
Billy Evans (1884)
Herb Pennock (1894)
Bill Adair (1913)
Allie Reynolds (1917)
George Sobek (1920)
Randy Jackson (1926)
Billy O'Dell (1933)
Dick Bogard (1937)
Jim Barr (1948)
Larry McWilliams (1954)
Lenny Dykstra (1963)
Lenny Webster (1965)
Jayhawk Owens (1969)
Alberto Castillo (1970)
Bobby Jones (1970)
Kevin Sefcik (1971)
Lance Berkman (1976)
Cesar Izturis (1980)
Liam Hendriks (1989)
Horace Wilson was an American professor English at Tokyo University. He is credited with introducing baseball to Japan in either 1872 or 1873.
Jim Barr was drafted six different times before finally signing. Minnesota drafted him in the sixth round of the January Secondary draft in 1970, but he did not sign.
Today is also the birthday of Twins prospect Max Kepler (1993).
Happy Birthday–February 9
Harry Pulliam (1864)
Heinie Zimmerman (1887)
Specs Toporcer (1899)
Bill Veeck (1914)
Jodie Phipps (1918)
Vic Wertz (1925)
Erv Palica (1928)
Clete Boyer (1937)
Eddie Solomon (1951)
Mookie Wilson (1956)
Pete O'Brien (1958)
John Kruk (1961)
Doug Linton (1965)
Todd Pratt (1967)
Vladimir Guerrero (1975)
Happy Birthday–February 8
Bug Holliday (1867)
Bob Cobb (1899)
Don Heffner (1911)
Danny Carnevale (1918)
Buddy Blattner (1920)
Dewey Soriano (1920)
Willard Marshall (1921)
Hoot Evers (1921)
Joe Black (1924)
Larry Dolan (1931)
Fritz Peterson (1942)
Bob Oliver (1943)
Aaron Cook (1979)
Happy Birthday–February 7
Tom Daly (1866)
Pat Moran (1876)
Charlie Jamieson (1893)
Earl Whitehill (1899)
Paul Owens (1924)
Dick Wiencek (1926)
Al Smith (1928)
Juan Pizarro (1937)
Burt Hooton (1950)
Benny Ayala (1951)
Dan Quisenberry (1953)
Damaso Garcia (1957)
Carney Lansford (1957)
Ralph Citarella (1958)
Endy Chavez (1978)
Brad Hennessey (1980)
Dick Wiencek was a minor league infielder from 1947-1949, He then became a scout, working at various times for Washington/Minnesota, Detroit, and Oakland. Among the players he was responsible for signing are Jim Kaat, Graig Nettles, Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris, Alan Trammell, and Mark McGwire.
Right-hander Ralph Citarella was drafted by Minnesota in the first round of the January draft in 1978, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. AMR.
Happy Birthday–February 6
Frank LaPorte (1880)
Babe Ruth (1895)
Jake Levy (1900)
Glenn Wright (1901)
Dale Long (1926)
Smoky Burgess (1927)
Augie Garrido (1939)
Richie Zisk (1949)
Larry Young (1954)
Bob Wickman (1969)
Chad Allen (1975) Continue reading Happy Birthday–February 6
Happy Birthday–February 5
Max Flack (1890)
Roger Peckinpaugh (1891)
Joan Payson (1903)
Jack Murphy (1923)
Don Hoak (1928)
Al Worthington (1929)
Hank Aaron (1934)
Norm Miller (1946)
Mike Heath (1955)
Roberto Alomar (1968)
Mark Hamburger (1987)
This Week In Ex-Twins
Atlanta agrees to terms with Dusty Hughes on a minor league contract.
Atlanta agrees to terms with Peter Moylan on a minor league contract.
Baltimore signs Pat Neshek to a minor league contract.
Baltimore agrees to terms with Dennys Reyes on a minor league contract.
Baltimore agrees to terms with Willie Eyre on a minor league contract.
Baltimore agrees to terms with Steve Tolleson on a minor league contract.
Cubs agree to terms with Matt Tolbert on a minor league contract.
Cubs agree to terms with Matt Garza on a one year contract.
Colorado agrees to terms with Brendan Harris on a minor league contract.
Houston signs Livan Hernandez to a minor league contract.
Texas signs Ron Washington to a two-year contract extension.
Happy Birthday–February 4
Germany Schaefer (1876)
Bill Rariden (1888)
Possum Whitted (1890)
Eddie Ainsmith (1890)
Joe Sparma (1942)
Steve Brye (1949)
Rob Picciolo (1953)
Rusty Kuntz (1955)
Chris Bando (1956)
Dan Plesac (1962)
Chris Coste (1973)
Ben Hendrickson (1981)