George Shoch (1859)
Phil Masi (1916)
Jiro Noguchi (1920)
Early Wynn (1920)
Ralph Branca (1926)
Lee Walls (1933)
Lenny Green (1933)
Ruben Amaro (1936)
Don Gullett (1951)
Kiyoshi Nakahata (1954)
Norm Charlton (1963)
Dan Naulty (1970)
Marlon Anderson (1974)
Brian Bass (1982)
Anthony Slama (1984)
Tag Archives: Minnesota Twins
This Week In Twins Transactions
Bill Smith was named assistant to the president and general manager.
Jason Marquis agrees to terms on a one year contract.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Jim Hoey was claimed off waivers by Toronto.
Jose Mijares was not tendered a contract.
Pedro Florimon was outrighted to Rochester.
Gene Glynn was named manager of Rochester.
Tom Brunansky was named batting coach of Rochester.
Stu Cliburn was named pitching coach of New Britain.
Rudy Hernandez was named coach for New Britain.
Ivan Arteaga was named pitching coach of Elizabethton.
Josh Willingham agrees to terms on a three year contract.
Happy Birthday–December 11
Hoss Radbourn (1854)
Art Wilson (1885)
Fred Toney (1888)
Swish Nicholson (1914)
Hal Brown (1924)
Lee Maye (1934)
Mike Henneman (1961)
Thomas Howard (1964)
Jay Bell (1965)
Derek Bell (1968)
Frankie Rodriguez (1972)
Happy Birthday–December 10
Jimmy Johnston (1889)
Rudy Hernandez (1931)
Jaime Jarrin (1935)
Doc Edwards (1936)
Bob Priddy (1939)
Dalton Jones (1943)
Steve Renko (1944)
Paul Assenmacher (1960)
Doug Henry (1963)
Luis Polonia (1963)
Mel Rojas (1966)
Joe Mays (1975)
Dan Wheeler (1977)
Pedro Florimon (1986)
Pitcher Rudy Hernandez was a member of the old Washington franchise in 1960, but was chosen by the new Washington franchise in the expansion draft in December of 1960.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Pedro Florimon was claimed off waivers from Baltimore.
Kevin Slowey was traded to Colorado for a player to be named later.
Daniel Turpen was acquired from Colorado as the player to be named later.
Matt Capps agreed to terms on a one year contract.
Terry Doyle was selected from the White Sox in the Rule 5 draft.
Marty Popham was claimed off waivers from Cleveland (A Carolina).
Shooter Hunt was placed on waivers by A Ft. Myers and was claimed by St. Louis.
Happy Birthday–December 6
Jocko Conlan (1899)
Tony Lazzeri (1903)
Stan Hack (1909)
Dan Dobbek (1934)
Tony Horton (1944)
Larry Bowa (1945)
Tim Foli (1950)
Chuck Baker (1952)
Gary Ward (1953)
Juan Carlos Oliva (1954)
Steve Bedrosian (1957)
Larry Sheets (1959)
Kevin Campbell (1964)
Kevin Appier (1967)
Chris Basak (1978)
Jason Bulger (1978)
The younger brother of Tony Oliva, Juan Carlos Oliva was a star pitcher in Cuba and later became a successful pitching coach there.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Actually two weeks.
Oswaldo Arcia was added to the forty man roster.
Carlos Gutierrez was added to the forty man roster.
Tyler Robertson was added to the forty man roster.
David Bromberg was assigned outright to Rochester.
Jason Bulger agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Sam Deduno agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Luis Perdomo agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Matt Carson agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Wilkin Ramirez agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Daryl Thompson agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Phil Dumatrait agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Ryan Doumit agreed to terms on a one year contract.
Matej Hejma was released by Elizabethton.
Mark Trau was released by the GCL Twins.
Happy Birthday–November 22
Harry Rice (1901)
Dick Bartell (1907)
Lew Burdette (1926)
Wade Blasingame (1943)
Rich Chiles (1946)
Greg Luzinski (1950)
Lyman Bostock (1950)
Wayne Tolleson (1955)
Lee Guetterman (1958)
Mike Benjamin (1965)
Jay Payton (1972)
Ricky Ledee (1973)
Joe Nathan (1974)
Mike Benjamin was drafted by Minnesota in the seventh round in January, 1985, but did not sign.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Brian Dinkelman signed as a minor league free agent.
Jared Burton signed as a minor league free agent.
Brendan Wise signed as a minor league free agent.
Jamey Carroll agreed to terms on a two-year contract.
The Rochester Red Wings website reports that the Twins have also signed Matt Carson, Samuel Deduno, Phil Dumatrait, Luis Perdomo, and Wilkin Ramirez as minor league free agents. These transactions have not shown up on the lists I use yet; presumably they will next week.