Scott Michael Diamond (twitter: @Scott_Diamond58)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: July 30, 1986 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
High School: Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute (Guelph, ON)
School: State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton, NY)
Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 18, 2011 (Age 24)   vs. CLE 6.1 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L
Team: Twins 2011-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$530k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.016, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*], Agents: Paragon Sports International [*]
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• 4/6 MLB Injury News: Twins place Cole De Vries on DL; call up Pedro Hernandez: The Minnesota Twins have placed right-handed starting pitcher Cole De Vries on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained forearm, the...
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• 3/26 MLB Dirt: What To Expect From These Third and Fourth Year Pitchers: Dan Marino has already told you what to expect from these third and fourth year hitters, now he tells you what to expect from...
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• 3/23 MLB Injury News: Twins place Scott Diamond on DL with elbow injury: The Minnesota Twins have placed left-hander Scott Diamond on the disabled list due to an elbow injury, the team has announced. The...
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• 3/22 Injury Report: ()
• 3/22 Puckett's Pond: Twins Spring Training Competition: Rotation: Going into camp… The Twins had break-out holdover Scott Diamond, trade acquisition Vance Worley and free agent Kevin Correia...
• 3/22 numberFire: Minnesota Twins 2013 Statistical Preview: Pitching: Vance Worley is your likely Opening Day starter. Deep breaths, Minnesota fans. Deep breaths.See More Vance Worley Scott Diamond Kevin...
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• 3/18 Injury Report: ()
• 3/17 mlbreports.com : Minnesota Twins: Analyzing Dreadful 2012 Starting Pitching, And Looking Ahead to 2013: Like us on Facebook here Sunday March 17th, 2013 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer) Follow @TheJakeMan24 The Minnesota Twins’...
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• 2/24 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins Spring Training Preview: Rotation: Over the course of the past few weeks, I’ve been providing a rundown on who the Twins will have in Spring Training camp at each...
• 2/20 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins Spring Training Watch List: Spring Training has Sprung Training!  Right? No, wait, keep reading, I’m sorry. Thank you. I am going to take a week-long...
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• 2/15 Injury Report: ()
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• 2/12 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Reconstructing the Minnesota Twins with different players: With Spring Training now underway, the need to write about odd and off-topic areas of the greatest sport  is disappearing. ...
• 2/11 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Scott Diamond's Place in MLB History!!: Hey, did you know that Scott Diamond is the only player in MLB history to have attended Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute...
• 2/9 MLB Injury News: Twins’ Scott Diamond ‘really iffy’ for Opening Day: Minnesota Twins left-hander Scott Diamond underwent a procedure in December to remove a bone chip from his throwing elbow. At...
• 2/7 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Joe Saunders signs with Seattle Mariners; Twins cancel World Series parade: Joe Saunders has signed with the Seattle Mariners.  I repeat, Joe Saunders has signed.  We may now resume our normal...
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• 12/8 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins Haiku: The Winter Meetings have ended.  It’s time to take a deep breath as we wait for the off-season festivities to continue....
• 12/7 MLB Injury News: Twins Rumors: Team Shopping Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau?: Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan told MLB Radio Network during an interview yesterday that he is willing to listen...
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• 11/10 Puckett's Pond: Point/Counterpoint – “Going for it” in 2013: Point – The Twins should push all their chips in and try to make the playoffs in 2013 Did you watch baseball in 2012? ...
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• 10/12 Puckett's Pond: Longo’s Logic: Operation “Offseason”: Today I am starting a new posting called, “Longo’s Logic”. In it, I am going to be portraying my thoughts as...
• 10/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Minnesota Twins: The Twins' pitching staff needs lots of work heading into the 2012-13 offseason. Guaranteed Contracts  Joe Mauer,...
• 10/3 mlbreports.com : Top-5 Worst MLB Teams of 2012 plus a Preview of the 2013 Amateur Draft: Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 Sam Evans: With the 2012 season winding down, a lot of MLB teams can’t wait for the season to end....
• 10/1 mlbreports.com : MLB: Final Fantasy MMXXII: Monday October 1st, 2012 Peter Stein:  Although the past week may have marked the end of your fantasy season, in many of the...

• 9/29 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes (gratuitous no-hit edition): Reds 1, @Pirates no-no: Carl Hubbell (1929), Sam Jones (1955), Bob Gibson (1971): These were the only men to baffle the...
• 9/28 Mariners Latest: Mariners Beat Twins, Lock Themselves in Stadium to Finish Out the Season: Dude, your facial hair is freaking me out. So the M's just played the Twins in a 4 game series and won the series 3 games...
• 9/23 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Suffer Doubleheader Sweep In Pathetic Fashion: Twins 10, Tigers 4 (box score) Twins 2, Tigers 1 (10 innings) (box score) Well, this series didn’t end the way I would have...
• 9/23 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Sunday: September 23, 2012: Saturday was a good game picking day, but that fact was somewhat ruined by the unexpected shutout thrown by Blake Beavan...
• 9/23 Puckett's Pond: Twins Weekly Web Review: A weekly look at must-read articles on the Minnesota Twins and MLB. MINNESOTA TWINS NEWS AND NOTES Scott Diamond currently the...
• 9/23 Motor City Bengals: Random Thoughts: Miggy, Twins/Tigers: Yesterday’s thumping of the Minnesota Twins included taking advantage of the opposition’s lack of command, offense...
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: Division Needs, Twins: This is an evaluation of the AL Central going to into next year.  Using Cot's Contracts I've figured the amount...
• 9/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond makes adjustment: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond said he has adjusted his back step, making it shorter and more rigid. He was collapsing before,...[+] making his arm drag sideways, which kept him from throwing from a high angle. Diamond believes he corrected the issue during a bullpen session Friday, Sept. 14. In his last three starts heading into Sunday, Sept. 16, he was 1-2 with a 6.50 ERA.
• 9/17 Puckett's Pond: This Week in Twins: September 17-23: Is the season over yet? The Twins sure played like it was last week. They won a game against the Indians to tie for fourth place,...
• 9/16 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Sunday: September 16, 2012: The week ended on a sour note at the picks finished at one game under .500. Of course the Cardinals were part of the...
• 9/13 Puckett's Pond: Twins take one from the Royals, starting pitching still a concern: The Minnesota Twins struggled against division rivals Kansas City Royals in the three-game series at Target Field.  Neither team...
• 9/12 Puckett's Pond: Nate’s Notes: Diamond, Deduno, and Arcia: Scott Diamond started Tuesday night, and it was not pretty. He managed to escape six innings with only four runs allowed –...
• 9/10 Puckett's Pond: This Week in Twins: September 10-16: The Twins went 3-3 last week, at this point in an long losing season, we have to consider a .500 week a victory. Minnesota started...
• 9/9 Puckett's Pond: Scott Diamond: Poor Man’s Buehrle? Homeless Man’s Glavine?: Scott Diamond is the Twins best pitcher this season, but his solid 2012 performance seems to have come out of nowhere. At first...
• 9/7 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: Nate Gilmore Talks Minnesota Twins: The Cleveland Indians head to Minnesota tonight to kick off a four-game series against the Twins in their third and final trip...
• 9/7 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins: You know, if you took the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins and jammed them together, you’d have a pretty good baseball...
• 9/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond being monitored: Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said the team is monitoring SP Scott Diamond's innings this season, as he's thrown 177...[+] total innings with the Twins and Triple-A Rochester. 'We're very aware of the innings pitched,' Gardenhire said. 'He's going to be right up there at 200 innings when it's all said and done. We know where he's at, and we know how many starts he has left.' Diamond should have four starts left this year.
• 9/5 Southside Showdown: White Sox Again Test the Limits of First Place Residence: This one started with offense. The Sox kicked things off by bringing 3 runs around in the opening frame against Scott Diamond....
• 9/4 Southside Showdown: Keeping Jamey Carroll in the Yard – Lineups 9/4: Playing important games in September against the Twins isn’t entirely unfamiliar for the White Sox, but doing so with the current...

• 8/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond drops appeal: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond dropped the appeal of his six-game suspension, and he'll begin serving the suspension Wednesday,...[+] Aug. 29.
• 8/28 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Orioles Shutout White Sox – Maintain Wild-Card Lead: Chicago 0  - Baltimore 6 - Nick Markakis  drove in three runs and Chris Tillman pitched seven solid innings and the Orioles...
• 8/28 Baseball News Source: Twins Will Decide on Morneau in Off-Season: Will Twins bring back Morneau in 2013 ? While they are mired in the present and gazing at the future, the Minnesota Twins recognize...
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond appealing suspension: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond is appealing his six-game suspension, so he will be allowed to start Tuesday, Aug. 28, against...[+] the Seattle Mariners. The appeal likely won't be heard until next week.
• 8/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond to appeal suspension Monday: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond will have the appeal for his six-game suspension heard Monday, Aug. 27. He is still expected...[+] to start Tuesday, Aug. 28.
• 8/24 Baseball Musings: Rough on DiamondScott Diamond received a six-game suspension for throwing at Josh Hamilton‘s head. Good. ...
• 8/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond suspended: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond was suspended six games and fined an undisclosed amount Friday, Aug. 24, for throwing a pitch...[+] at the head of Texas Rangers OF Josh Hamilton Thursday, Aug. 23.
• 8/23 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Late Season Sleepers: Finding a Diamond in a pile of rocks: As I’m sure Nash and Clave are all too aware, this hasn’t exactly been a banner year for the Twins, especially their...
• 8/21 High Heat Stats: U.S.S. Colorado is pitching in choppy seas: It’s no secret that the 2012 Rockies have had a ton of bad luck (and bad everything else) in their pitching staff; some...
• 8/20 Puckett's Pond: This Week in Twins: August 20-26: Let’s be glad last week is over. Even judging by the standards of the worst team in the American League this one was a stinker....
• 8/18 Puckett's Pond: Twins trying to avoid another atrocious August: August is when things fall apart. It has been a tough month for the Twins. Sure, things started quite au**** with a stunning series...
• 8/15 Diamond Ring: Division Needs, Twins: This is an evaluation of the AL Central going to into next year.  Using Cot's Contracts I've figured the amount...
• 8/13 Puckett's Pond: This Week in Twins: August 13-19: Last week started out on a high note, but it finished on an incredibly sour one, like the kind of note that you hear when a three...
• 8/13 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 19: The Indians carried a losing streak into the 19th week of the season, but brought it to an end during the finale of the series...
• 8/12 Baseball News Source: Scott Diamond Sparkles for Twins: Chances are, unless you follow the Minnesota Twins, Scott Diamond is the best starting pitcher in 2012 whose name you don’t...
• 8/12 Full Spectrum Baseball: Field Of Streams: Fantasy Baseball Pitching OptionsOnce again, it's time to time to be savvy, get crafty and stream away!...
• 8/10 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball Spoilers in every pitching category: Last week, we took a look at some good hitters to roster if you’re...
• 8/10 Puckett's Pond: Twins Starters: Which ones should return in 2013?: The quality of the Twins’ starting rotation has varied wildly this year from completely awful to just a little bit awful. At...
• 8/9 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Spoilers in every pitching category: Last week, we took a look at some good hitters to roster if you’re looking to play a spoiler in a few categories. This week,...
• 8/9 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball: Strategies to Follow in August: Dixon just did a terrific job of describing August in fantasy baseball....
• 8/8 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Strategies to Follow in August: Dixon just did a terrific job of describing August in fantasy baseball. August is typically the tipping point for fantasy baseball...
• 8/8 Puckett's Pond: What Should We Watch For in August and September?: The Twins are not going to make the playoffs this year. I hope I’m not crushing your hopes by stating that; unless you’re...
• 8/7 High Heat Stats: Monday game notes – expanded: Added games are above the solid line. @Orioles 3, Mariners 1: Chris Tillman won his 4th straight start, beating the team that...
• 8/7 Puckett's Pond: Justin Morneau Joins the 200 Homer Club: Just like Jim Thome a year ago, Justin Morneau reached a milestone last night with a two-homer game against a division opponent....
• 8/6 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Verlander Dominant In Win Over Yankees: DETROIT –  Justin Verlander struck out 14 New York Yankees and threw 132 pitches in the process. Prince Fielder and Miguel...
• 8/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Losing Streak Hits a Perfect 10, Tribe Pounded Again; Twins 14, Indians 3: By Steve Eby If losing baseball games was an Olympic event, even the Russian judge would have to give the Indians a perfect 10....
• 8/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #109: Minnesota Twins (47-61) at Cleveland Indians (50-58): By Mike Brandyberry Yesterday the Indians completed their nine game road trip with possibly the most gut-wrenching loss of the...
• 8/6 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: Paul Pleiss Talks Minnesota Twins: The Cleveland Indians return home from their miserable winless road trip tonight to face the team against whom their struggles...
• 8/6 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of August 6: I don’t know about you, but it feels like this year is flying by. The trade deadline has come and gone and the Dog Days...
• 8/6 Puckett's Pond: This Week in Twins: August 6-12: That was quite a week! The trade deadline came and went with no further activity by the Twins, but that didn’t stop them...
• 8/4 Baseball News Source: Samuel Deduno – Pleasant Surprise in Twins Rotation: Baseball writer Aaron Gleeman, who works for Hardball Talk and blogs about the Twins, tweeted a line that aptly describes the...
• 8/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Standing pat at the trade deadline the right decision for the Twins?: For two years now, the Twins have been among MLB’s worst teams. And for two years, they’ve let the trade deadline...
• 8/1 Puckett's Pond: Twins Drop Another Close One: In a sweep of the Cleveland Indians over the weekend it appeared that the Twins offense could not be stopped. Everybody got in...
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond OK: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond (thigh) said he was feeling fine after the game Wednesday, Aug. 1, after leaving his start after...[+] a line drive struck his right thigh. 'I got hit just on the inner thigh on my right leg, so it caught most of the meat,' Diamond said. 'It just rattled me a little bit. It stings just a little bit, but I was able to walk it off and go right into the whirlpool. So we're good.'
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond exits game early: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond (leg) is leaving his start early Wednesday, Aug. 1, after he was hit on the leg by a line drive....[+]
• 8/1 Baseball Musings: Zippy Game: The White Sox Twins game is zipping along. Scott Diamond threw just 40 pitches through four innings. It looks like he and Peavy...

• 7/31 Puckett's Pond: Twins Stand Pat On Deadline Day, Drop Close Game To White Sox: Ultimately the results of tonight’s game would prove nothing definitive when it comes to the outcome of the Francisco Liriano...
• 7/30 Puckett's Pond: This Week in Twins: July 30 – August 5: Last week was a week of big contrasts and mixed emotions for the Twins. They suffered an ugly sweep at the hands of one heated...
• 7/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Dealing Francisco Liriano now the right move for Twins?: The Twins have finally dealt Francisco Liriano. As of Saturday, Liriano is a member of the Chicago White Sox, and speculation...
• 7/29 High Heat Stats: Belated Friday Roundup – AL Edition: A poor substitute for the original, but will do what I can while John is taking some time off. Game wraps follow the jump. Athletics...
• 7/29 Puckett's Pond: About that Liriano Trade:   You’ve probably heard by now that Francisco Liriano is no longer a Twin. He is a White Sock. In return, The Chi Sox...
• 7/28 Puckett's Pond: Insert Diamond Pun Here: Diamond shines in victory Diamond delivers a gem Diamond in the rough Diamond sparkles as Twins cruise to victory And the list...
• 7/28 WahoosOnFirst: Twins Hammer Josh Tomlin, Throttle Tribe 11-0: Josh Tomlin had nothing on the ball and the Indians got completely shut out Friday night as the Twins routed the Tribe, 11-0,...
• 7/27 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Athletics Rally Against Orioles – Teams Combine for 31 Hits and 23 Runs: BALTIMORE – The Oakland A’s scored six runs in the ninth-inning to stun the Baltimore Orioles14-9 . The two teams...
• 7/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Twins Pound Tribe Behind Diamond’s 3-Hitter; Twins 11, Indians 0: By Ryan Hohman Scott Diamond fired a three-hit complete game shutout while Justin Morneau and Josh Willingham each hit three-run...
• 7/27 Baseball Musings: Gem on the Diamond: Scott Diamond pitched the best game of his career as he held the Indians to three hits Friday night, walking none and striking...
• 7/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #100: Cleveland (50-49) at Minnesota Twins (40-58): By Mike Brandyberry Last night, with their season on the brink, the Cleveland Indians hung four runs on Justin Verlander and...
• 7/27 Puckett's Pond: Plouffe A Late Scratch As Twins Prepare To Face Indians: I do not often claim to be able to identify with professional athletes. I played baseball and I love baseball, but I rarely believe...
• 7/27 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: Hayden Kane Talks Minnesota Twins: The Cleveland Indians will try to take advantage of their new momentum this weekend as they venture north to take on the Minnesota...
• 7/23 Puckett's Pond: This Week in Twins: July 23-29: Did you miss us? If you’re a regular reader of Puckett’s Pond’s This Week in Twins (TWIT) feature, you’ve...
• 7/21 Diamond Ring: Nick Blackburn 2: The Revenge: Tonight, the Royals and the Twins battle to avoid becoming the last team in the American League to reach 40 wins. The stakes couldn't...
• 7/20 Kings of Kauffman: Series Preview Twins at Royals July 20-22: This weekend the battle for the AL Central basement begins when the Minnesota Twins (38-54) and their fans invade the K. Your...
• 7/16 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of July 16: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 7/13 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Small Market Short Hops: Scott Diamond: When you play in a league with such esteemed rookies as Mike Trout, Yu Darvish, Will Middlebrooks, and Yoenis Cespedes,...
• 7/13 The Baseball Page: Minnesota Twins Ride First Half Pitching Roller Coaster: The Minnesota Twins have sent a bevy of pitchers to the mound thus far...
• 7/12 Puckett's Pond: Puckett’s Pond 2012 Predictions, half a season later.: Back in April the Puckett’s Pond staff all sat down and wrote up some predictions for the 2012 season, a quick look at the...
• 7/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond has solid start: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings against the Detroit Tigers Thursday, July 5. He...[+] struck out four batters and walked one in the game.
• 7/5 Baseball Musings: Opposite Day: Scott Diamond has not allowed a hit through three innings for the Twins, and no runs either. His opponent, Rick Porcello of the...
• 7/1 Twinstrivia.com: According to Elias: Scott Diamond, who is likely the most under appreciated rookie pitcher in the majors this season, at least on a national level,...

• 6/27 High Heat Stats: A few Tuesday game notes: @Reds 4, Brewers 3: While Bronson Arroyo was holding Milwaukee hitless through 7, winless Marco Estrada was racking up 12...
• 6/24 High Heat Stats: Weekend game notes: [I'll keep updating during the Dickey-Sabathia game.] Sunday Rays 7, @Phillies 3: In the nightcap, Tampa scored 3 in the 2nd off Cliff...
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond impressive again: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond allowed three earned runs, eight hits and a walk over eight innings in a win Sunday, June 24,...[+] against the Cincinnati Reds. He improved to 6-3 while lowering his ERA to 2.67. Diamond threw 65 of his 82 pitches for strikes.
• 6/20 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 66: Pirates vs. Twins Recap: Over the course of the six game interleague road trip that saw the Pittsburgh Pirates go 2-4, they learned that despite their...
• 6/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Correia wins at home, bats stay hot: The Pirates got off to an excellent start to this week’s homestand, pounding the Twins by a 7-2 score. Even better, they...
• 6/19 North Side Notch: Kevin Correia collects first home win in a year; Bucs continue to roll: Final: Pirates 7, Twins 2 WP: Kevin Correia (3-6, 4.12 ERA) LP: Scott Diamond (5-3, 2.57 ERA) Kevin Correia hadn’t won a...
• 6/19 Operation Shutdown: Game 66 Recap: Pirates 7 Twins 2: (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) Bucs' bats power past Twins, 7-2WP: Kevin Correia (3-6)LP: Scott Diamond (5-3)Source:...
• 6/19 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 66 - Twins:  Pirates (34-31) vs Twins (26-39)7:05 PM ETTV: ROOT SportsPNC Park - Pittsburgh, PAStarting PitchersPittsburgh - Kevin Correia...
• 6/19 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Twins: Twins (26-39) at Pirates (34-31) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Bucs are...
• 6/19 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Minnesota Twins – Game 66: Last night was the third night in a row without the Pirates.  As I lay in bed I was shocked at how bad I missed seeing the team....
• 6/18 Full Spectrum Baseball: AL Pitching Planner: June 18 – June 24This week's AL two-start hurlers feature a pair of lefty aces, a handful of decent options and not much else....
• 6/16 FanSided: Trevor Plouffe: All he does is hit home runs!: Remember Cris Carter? Before he became a superstar receiver for the Vikings, Carter was a troubled young player trying to make...
• 6/12 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Twins, June 12-14: Inter-league play continues as the Phillies (29-33) travel to Minnesota to take on the Twins (24-35) in a three-game series...
• 6/12 High Heat Stats: Weekend game notes: SUNDAY @Pirates 3, Royals 2: Ladies and gentlemen, your first-place Bucs! Winning 12 of 15 (including 4 of 6 from Cincinnati),...
• 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond standing out: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond has a 1.61 ERA currently, which is the best among pitchers in the league with at least 40 innings...[+] thrown. 'His mechanics are solid,' manager Ron Gardenhire said. 'He's not really getting out of whack mechanically. His arm slot is about the same. His pitches are going down. He's locating his fastball so much more now, in and out, and working the count. It's just a maturing process of a pitcher.'
• 6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond has helped stabilize rotation: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond scattered seven hits with no walks and five strikeouts over six scoreless innings in a win Saturday,...[+] June 9, against the Chicago Cubs. Diamond improved to 5-1 with the 89-pitch quality start, and he lowered his already impressive ERA to 1.61.
• 6/9 FanSided: Wrap-Up: Chicago Cubs Vs. Minnesota Twins
• 6/9 Baseball Musings: Everybody Hits Today!: The Twins pound the Cubs 11-3 as the Twins lineup just pours it on and doesn’t stop. Six Twins starters collected at least...
• 6/9 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Cubs and Twins lead off the Day with a nice pitching match-up as Jeff Samardzija (who is no Javier Vazquez) takes on Scott...
• 6/5 High Heat Stats: Catching up on Monday’s games: @Athletics 10, Rangers 1: Oakland cruised after an 8-run 2nd — 3 more than their previous high inning — while rookie Jarrod...
• 6/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Diamond Helps Twins Beat Tribe, Win Series; Twins 6, Indians 3: By Ryan Hohman Minnesota Twins starter Scott Diamond pitched 7 innings without giving up an earned run or walk to lift the Twins...
• 6/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #53: Minnesota Twins (19-33) at Cleveland Indians (28-24): By Mike Brandyberry Saturday evening the Indians let one get away when Josh Tomlin had a rocky first inning and the Indians could...

• 5/31 mlbreports.com : Twins: Is it Time to Blow Up the Team in Minnesota?: Thursday May 31st, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: The Twins are sitting at the very bottom of the American League standings with a winning...
• 5/29 Full Spectrum Baseball: AL Pitching Planner: May 28 – June 3This week's AL two-starters features the reigning Cy Young/MVP as well as Detroit's other ace....
• 5/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Twins Game 49: The offensively hapless A’s traveled to Minneapolis to take on the all-round hapless Twins for a Memorial Day afternoon...
• 5/28 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of May 28: Welcome back to Dixon’s Picks. Before we get going, I want to wish a Happy Memorial Day to everyone out there. It’s...
• 5/27 FanSided: Series Preview: Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins, May 28-30: A new series dawns, and with it the chance to erase some of the embarrassment from the Tiger series. Can the Twins take down the...
• 5/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Focus: Aroldis Chapman and the top waiver wire grabs: In my long-time keeper league which has seen 3 divorces, 3 engagements, 2 weddings, one childbirth, 3 step-kids, and multiple...
• 5/20 FanSided: Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winning streak!: [caption id="attachment_7469" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Trevor Plouffe is hitting homers, and the Twins are winning....
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond picks up third win: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond allowed three runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, May 18,...[+] to pick up his third win of the season. He struck out three batters and walked one in the game.
• 5/16 The Daily Catch: Twins: Re-Visiting Two Frustrating Trades: This article is courtesy of our friends at Twinkie Town Written by: Steve Adams Quick show of hands: Who had Scott Diamond as...
• 5/14 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: May 14, 2012: Andy Pettitte $15. Other bids $12, $8, $6.I didn't need him, but I'm surprised that more than four teams didn't take a flyer...
• 5/13 Baseball Musings: Sparkling Diamond: Scott Diamond impresses again, allowing no runs against the Blue Jays in seven innings of work. In two starts this season, Diamond...
• 5/11 Roto Think Tank: A.L. Gearing Up: May 15-21: Rising UpDerek Lowe (25% owned last week; 29% this week)Lowe probably isn't available in most A.L.-onlies, but his previous...
• 5/10 High Heat Stats: Tuesday tidbits: TUESDAY: – TEX 10, @BAL 3: Are you Joshing me? And who’s that HHS nut who called Hamilton “overrated”?...
• 5/10 Baseball Musings: Diamond in the Rough: Scott Diamond‘s call up came at just the right time as he helped the Twins to a rare win, 5-0 over the Angels Tuesday night....

• 4/30 Bus League Baseball: The Five W’s: April 29, 2012 (Buffalo): Who: Rochester Red Wings (AAA, Minnesota Twins) vs. Buffalo Bisons (AAA, New York Mets) Scott Diamond started for the Red Wings...
• 4/29 Twinstrivia.com: Twins Minor League Player of the Week: Rochester Red Wings left-handed starting pitcher Scott Diamond is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week for April 21-27. Diamond,...
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond hot in Triple-A: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond improved to 4-0 with a win Sunday, April 22, with Triple-A Rochester. Diamond has a sparkling...[+] 1.07 ERA through four starts, and might be a potential replacement in the rotation if the team plans to remove SP Francisco Liriano from the starting five. Diamond is already on the 40-man roster.
• 4/8 FanSided: Down on the Pond - Opening Weekend 2012: [caption id="attachment_7320" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Brian Dozier opened the 2012 season in AAA but he may hit...

• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Twins prospects in the upper minors, part two: the arms: After taking a closer look at the position players who might have an impact with the Twins in the next season or two, this week...
• 3/14 Puckett's Pond: MLB 2012: Twins Prospect Challenge: Credit: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE Last week I reported on the origins of the Pleiss brothers’ Twins prospect challenge....
• 3/9 Braves Journal: Other relief possibilities: Peter Moylan was nontendered and then signed to a minor-league deal after his second major surgery since 2008. When relatively...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Notable Transactions From March 2011: Most clubs have addressed their significant roster questions by the time players report to Spring Training, but there are always...

• 2/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Diamond throws year round: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond resumed throwing shortly after Thanksgiving, and he plans to report early to the team's spring...[+] training complex this month. 'I shut it down for a little bit,' Diamond said. 'But I'm one of those guys who feels like the longer I shut it down, the rustier I get. So I only took about two weeks off from throwing and was playing catch three to four days a week. It was nothing big - just keeping the changeup and curveball where (they) need to be.' He is hoping to win a spot in the bullpen out of spring training.

• 1/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Logjam vying for rotation spots: Minnesota Twins SP Brian Duensing is a likely candidate to move to the bullpen after starting in 2011. General manager Terry Ryan...[+] said the team won't decide that until spring training. 'We've got a situation there where we've got probably six, seven, eight guys that will be in the area of starting and potential to be starters,' Ryan said. 'I wouldn't eliminate Duensing. I wouldn't eliminate (SP Anthony Swarzak). I wouldn't eliminate (P Matt Maloney). I wouldn't eliminate (P Scott Diamond). We're going to end up opening that thing up down there. Obviously we'll have decisions to make.'

• 10/7 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Minnesota Twins: The Twins need to add pitching and stabilize their offense this winter if they are to rebound from an awful 2011. Guaranteed...

• 9/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Doubleheader Preview: Minnesota (60-96) vs. Cleveland (78-78): By Matt Van Wormer Last night’s contest between the Twins and Indians can only be described as poetic.  On a night that...
• 9/22 Seedlings to Stars: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Scott Diamond: Many po**** opinions of pitching prospects are formed from general scouting reports. While these reports are invaluable resources,...
• 9/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Mariano Rivera becomes MLB’s all-time leader in saves, preserving Yankees’ 6-4 victory over Twins: As if Mariano Rivera‘s resume needed additional burnishing, on Monday afternoon Mo surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major...
• 9/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Preview | Yankees vs. Twins III: Not really fair: The Yankees play the Twins for the final time this season in a makeup of the Wednesday, April 6 washout, which was supposed to...
• 9/19 Baseball Musings: Granderson Goes Deep: Curtis Granderson follows a Derek Jeter single with his 41st home run of the season, and the Yankees are off to an early 2-0 lead...
• 9/19 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Scott Diamond gets a rough start as the Twins face the Yankees and A.J. Burnett in a one-day stand at Yankee Stadium. This is...

• 8/26 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Look to Stay Hot Behind Struggling Rick Porcello: Fresh off an improbable series win in Tampa, the Detroit Tigers head to the Twin Cities to take on a struggling Minnesota club...

• 7/31 Bus League Baseball: Welcome to the Show: Major League Debuts From July 15-30: I’ve fallen a little behind, as you can see, in putting together my list of 2011 Major League debuts. There’s no excuse...
• 7/22 Puckett's Pond: Friday Links:   I should not go to Las Vegas.  The past week is proof of that.  Last week I took a look at the current roster, future...