Scott Diamond
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 2011-20132013 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 [*] About biographical information
News -- May 2013
5/23 TheFantasyFix.com: Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 23rd, 2013 : Today marks a unique challenge when it comes to playing Draftkings. There hasn’t been a day in the season with this few ...
5/21 Twins Rubes: Twins Starters Putting the Pressure On : In 2010, the inaugural season at Target Field, Carl Pavano started 32 games for the AL Central Champion Minnesota Twins. Pavano ...
5/21 Red Sox Life: All Papi all the time as Sox cruise :
Jim Monaghan
Contributing writer
David Ortiz rapped out 3 hits, including a pair of home runs, and drove in 6 runs as the ...
5/20 Billy-Ball.com: This week in pitching: Starters who allowed at least six runs : Starters who allowed at least six runs in five innings or less – May 13-19 I count three Cy Young Award winners Rk Player ...
5/20 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Monday Morning Madness: May 20, 2013 : Weekend RecapWelp. The Twins weren't really supposed to be good or even decent this season, so a 2-7 homestand isn't crazy. ...
5/19 BoSox Injection: Big Papi Leads Sox In Messy 12-5 Win Over Twins : It’s rare that a Red Sox win is so miserable for me to watch. This game was just that, however. It was a long game, the ...
5/19 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Sunday: May 19, 2013 :
Four games yesterday hung in the balance until the last inning. All four went the wrong way. The Nationals wasted another Jordan ...
5/19 Baseball News Source: David Ortiz Homers Twice in Red Sox Victory : David Ortiz continues to slug and he certainly let his former team experience just that on Saturday night. Ortiz would account ...
5/18 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Game 43 Thread – Red Sox (25-17, 2nd 1GB) vs. Twins (5/18/13) : First Pitch – 7:10 PM Ryan Dempster (2-4, 3.75) vs. Scott Diamond (3-3, 4.08) Note: It is an odd start time tonight. With the ...
5/18 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/18 :
After winning in extra innings last night, the Boston Red Sox go for their fourth straight win tonight in the middle game ...
5/18 Knucklebawl.com: Twin Peeks Taking a peek at Red Sox and Twins statistics and facts this Saturday....
5/17 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Minnesota Twins The Advanced Scout dreams of being a lumberjack as he analyzes the Minnesota Twins...
5/17 numberFire: How Much Will the Twins Get For Their Big Trade Chips? : The Twins have two trade chips for pieces this season, but figuring out how much they'll get can be difficult to figure out.See ...
5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins Pitching Matchups: 5/17-5/19 :
Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change
Friday, May 17 @ 8:10 PM
Clay Buchholz, RHP (6-0, 1.69) vs ...
5/14 Twins Rubes: Laying in the Weeds : Through 35 games, not many of us Twins fans expected the team to be a game over .500 at 18-17. Just following the team, watching ...
5/12 Birds Watcher: O’s drop game two in Minnesota : The Baltimore Orioles found out what it was like to have someone come back on you last night as they dropped game two of their ...
5/10 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues and AL/NL Only :
Didi Gregorius can help your team the rest of the way. (US Presswire)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "Under ...
5/8 BoSox Injection: Solid Outing For Dempster Turned Sour By Two Errors : Ryan Dempster actually pitched well in Tuesday night’s loss to the Twins. Dempster would pitch seven innings while giving ...
5/8 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Game 34 (checks…yup, 34) Thread – Red Sox (21-12, 1st) vs. Twins (5/8/13) : First Pitch – 7:10PM Allen Webster (0-0, 3.00) vs. Pedro Hernandez (1-0, 3.92) Note: It was tough to tell from my seat at Fenway ...
5/8 mlbreports.com : Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 8, 2013 : The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast brings up the falling Angels again. Mike Scioscia moves closer to his inevitable firing by the ...
5/8 Billy-Ball.com: Look at all the starters who allowed no more than two earned runs last night : Matt Harvey was baseball’s pitching star last night…again. Harvey allowed only an infield single by Alex Rios with ...
5/8 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Diamond's Gem Helps Twins Past Red Sox, 6-1 :
Minnesota Twins starter Scott Diamond spun a gem on the mound and his offense got five late runs to ensure a 6-1 win over ...
5/8 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: May 8, 2013 :
The day started so well, but like the Atlanta Braves, could not finish well. Too soon? Probably. But anyway, the pick started ...
5/8 Puckett's Pond: Everything Has Changed; Absolutely Nothing’s Changed : Any prediction that the Twins would have a nearly .500 record after 30 games was likely a prediction made with one’s heart. ...
5/8 Baseball Reality Tour: Memorable Tuesday Night Baseball : Matt Harvey was unstoppable tonight. The White Sox never had a chance against him. As just about anyone reading this knows, Harvey ...
5/7 Red Sox Life: Four Real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Twins 5-7-13 :
Game 33: Sox lay an egg and lose 6-1
Ryan Dempster pitched seven strong innings and only gave up two runs to the Minnesota ...
5/7 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/7 :
After walking off with a 6-5 win in 11 innings last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the second game of a four-game ...
5/7 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Game 34 Thread – Red Sox (21-11, 1st) vs. Twins (5/7/13) : First Pitch – 7:10PM Ryan Dempster (2-2, 3.00) vs. Scott Diamond (2-2, 3.97) Note: Stephen Drew was the story last night but ...
5/7 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: May 7, 2013 : AL Royals (Ervin Santana) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen), 7:05 A’s (Tommy Milone) at Indians (Zach McAllister), 7:05 Twins (Scott ...
5/7 Red Sox Life: 4 Real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Twins 5-6-13 :
Game 32: Sox rally twice to take it in extras, 6-5
After losing three straight to the Texas Rangers, Boston put the ball ...
5/6 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Minnesota Twins The Advanced Scout tried to choke down some lutefisk while analyzing the Minnesota Twins...
5/5 SOX & Dawgs: Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/6-5/9 :
Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change
Monday, May 6 @ 7:10 PM
Vance Worley, RHP (0-4, 7.22) @ Clay Buchholz, ...
5/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Series #10 – Minnesota Twins (12-12) at Cleveland Indians (12-13) : The Minnesota Twins make their first of three different appearances to Progressive Field this season starting Friday evening with ...
5/3 Puckett's Pond: Twins lose 2 of 3 to Detroit; 1-0 in May : The Twins’ Mike Pelfrey labored through the first game, before giving up a 3-run home run to Prince Fielder in the bottom ...
5/3 MLB Dirt: Mike Augliera: Boston Red Sox Pitching Prospect Talks Baseball : The Boston Red Sox have some of the better-known pitching prospects in baseball with Rubby De La Rosa, Allen Webster and Matt ...
5/2 We Talk Fantasy Sports: I Drafted Clay Buchholz, Did You? : Clay Buchholz was drafted on average 220th in both ESPN and Yahoo leagues. Ryan Dempster was usually drafted before Buchholz. ...
5/1 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: May 1, 2013 : AL Twins (Scott Diamond) at Tigers (Anibal Sanchez), 1:08 Angels (C.J. Wilson) at A’s (Tommy Milone), 3:35 Astros (Erik ...
5/1 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: May 1, 2013 :
Happy May Day! The month of April is in the books and it was a good month here. And it also ended well with a 10-5 day. The ...
News -- April 2013
4/26 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: April 26, 2013 : AL Blue Jays (Josh Johnson) at Yankees (Ivan Nova), 7:05 Astros (Erik Bedard) at Red Sox (Ryan Dempster), 7:10 Rays (Roberto Hernandez) ...
4/21 Puckett's Pond: Hammer Delivers in the Clutch; Twins Sweep Sox : Yet again, it was a series shortened by bad weather, but nonetheless, it was another sweep for the Minnesota Twins, who beat the ...
4/21 Southside Showdown: Good Gavin, Bad Bullpen, As Sox Drop Another To Twins : Gavin Floyd and those 1983 uniforms took front and center today, neither able to do enough to bring in a victory. While Mauer-Willingham-Morneau ...
4/21 Southside Showdown: Counting On Floyd, Counting On Some Offense – Lineups 4/21 : Scott Diamond had elbow surgery in the off-season following a year in which he was the Minnesota Twins’ ace. That’s not saying ...
4/20 Puckett's Pond: Twins Topple White Sox in Ten Innings : On a day when the Windy City stood true to its name, the Twins braved yet another cold-weather game to beat their division rivals, ...
4/16 Down with Goldy: Monday Musings :
- Even though the Twins are terrible this year this still could end up being a pretty fun season. If nothing else, ...
4/15 Puckett's Pond: Twins lose 2 from Mets; 3rd game postponed : In chilly conditions and some snow, the Twins did not look very good at Target Field in a shortened series against the Mets. REVIEW ...
4/15 Puckett's Pond: Twins Moves: Arcia Up, Hendriks Down : Over the weekend, the Twins reinstated Scott Diamond from the DL and placed Wilkin Ramirez on the Paternity List. Ramirez will ...
4/14 Twins Rubes: That Elusive Third Strike : With today’s weather cancellation, the Twins have now gone a full week since their last victory – a 4-3 victory at ...
4/14 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Randon Thoughts (April 14) : The Twins concluded a shortened series early Saturday evening, although no one really knew that at the time. The Sunday ...
4/14 Mets Chronicle: Happy Recap: Game 11 - Mets (4) at Twins (2) - Harvey Masterful Again, Byrd hits his first HR :
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4/14 Mets Chronicle: Preview: Game 11 - Mets at Twins - Harvey vs Diamond :
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4/13 Rising Apple: 4/13 Game Recap: Matt Harvey Goes 6 2/3 innings with a No-No, Mets Win, 4-2 : Ok. Now I can move from the spot I was in for almost 7 innings. The story in the first 4 innings was, “when are the ...
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4/13 Metszilla.com: John Buck continues his torrid pace during New York Mets victory over Twins : Pre-game snowflakes were not enough to cool down John Buck and the New York Mets offense at Target Field on Friday night. The ...
4/13 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 10: Win Over Twins : Mets 16 Twins 5 On a bone-chilling night in the Twin Cities, the Mets are on the right side of a laugher — winning in Minnesota ...
4/12 MetsToday.com: Series Preview: Mets vs. Twins : Quick preview for this weekend’s snowstorm in Minnesota. Pitching Matchups Game One: Jonathon Niese vs. Vance Worley Surely ...
4/11 Mets Chronicle: Mets Matchup Report: Mets Hitters vs Minnesota Twins Starters (Games 10-12) : Hello Mets Fans, Are you upset (like me) that the Mets got their asses handed to them by the Phillies?
Good News, the Mets ...
4/11 Puckett's Pond: Twins Lose 3-0; Fall to Frozen Earth in K.C. : On Monday, the Minnesota Twins rode their hot streak into **** conditions at Kauffman Stadium for a three-game set against the ...
4/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 9: Loss to Phillies : Phillies 7 Mets 3 For the first time in 2013, the Mets lose a series. It had to happen eventually. Mets Game Notes On the bright ...
4/7 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Weekend Thoughts: Twins at Orioles : The Twins won the final two games of the weekend series and now sit at 4-2. They have won both series in this young season ...
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 ...
4/5 numberFire: Maybe Minnesota's Pitching Isn't That Bad? : Sure it's a small sample size, but if pitchers like Kevin Correia keep it up, the Twins could be a surprise AL team this year.See ...
4/3 TheLeadoffWalk: Day Three Recap and Observations: Tigers vs. Twins :
Twins
3, Tigers 2
Phil Coke: Ahem. Coke’s second opportunity as
Detroit’s closer didn’t go nearly as well ...
4/3 Puckett's Pond: How the 2013 Minnesota Twins become the 2012 Baltimore Orioles : There have been a lot of words written and spoken, looking for the 2013 version of the 2012 Baltimore Orioles. The reality is ...
4/1 Twins Rubes: Opening Day!! : Like most of you (I would assume), today is one of my favorite days of the year. It’s opening day for my favorite 9, and ...
4/1 Puckett's Pond: Twins-Tigers Series Preview : The Tigers are coming off a World Series sweep at the hands of the Giants, but the Twins nearly tied the 2012 season series, losing ...
News -- March 2013
3/26 Puckett's Pond: Twins Cut Deduno and Walters, Rotation Set for Opening Day : The Minnesota Twins announced this morning that they have cut starters Sam Deduno and PJ Walters. Deduno pitched well this spring ...
3/26 Twins Rubes: Opening Day Roster Set (pretty much) : In the last few days, the Twins have made some moves that clear up the picture of what the roster will look like Opening Day – ...
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 ...
3/25 MLB Injury News: Twins rumors: Minnesota not monitoring Kyle Lohse : The Minnesota Twins are not among the teams that are
scouting free agent Kyle Lohse as he works out in Arizona, according to ...
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 ...
3/22 Twins Rubes: Closest Thing to an Ace : One of the more notable moves Terry Ryan made this off-season involved sending the Twins second starting center fielder Ben Revere ...
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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
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Kevin ...
3/21 Puckett's Pond: Fanta-see You at Target Field: Pitcher Files : Not only was the title of this piece to feature the singular “file”, it was…it was…who am i kidding? It ...
3/20 Twins Rubes: Things to look forward to in 2013 : As the snow piles up, and my snow-blower limps to the finish line this winter; my excitement level for baseball season is rising ...
3/20 Puckett's Pond: Why I’m looking forward to the Minnesota Twins’ 2013 Season : The last two seasons in Minnesota have not been enjoyable for baseball fans. Well, that’s not entirely true. While the ...
3/19 MLB Injury News: Twins’ Scott Diamond to begin season on DL : Minnesota Twins left-hander Scott Diamond made a minor
league start yesterday, but following his outing he told reporters, including
Rhett ...
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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’ ...
3/9 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Analyzing the Minnesota Twins using MLB 13: The Show : I buy MLB the Show every single year. I always think that I won't and then I do. I buy it, play it a lot, then completely ...
3/6 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins Organizational Depth – Pitching : Over the past few weeks, I have investigated the Twins’ depth at each offensive position. Today, we will conclude with ...
News -- February 2013
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 ...
2/19 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins Opening Day Starting Lineup: Paula’s Predictions : Pitchers and catchers have reported. Full squad workouts have begun. Speculation is running wild after every virtually meaningless ...
2/18 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Which Minnesota Twins have something to prove in 2013? : The 2013 Minnesota Twins are in a unique position. Their present doesn't seem all that promising, but their future looks ...
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2/14 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Deconstructing Scott Diamond : Warning: Stats ahead! If you prefer to learn about Scott Diamond's unique place in baseball history, you can read it here. 2012 ...
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 ...
2/6 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 10 Spot Start Pitchers Ready for Jump to Next Level : This isn’t the first or last time you’ll hear this from me, but drafting the game’s elite pitchers early in ...
2/4 Puckett's Pond: Too Short, Kevin Correia and Getting in Where You Fit In : Why signing Kevin Correia for two years makes sense. My brother got a raincoat for Christmas this year. If you’ve ever worn ...
News -- January 2013
1/30 Puckett's Pond: The Minnesota Twins and their ongoing Starting Pitching Saga : The Minnesota Twins have improved their starting rotation. I know, it sounds crazy, but it’s true. Ok, calm down. SERIOUSLY, ...
1/22 The Sports Provocateur: The A.L. Central Dream Rotation; Verlander and Sale and Pray for Hail? : The American League Central has two aces headlining its staff. The number three man is an 11 year veteran while the fourth ...
1/19 Kings of Kauffman: Comparing the AL Central Rotations : On paper, according to Jon Morosi, the Royals have the second-best starting rotation in the American League Central. Maybe you ...
1/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Minnesota Twins Hitting-Pitching Projections : Minnesota Twins – Predicted Finish: Fifth Place, AL Central. Let’s talk pitching. I – like everyone else who writes ...
News -- December 2012
12/29 MLB Injury News: Twins Rumors: Minnesota Not Done Adding Pitchers? : Even after adding several pitchers this offseason to help
fill out their starting rotation, the Minnesota Twins may not be done ...
12/27 Baseball News Source: Minnesota Twins’ Rotation: Has it Improved for 2013? : Scott Diamond is one of two remaining starters from 2012 In 2012, the Minnesota Twins endured their second straight ninety-plus ...
12/24 MLB Injury News: Twins Scott Diamond Has Elbow Scoped : Minnesota Twins left-hander Scott Diamond underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone chip from his throwing elbow last Tuesday. ...
12/23 Baseball News Source: Kevin Correia Reaches Agreement with Twins – Two-years – $10 million : Correia joins a Twins team looking for starters The Minnesota Twins have reached an agreement with right-hander Kevin Correia ...
12/22 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 11:45 AM of Dec. 22, 2012 : I didn’t get the list of changes to World Baseball Classic parti**** last night, but here it is now: Bad news for Team Canada: ...
12/21 Twinstrivia.com: Twins sign Rich Harden to minor league deal : The Twins announced that they have signed right-hander Rich Harden to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. The ...
12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Twins | Scott Diamond won't play in WBC: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond (elbow) won't play in the World Baseball Classic for Team Canada after undergoing surgery on ...[+]
his left elbow earlier this week.
12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Twins | Scott Diamond has surgery: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond (elbow) had surgery to remove a bone chip from his left elbow, but he should be ready for spring ...[+]
training.
12/20 MLB Injury News: Twins Rumors: Minnesota Eyeing Freddy Garcia : The Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds
are among the teams to have checked in on veteran free agent Freddy ...
12/19 MLB Injury News: Twins Rumors: Carl Pavano ‘Not a Fit’ for Minnesota : The Minnesota Twins have been targeting starting pitching
since the offseason began, and there was initially some thought that ...
12/16 Puckett's Pond: Oh, hello Mike Pelfrey. How are you? Richer, eh? Great. : My feelings of rage and confusion after the Kevin Correia signing have subsided. The rage was always a bit overstated. I wasn’t ...
12/15 MLB Injury News: Twins Rumors: Minnesota Eyeing Brandon Webb, Brett Myers : The Twins will be one of the teams at Brandon Webb’s
post-holidays throwing session, reports ESPN 1500, who adds that Minnesota ...
12/14 mlbreports.com : State Of The Union: What The Minnesota Twins Must Do To Compete in 2013 : Friday December 14, 2012 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports intern): The last few years for the Minnesota Twins had been nothing more ...
12/12 MLBRandomFandom: Minnesota Twins Team Page : MINNESOTA TWINSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Joe Mauer (8.5)2. Josh Willingham (7.5)3. Justin Morneau ...
12/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Minnesota Twins building a quality pitching staff for the future : A little under the radar this winter, the Minnesota Twins front office made a series of nice moves to help piece together a formidable, ...
12/12 Puckett's Pond: Why the Twins can’t just sign away their pitching problems : Well, the Winter Meetings have ended and the Twins still have a gaping hole in the starting pitching department. The Kevin Correia ...
12/11 Puckett's Pond: Bright Futures (Remix): #9 Kyle Gibson : When beginning my series Bright Futures, the Minnesota Twins had a plethora of low-ceiling talent in their system. I was highlighting ...
12/11 Baseball News Source: Kevin Correia Reaches Agreement with Twins – Two-years – $10 million : Correia joins a Twins team looking for starters The Minnesota Twins have reached an agreement with right-hander Kevin Correia ...
12/10 MLBTradeRumors: Twins To Sign Kevin Correia : The Twins have reached an agreement to sign Kevin Correia, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports (on Twitter). ESPN's Jerry Crasnick ...
12/8 Puckett's Pond: Twins Winter Meetings Day 4 & Beyond: Revere, the Rule 5 Draft, and Beyond : If Minnesota Twins fans were disappointed at the team’s inaction during the first three days of the Winter Baseball Meetings, ...
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 ...
12/6 Puckett's Pond: Analyzing the Ben Revere Trade : Welp, one of the main points from my article yesterday turned out to be incorrect. Ben Revere will not be the Twins starting ...
12/5 Call to the Pen: Twins Seeking Multiple Starting Pitchers : The Minnesota Twins have lost better than 95 games in each of the past two seasons and the biggest saboteur of their success ...
12/4 MLB Injury News: Twins Rumors: Minnesota Eyeing Blanton, Correia, Myers : The Minnesota Twins are targeting starting pitching to add
to their major league rotation, and they’re eyeing several free ...
News -- November 2012
11/29 Twinstrivia.com: Twins Rule 5 draft history : The 2012 MLB Winter Meetings are just around the corner and will take place in Nashville, Tennesse December 3-6. Once you look ...
11/26 Puckett's Pond: Twins pitching: a name surfaces this weekend : For Minnesota Twins fans hoping that Terry Ryan will, indeed, acquire starting pitching this offseason, it’s not uncommon ...
11/25 Southside Showdown: White Sox Free Agent Round-Up : The list of White Sox departing free agents was shortened nearly immediately with the 2-year extension given to Jake Peavy and ...
11/19 Puckett's Pond: Twins: Winter Meetings Gear-Up : As the 2012 Winter Meetings approach for Major League Baseball, it’s time to begin the speculation and rumor mill that are ...
11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Continue To Pursue Free Agent Pitchers : The Twins have not yet made any moves this offseason, but John Shipley of The Pioneer Press says the team continues to monitor ...
11/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Twins | Scott Diamond guaranteed rotation spot: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Diamond is the only starter on the team guaranteed a rotation spot heading into spring training. 'I would ...[+]
say that without even thinking about it,' manager Ron Gardenhire said. 'He's definitely one of the guys we count on for next year.'
11/15 Puckett's Pond: Down on the Pond: Minnesota Twins Top Prospects 2012 Review. : Here at Puckett’s Pond our editor, Paula Minell, has started a series profiling who she believes are the top 10 prospects ...
11/14 Puckett's Pond: Baker Signs with Cubs, Twins still in the same boat : The news of an historic trade between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Miami Marlins has completely overshadowed (even for Twins ...
11/10 MLB Injury News: Twins Rumors: Brandon McCarthy, Anibal Sanchez, Ryan Dempster : So far this offseason the Minnesota Twins have reached out
to several free agent starting pitchers, including Brandon McCarthy, ...
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? ...
11/6 Puckett's Pond: Election Day: The People’s Choice : Election Day 2012 marks one of the most important elections in our young country’s history. In my 24 years of existence, ...
11/5 WahoosOnFirst: FanSided MLB 2012 Awards: AL Rookie of the Year: Mike Trout : For many fans, the end-of-season player awards are one of the biggest highlights of the long MLB offseason. There’s just ...
11/2 Puckett's Pond: The Last Place Minnesota Twins: What happened? : There isn’t a single team in any sport that wants to finish in last place. Sure, there are times when a team might relish ...
11/1 Baseballhotcorner.com: FAN FUEL: TWINS’ SCOTT DIAMOND INTERVIEW : BY CLAYTON RICHER – FAN FUEL BLOGGER This interview comes on the heels of Guelph native Scott Diamond being named the Minnesota ...
News -- October 2012
10/31 Motor City Bengals: Off-Season A.L. Central: Minnesota Twins : Baseball isn’t played in a vacuum, and we here at MCB try not to write in one either. At the beginning of the 2012 season, ...
10/29 Puckett's Pond: Twins moves & news: Baker, Walters, Blackburn : The Minnesota Twins officially declined RHP Scott Baker‘s club option. The deadline for option decisions is three days ...
10/28 MLB Injury News: Twins Rumors: Minnesota Hope to Re-Sign Scott Baker : Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan told reporters,
including Phil Mackey of 1500 ESPN, that he hopes to re-sign right-hander ...
10/27 Puckett's Pond: THE TWINS NEED PITCHING!! : bedeepbeedepepdpebebepebepepebe… Breaking News… The Twins need starting pitching… I repeat… The ...
10/24 MLB Injury News: Twins Rumors: Minnesota Hope to Re-Sign Scott Baker :
Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan told reporters,
including Phil Mackey of 1500 ESPN, that he hopes to re-sign right-hander ...
10/23 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Looking To Add Three Starting Pitchers : The Twins wrapped up their organizational meetings late last week, and Phil Mackey of 1500ESPN.com has the highlights. Mackey ...
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 ...
News -- September 2012
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 ...
News -- August 2012
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 Diamond Scott Diamond received a six-game suspension for throwing at Josh Hamilton‘s head. Good.
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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 Options Once 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 ...
News -- July 2012
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, ...
News -- June 2012
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 24 This 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 ...
News -- May 2012
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 3 This 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. ...
News -- April 2012
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 ...
News -- March 2012
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 ...
News -- February 2012
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.
News -- January 2012
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.'
News -- October 2011
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 ...
News -- September 2011
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 ...
News -- August 2011
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 ...
News -- July 2011
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 ...