Jose Manuel Mijares

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 265 lb.

Born: October 29, 1984 in Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 2008 (Age 23)   vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Twins/Royals/Giants 2008-2013
2013 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$1.8M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 4.024, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: SFX [*]
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• 5/20 RoxPile: Rockies (Almost) Sweep Giants at Coors: Can we all just pretend that Thursday game with the Giants didn’t exist? Because that would make this just a regular, run-of-the-mill...
• 5/19 AroundTheFoghorn: Woeful San Francisco Giants Road Trip Comes To Painful End: And finally, it ends. After winning three of four against the Atlanta Braves last weekend and heading out on their six game road...
• 5/8 FFLockerRoom: San Francisco Giants Activate Jose Mijares, Option Jean Machi: In a pair of moves Monday, the San Francisco Giants have activated left-handed pitcher Jose Mijares from the restricted list while...
• 5/7 Splash Hit Blog: Lineups Posted: Pagan’s back vs. a pretty good Kyle Kendrick: After resting a couple days to give a sore hamstring a break, Angel Pagan is back in the lineup, while Jose Mijares gets reinstated...
• 5/7 Injury Report: ()
• 5/7 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Option Jean Machi To Fresno, Activate Jose Mijares: When you’ve thrown a little over ten innings and a near strikeout per inning to go along with a 1.74 ERA at the MLB level,...
• 5/7 Injury Report: ()
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• 5/3 Sports Out West: Giants call up Francisco Peguero, activate Jeremy Affeldt, option Hector Sanchez and Sandy Rosario: The San Francisco Giants made several moves before starting their three-game home stand against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Perhaps...
• 5/1 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants’ Pablo Sandoval Catches Fire. Or On Fire. Or Something.: If you’re Pablo Sandoval, it might be a good idea to stop, drop and roll because the hefty Venezuelan is on fire. Seriously....

• 4/30 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Losing Streak Ends, Belt Show, Bochy Frustration, Great Pandino, Etc.: Waking up this morning felt a little different. The sun was out, the birds were chirping, and reminiscing about the San Francisco...
• 4/30 Raising Matt Cain: Cain Pitches, Giants Win: In a welcome new twist to the season, the Giants won for the first time when Matt Cain started the game. It wasn't pretty. For...
• 4/29 AroundTheFoghorn: Jose Mijares’ on Bereavement Leave; Sandy Rosario Called Up: According to Andrew Baggarly, of CSN Bay Area, Jose Mijares‘ has request bereavement leave after his grandmother just passed...
• 4/29 Injury Report: ()
• 4/28 Splash Hit Blog: Lineups Posted: #SFGiants look to avoid getting swept, lose five in a row: Last night was a nightmare for Andres Torres and his fans after he whiffed on a soft line drive to him in the 4th inning, Barry...
• 4/23 Kings of Kauffman: The Royals Bullpen, Then (2012) and Now: A significant weapon the Royals have at their disposal this year is their bullpen. Stocked with live, young arms, they have four...
• 4/23 Raising Matt Cain: Gritty Giants Gut It Out: I was thinking about Joaquin Arias tonight, about how he is a wonderful player, the perfect utility infielder and super-sub....
• 4/18 Splash Hit Blog: #SFGiants Game GIFCap: Just gonna fart away and mislead you with highlights: Didn’t watch the game tonight? Well to sum it up for you right now, the Dodgers are losing right now. If that answer wasn’t...
• 4/17 Bush League Chronicle: Video: Giants reliever breaks wind in bullpen: On Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants promoted reliever Jean Machi from Triple-A Fresno before their game in Milwaukee.Machi...
• 4/4 Splash Hit Blog: GIFPost: Pitching and Defense from Game 3 of Giants-Dodgers: The game ended 5-3, but the Giants had plenty of moments where their pitchers and their defense came through for them. Tim Lincecum...

• 3/27 KC Kingdom: State of the Royals Bullpen: Last year was a busy one for the Royals bullpen and it has led some to be worried if they were over-worked to the point they will...
• 3/27 Sports Out West: Giants news: Chad Gaudin wins final bullpen spot: Right-hander Chad Gaudin had his contract purchased Tuesday morning by the San Francisco Giants, which means he has earned the...
• 3/25 numberFire: San Francisco Giants 2013 Statistical Preview: Pitching: Madison Bumgarner as a Cy Young Candidate? Editor Zach Warren is all aboard the bandwagon.See More Matt Cain Madison Bumgarner Tim...
• 3/20 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Santiago Casilla, Pablo Sandoval, Jose Mijares and Hector Sanchez: Last night the World Baseball Classic came to an end, as Santiago Casilla and the Dominican Republic beat Angel Pagan and Team...
• 3/13 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Did Bruce Bochy Call The Dodgers Paper Champions?: Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News said (via Twitter) San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy smiled when asked about...
• 3/11 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Dodged Bullet, Buster Posey Extension Talks and Jose Mijares Update:   Buster Olney of ESPN.com says (via Twitter) the San Francisco Giants dodged a bullet! At the time outfielder Melky Cabrera...
• 3/4 Splash Hit Blog: It’s about to get a little Minor League-y in here: Today’s Giants Spring Training lineup contains some familiar names in it, but not quite all of the ones that carried the...
• 3/1 MLB Injury News: WBC Injuries: Giants' Andres Torres, Jose Mijares out: Two players dropped out of the World Baseball Classic as a result of injuries suffered during the spring.  Andres Torres...
• 3/1 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants’ Andres Torres & Jose Mijares Out Of WBC: And another one (or in the case, two) bites the dust. First, it was reliever Javier Lopez who opted out of the World Baseball...

• 2/27 Splash Hit Blog: Three Angles for an Angel: Luis Jimenez with the Slide of the Day: Maybe slide of the week. Possibly slide of Spring Training, but with so much time left, and so many baseball games left, maybe...
• 2/17 Puckett's Pond: Twins **** 2/17/13: In last week’s Twins **** we looked at minor league outfielder Macho Man Randy Savage and a pitcher with six fingers, and...

• 1/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): USA vs The Field: Ever since baseball's removal from the Olympic program, the World Baseball Classic has been filling the void when it comes...
• 1/21 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Arbitration Players, Brian Wilson, Congratulations 49ers: Let’s get everyone all caught up to speed with the San Francisco Giants and their arbitration eligible players. On Friday,...
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week: MLBTR was the first to report the following...
• 1/18 MTRMedia.com: SF Giants Rumors: Hunter Pence and Jose Mijares Avoid Arbitration: The San Francisco Giants have avoided arbitration with two players thus far. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reported (via Twitter)...
• 1/18 Splash Hit Blog: Arbitration News You’ve Probably Already Heard: For those that have been off social media or the San Francisco Giants home website, the Giants, along with a slew of other teams,...
• 1/18 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Sign Gregor Blanco To One Year Deal: The numbers just keep coming in. In addition to Hunter Pence and Jose Mijares, the San Francisco Giants also agreed to terms with...
• 1/18 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Hunter Pence and Jose Mijares Avoid Arbitration: The San Francisco Giants have avoided arbitration with two players thus far. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reported (via Twitter)...
• 1/18 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants & Jose Mijares Avoid Arbitration, Agree To Deal: Doing their best to avoid the arbitrator, the San Francisco Giants and reliever Jose Mijares agreed on a one year deal yesterday...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Jose Mijares avoids arbitrationThe San Francisco Giants avoided arbitration with RP Jose Mijares by signing him to a one-year, $1.8 million deal....[+] The San Francisco Giants avoided arbitration with RP Jose Mijares by signing him to a one-year, $1.8 million deal.
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Giants, Jose Mijares Avoid Arbitration: The Giants have avoided arbitration with left-handed reliever Jose Mijares, MLBTR has learned. The SFX client will earn $1.8MM...
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Jose Mijares to pitch in WBCSan Francisco Giants RP Jose Mijares will pitch for Venezuela in the 2013 World Baseball Classic....[+] San Francisco Giants RP Jose Mijares will pitch for Venezuela in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
• 1/17 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Giants, World Baseball Classic: Today the World Baseball Classic rosters were announced, and there’s a few San Francisco Giants players sprinkled around...
• 1/16 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Theriot, Wilson, Arbitration, Pence In His Walk Year: R.J. White of CBSSports.com says the San Francisco Giants are still interested in bringing back infielder Ryan Theriot. The Philadelphia...
• 1/13 MLB Injury News: Tigers' Victor Martinez to be 100% for Spring Training: Can you imagine the Detroit Tigers' offense had they had Victor Martinez healthy last year?  Well, for 2013 you won't have...
• 1/9 Kings of Kauffman: Scouting Royals Lefty Specialists: With a shaky rotation rendered even more unstable after injuries to Danny Duffy and Felipe Paulino, the Royals bullpen had to...

• 11/30 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Tender Contract Day, Deadline Is Tonight: Today is the day that the San Francisco Giants must tender contracts to their arbitration eligible players. The deadline is at...
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: Explaining Non-Tenders: One week from now, the free agent class will expand to accommodate this year’s non-tenders. Dozens of players will join the...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: San Francisco Giants: The Giants need to obtain an outfielder and find an answer at second base. Guaranteed Contracts Matt Cain, SP: $107.5MM...
• 11/13 Raising Matt Cain: 25 for 16: The LOOGYS: Jose Mijares had his two big LOOGY moments in two big 8-3 wins. The first was Game Four of the LDS in Cincinnati. The Giants...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: San Francisco Giants: The Giants are next in our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series.  Matt Swartz's salary projections are below. First time: Buster...

• 10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Notes: Huff, Scutaro, Pagan, Affeldt: Giants general manager Brian Sabean has the makings of a dynasty centered around strong pitching and affordable young position...
• 10/29 Motor City Bengals: Now for Four Months of Tigers Speculation in Detroit!: Although the outcome was ultimately disappointing, this was as good a World Series I’ve seen in a while. The Tigers starting...
• 10/25 Tyler's Think Tank: Sandoval, Giants Blast Tigers: The San Francisco Giants started the 2012 Fall Classic on the right foot by routing the Detroit Tigers 8-3 in Game 1 last...
• 10/25 BoSox Injection: BSI Postseason Recap: Sandoval Crushes Three Homers In Game One Win: In the world of baseball today, it seems like it would be foolish to predict so much as a loss to Justin Verlander, who won the...
• 10/24 High Heat Stats: ¡Viva Venezuela!: (Though beaten to publication by the New York Times and MLB.com, your humble narrator insists that he had the idea first. So there.)...
• 10/23 AroundTheFoghorn: Could Giants’ Left Handed Pitching Play A Big Role Against Tigers In World Series?: When you make it to the World Series, holes to exploit are few are far between. After all, you’re in the Fall Classic for...
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Kemp, Mijares, Teagarden: The Tigers overcame a tense ninth inning to cinch a 2-1 victory in tonight's Game Three, taking a 3-0 lead over the Yankees in...
• 10/12 mlbreports.com : 2012 NLDS Wrap: Giants Defeat the Reds and Will Face Either the Cards or Nats in the NLCS: Friday October 12th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: Game One: Reds 5, Giants 2: The first game of the National League Division Series...
• 10/11 SoDo Mojo: Welcome to the NL: Sergio Romo and Batting: With a win last night in game four, the Giants forced a deciding fifth game this afternoon morning! in their NL Division Series...
• 10/10 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants & Cincinnati Reds NLDS Game 4 Recap: Giants Tie Series: Tim. F-Yeah. Lincecum. This game started off rocky for Barry Zito, and while there was a lot of offensive support, George Kontos...
• 10/6 Giants Nirvana: The NLDS Roster: The Giants’ NLDS roster has been announced, and it’s devoid of any surprises. In fact, it’s identical to the...
• 10/3 Raising Matt Cain: Finally, a meaningless game: The Giants eliminated the Dodgers last night, but they didn't go quietly. It was an agonizing finish as the Giants needed six...
• 10/1 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of October 1: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...

• 9/21 Diamond Ring: The Bullpen is Not as Good as You Thought: The Royals bullpen has some padded stats this year. Royals relievers often came into the game with inherited runners and promptly...
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: Waivering: I've been waiting to write about this until I was sure that the entire deal was done. At this point I'm sure, so it's time to...
• 9/20 AroundTheFoghorn: Panda’s HR Leads Giants; Giant 7, Rockies 1: This game was very unpredictable starting at the top of the 1st inning. Matt Cain walked the first batter. Matt Cain doesn’t...
• 9/9 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Take 2 Of 3 Against Dodgers, NL West Crown In Sight: The San Francisco Giants made a huge stride in their effort to capture the National League West crown this evening with a 4-0...
• 9/7 Kings of Kauffman: August in a Nutshell: The 2012 Royals are a team that is full of surprises. After fumbling through their worst month of the season, they followed up...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tenders Contributing With New Teams: The December non-tender deadline is an often-overlooked part of MLB’s offseason schedule, but it’s a significant day. The...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tenders Contributing With New Teams: The December non-tender deadline is an often-overlooked part of MLB’s offseason schedule, but it’s a significant day. The...

• 8/28 Diamond Ring: The Bullpen is Not as Good as You Thought: The Royals bullpen has some padded stats this year. Royals relievers often came into the game with inherited runners and promptly...
• 8/23 Giants Nirvana: Best Series Ever: Didn’t that all seem a little too easy? The Giants scored in the first inning of the first game of this series, and never...
• 8/18 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Take Series And Top Padres In Offensive Outburst: AT&T South was again live and hopping tonight as the Giants squeaked out a 8-7 victory thanks to a four run, fifth inning....
• 8/13 Diamond Ring: Waivering: I've been waiting to write about this until I was sure that the entire deal was done. At this point I'm sure, so it's time to...
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/5/12 - 8/11/12: As we hit the dog days of August, let's take a moment to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The Yankees signed Derek...
• 8/11 Raising Matt Cain: Total Team Effort: Matt Cain had an easy first five this afternoon, facing just 17 hitters, and by then the Giants were up 5-0. In the 6th he loaded...
• 8/10 i70baseball.com: Rearranging the deck chairs on the S.S. RoyalsThe Royals make a series of cosmetic moves as the 2012 season sinks into oblivion....
• 8/8 Kings of Kauffman: Sneak Peek: Free Agent Pitchers the Royals Should Consider This Offseason: Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you know the Royals have one glaring need, a shortcoming that...
• 8/7 Royally Speaking: The Betancourt Legacy: I'll never forget the day I learned Dayton Moore brought Yuniesky Betancourt back into the fold. Marlon Brando's death scene...
• 8/7 Giants Nirvana: Buster Posey, Barry Zito Help Giants Even Series: Well, that went better than I’d expected. With Barry Zito going up against a tremendous offense, I wasn’t exactly...
• 8/6 Giants Nirvana: Giants Claim Jose Mijares Off Waivers: Earlier today, the Giants acquired left-handed reliever Jose Mijares from the Kansas City Royals via waivers. The Giants simply...
• 8/6 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Literally Give Jose Mijares Away to San Francisco Giants: Jose Mijares has thrown 38.2 innings as a Royal. Over that span, he has a 2.56 ERA, a 1.267 WHIP and a 37/13 K/BB ratio. He’s...
• 8/6 AroundTheFoghorn: Giants Make Bullpen Move – Claim Jose Mijares Off Waivers: In need of some bullpen help, the San Francisco Giants made a move this afternoon, claiming Kansas City’s Jose Mijares off...
• 8/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Jose Mijares claimedThe San Francisco Giants have claimed RP Jose Mijares off waivers from the Kansas City Royals....[+] The San Francisco Giants have claimed RP Jose Mijares off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
• 8/6 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Acquire Jose Mijares: The Giants have claimed left-handed reliever Jose Mijares from Kansas City, the teams announced. Mijares will provide Giants...
• 8/3 Nolan Writin': Game 105: Rangers Bend But Don’t Break Against Royals: The game was closer than it seemed throughout the entire night. Even when the Rangers had a 5-1 lead on a Mitch Moreland homerun,...
• 8/2 i70baseball.com: Royals get two minor league pitchers for Jonathan BroxtonThe Royals wanted a Major League ready starter. Instead, they got something better for the future....
• 8/2 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Drop Fifth Straight as Royals Beat Tribe 5-2: Zach McAllister had a rare bad outing and the Tribe’s offense continued to be MIA Wednesday night as the Royals breezed...

• 7/30 Crown Crazed: Los Angeles Angels interested in Royals’ Jose Mijares: Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Angels beat writer for Los Angeles Times, tweeted this afternoon that the Angels are looking for...
• 7/30 Crown Crazed: Available Royals: Jonathan Broxton, Jose Mijares, Jeff Francoeur, Yuniesky Betancourt: Nothing breaking here, but Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com sent out a tweet this evening stating Jonathan Broxton, Jose Mijares,...
• 7/30 Kings of Kauffman: Jonathan Broxton Trade Rumors Are Gaining Steam: On Sunday, the trade market for relief pitchers shifted a bit as the Padres signed Huston Street to an extension, effectively...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: Cardinals, Reds, Willingham, Ryan: Three of baseball's hottest teams reside in the NL Central, where the Reds (15 wins in their last 17 games) hold a two-game lead...
• 7/27 Kings of Kauffman: Deadline Worries, Royals Delusions, and Tunnel Vision: With less than a week before the (non-waiver) trade deadline, the Royals have pieces to move. They’ve made it apparent that...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Interested In Mijares, Rzepczynski: The Angels have expressed interest in Jose Mijares of the Royals and Marc Rzepczynski of the Cardinals in their search for a...
• 7/23 Kings of Kauffman: Trade Rumors Swirl Around Current Royals As Deadline Approaches: It’s been a busy afternoon with the movement of Anibal Sanchez to Detroit, Ichiro to the Yankees and maybe-possibly-not...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Links: Tigers, Royals, White Sox: It's possible that tonight was the last start Francisco Liriano will make as a member of the Twins. Liriano entered with a 2.84...
• 7/19 PaulLebowitz.com: National League West—Buy, Sell or Stand Pat?: San Francisco Giants The Giants have taken pitching and defense to the extreme with an outfield that can catch the ball with anyone,...
• 7/18 PaulLebowitz.com: National League Central—Buy, Sell or Stand Pat?: Cincinnati Reds Reds’ GM Walt Jocketty is a buyer and wants to win now. The Reds have what it takes to go far in the playoffs...
• 7/13 PaulLebowitz.com: American League West—Buy, Sell or Stand Pat?: We can tick Edwin Encarnacion off the board of potentially available players as the Blue Jays signed him to a 3-year, $27 million...
• 7/12 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Left-Handed Relievers: The Dodgers, Mets and Cardinals are among the contenders with potential interest in adding left-handed relievers to their respective...

• 6/27 Kings of Kauffman: I’m Just Not That Into You, Jonathan Broxton: Have you heard the one about the new Jonathan Broxton roller coaster ride at Worlds of Fun?  Everyone who rides it gets WHIPlash! ...
• 6/25 PaulLebowitz.com: The Truth About The Yankees’ Home Runs: The simple stupidity of the Yankees being criticized for relying on the home run ball speaks for itself. Are they supposed to...
• 6/21 Call to the Pen: The Kansas City Royals Bullpen Will Protect Your Lead: It’s not very often, in recent years at least, that one could say the Kansas City Royals have the best [insert baseball...
• 6/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Scoring change helps Jose Mijares: A scoring change by Major League Baseball helps Kansas City Royals RP Jose Mijares. An earned run charged in a June 13 appearance...[+] against the Milwaukee Brewers is now an unearned run. That change lowered the ERA for Mijares from 2.36 to 2.02.
• 6/1 i70baseball.com: “Tiny Tim” bless us, every one: After the free agent signing of relief pitcher Jose Mijares in the off-season, many fans of the Kansas City Royals thought that...

• 5/23 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Kansas City Royals: The Royals are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (4) Jonathan Sanchez - The Royals...
• 5/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Latin Link: Injury bug knocking out Latinos in Baseball: If big league trainers and team doctors had to punch time cards like a lot of us do, they would be getting some serious overtime...
• 5/20 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis from the MLBTR team this week. Ben Nicholson-Smith continued the 2013...
• 5/14 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Jose Mijares: There’s a market for left-handed relief pitching every summer, and the 13-20 Royals are once again expected to be sellers at...
• 5/14 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tenders Contributing With New Teams: Most non-tenders don’t come back to haunt their former clubs, but they definitely have the potential to do so. Valuable players...
• 5/7 i70baseball.com: More positives than just the Royals recent record: Last week I wrote that I felt the Cleveland Indians series could be the turning point in the Kansas City Royals 2012 season, and...

• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jose Mijares earns win Friday: Kansas City Royals RP Jose Mijares (1-1) allowed one hit over one scoreless inning in a victory over the Minnesota Twins Friday,...[+] April 27.
• 4/20 i70baseball.com: Turn the seat warmers on: Coming off of an opening weekend trip at an even .500, the Kansas City Royals have not played up to par in the first homestand...
• 4/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Chen’s Case of Reddickaphobia: Yesterday the battle within the battle for the game was Bruce Chen versus Josh Reddick. In Reddick’s at bats Chen threw an incredible...
• 4/12 i70baseball.com: The Royals are at .500 and head back to Kansas CityThe Royals have a 3-3 road trip in California and head to KC for an important ten game home stand....
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: Terry Ryan returned as Twins GM, attempting to keep his team afloat by dabbling in the middle of the free agent pool. Major...

• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Kansas City Royals: The Royals sat out the trade market for top starting pitchers, instead adding a pair of short-term lefties to their rotation,...
• 3/17 FanSided: Ranking The A.L. Central Lefty Relievers: One spot, or spots, on the Detroit Tigers roster that seems to be spoken for is our lefty reliever situation. In effect, the guys...
• 3/13 MLB Dirt: 2012 Kansas City Royals Preview2012 Kansas City Royals Preview...
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Louis Coleman, Jose Mijares considered shoe-ins for bullpen: Kansas City Royals RPs Louis Coleman and Jose Mijares are considered near-certainties to fulfill bullpen jobs, leaving two spots...[+] open.
• 3/6 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Kansas City Royals: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...

• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jose Mijares expected to join team Saturday: Updating previous reports, Kansas City Royals RP Jose Mijares is expected to arrive at spring training camp Saturday, Feb. 25....[+] He had been in his native Venezuela resolving family and visa issues.
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jose Mijares MIAKansas City Royals RP Jose Mijares is not in camp and hasn't had contact with the club for the last eight days....[+] Kansas City Royals RP Jose Mijares is not in camp and hasn't had contact with the club for the last eight days.
• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jose Mijares has visa issues: Kansas City Royals RP Jose Mijares has visa problems and is not in camp yet. A source indicates the team is not concerned yet...[+] because he has gotten work in winter ball.
• 2/17 Baseball Musings: Changes, Kansas City Royals: The Royals look to Jonathan Sanchez to improve the rotation. Photo: Tony Medina/Icon SMI The Royals finished the 2011 season 71-91,...
• 2/1 Kings of Kauffman: The Back End of the Bullpen: When the season previews start to pop up you can be sure one of the areas listed as a strength for the 2012 Royals will be the...

• 1/26 i70baseball.com: Future Royals Game Night Promotions… Or Should BeThe 2012 Royals game night promotions are good, but they could be better....
• 1/24 Royally Speaking: Prince Fielder Is A Tiger:  "Justin Verlander might win 20 games with the staggering run support he is likely to receive, because there are days when...
• 1/12 i70baseball.com: The Jonathans And Jose Come Lately, The New Kids In TownJonathan Sanchez, Jonathan Broxton and Jose Mijares, the new Royals kids in town....
• 1/5 Puckett's Pond: Jason Bulger, Twins Non Roster Invitee: There are more Twins non roster invitees than there are hours in the day. In case you’re having trouble keeping track of...

• 12/31 Kings of Kauffman: The Hidden Value of the Jose Mijares Signing: On the surface, the Royals’ recent acquisition of lefty reliever Jose Mijares is pretty vanilla. The 27-year old Mijares...
• 12/28 Kings of Kauffman: Royals All-Time Name Team: Al Hrabosky – The Mad Hungarian (Sports Illustrated) #2 on our Royals All-Time Name Team   The middle of Christmas...
• 12/26 Through The Fence Baseball: End-of-year deals land Latinos in news: In a frenzy to curtail fan fallout, the St. Louis Cardinals decided to sign veteran outfielder Carlos Beltran to a fat, two-year...
• 12/21 Kings of Kauffman: Jose Mijares Signing is a Solid One: Jose Mijares is moving south. (AP Photo) The Royals announced today that they’ve signed lefty reliever Jose Mijares, formerly...
• 12/21 Royally Speaking: Jose Mijares Signed: KC signed Jose Mijares today to fill a role that Tim Collins couldn't, the infamous LOOGY. Left handed batters hit only .210 against...
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jose Mijares contract terms: Kansas City Royals RP Jose Mijares signed a one-year deal worth $925,000 Wednesday, Dec. 21. He has trimmed up in the offseason...[+] and reportedly was pitching well in winter ball.
• 12/21 i70baseball.com: Royals Sign Lefty Mijares: The Kansas City Royals announced today that the club has signed left-handed relief pitcher Jose Mijares to a one-year Major League...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Sign Jose Mijares : The Royals announced that they signed Jose Mijares to a one-year, Major League contract for 2012. The team's 40-man roster is...
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jose Mijares signs: The Kansas City Royals signed free-agent RP Jose Mijares (Twins) to an undisclosed deal Wednesday, Dec. 21. He'll serve as the...[+] team's situational lefty in the bullpen.
• 12/20 Puckett's Pond: Stages of Baseball Grief: Jason Kubel is the newest ex-Minnesota Twin.  Kubel joins Michael Cuddyer, Joe Nathan, Kevin Slowey, Jose Mijares, Matt Tolbert*...
• 12/15 Puckett's Pond: Thursday Links: What a week, Twins fans.  Apparently the deal hasn’t been finalized yet, but the Twins have essentially wrapped up a deal...
• 12/13 MLB Dirt: Kuo and Moylan Come with High Risk/Reward: The deadline to tender arbitration eligible players a contract passed last night with some interesting names that have now become...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: MLB Teams Non-Tender 29 Players: Major League teams non-tendered multiple former All-Stars last night and it won't be surprising if some of the 29 players re-establish...
• 12/13 Puckett's Pond: Twins Notes: Jose Mijares, Jim Hoey, and Joe Mauer’s Marriage: Yesterday morning I listed a couple dozen pitchers who might be competing for bullpen slots next spring. That list became obsolete...
• 12/13 Fragile Freddy's: Free Free Agents: Yesterday was the deadline for teams to tender contracts to players without enough service time to become a free agent. ...
• 12/13 Nolan Writin': Non-Tender Deadline Offers New Options for Rangers Bullpen: The deadline to offer contracts to team-controlled players came and went last night and the Texas Rangers opted not to tender...
• 12/13 PaulLebowitz.com: MLB Non-Tenders—List and Analysis: Here’s a list of the MLB players who were not tendered a contract for 2012. Among the non-tenders are some surprising names...
• 12/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares non-tenderedThe Minnesota Twins non-tendered RP Jose Mijares Monday, Dec. 12, making him a free agent....[+] The Minnesota Twins non-tendered RP Jose Mijares Monday, Dec. 12, making him a free agent.
• 12/12 Puckett's Pond: Twins Bullpen Battle Royale: Have you noticed how many relief pitchers the Twins have acquired lately? By my count, there are at least 24 pitchers who have...

• 11/30 Puckett's Pond: Negative Nancy (Part 2): I’ve been trying to be more positive about the 2012 Twins.  It is not always easy, especially after a 2011 season in which...
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Rumors: Ryan, Payroll: Terry Ryan returned to the role of Twins GM yesterday; here's the latest on the club. Ryan will be the GM for as long as...

• 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...

• 9/7 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Minnesota Twins: The Twins are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: Jose Mijares, Matt Tolbert, Phil Dumatrait Second...

• 8/21 Yankees Daily: Ivan Nova dominates as Yankees beat Twins 3-0: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Rodriguez returned to the lineup and Curtis Granderson hit an inside-the-park home run to help the New...
• 8/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Twins II: The Return of Alex Rodriguez: Ah, poor Minnesota. Perennial favorites in the always wide-open AL Central — though I’ll take some credit for being...
• 8/17 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees, Phillies Seek Veteran Lefty Relievers: The Phillies and Yankees are searching for veteran left-handed relievers, reported ESPN's Jayson Stark yesterday.  Let's take...

• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mijares, Tigers, Phillies, Nimmo: Michael Cuddyer pitched a shutout inning in Texas tonight, but the Rangers didn't have trouble scoring against Minnesota's other...

• 6/25 Puckett's Pond: What Prince Fielder’s Baseball Card Can Tell The Minnesota Twins: After Prince Fielder belted a 3-2 fastball for a 2-run double to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 lead that they would hang on...

• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Minnesota Twins: The Twins conclude our 2012 Contract Issues series.  Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season: Eligible For Free...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Dusty Hughes demoted: The Minnesota Twins demoted RP Dusty Hughes to Triple-A Rochester Sunday, May 29, to clear a roster spot for RP Jose Mijares (elbow),...[+] who will come off the 15-day disabled list Monday, May 30.
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Phil Dumatrait or Dusty Hughes could be demoted: Minnesota Twins RP Phil Dumatrait or RP Dusty Hughes could be optioned to the minor leagues when RP Jose Mijares (elbow) is activated...[+] from the disabled list.
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares likely to come off DL Monday: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (elbow) worked two innings in an extended spring game Saturday, May 28. He might come off the...[+] 15-day disabled list Monday, May 30. 'The ball is coming out of his hand great. He feels nothing. There's a good chance he'll join us in Detroit,' manager Ron Gardenhire said.
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares going on rehab assignmentMinnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (elbow) is set to begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Fort Myers....[+] Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (elbow) is set to begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Fort Myers.
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares set for bullpen session: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (elbow) threw a light bullpen session Tuesday, May 24, and he'll have a regular session in the...[+] pen Wednesday, May 25. 'If that goes well, he'll go out on a rehab assignment somewhere this weekend,' head trainer Rick McWane said.
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares to resume throwingMinnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (elbow) is scheduled to resume throwing Saturday, May 21....[+] Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (elbow) is scheduled to resume throwing Saturday, May 21.
• 5/18 Baseball Happenings: State of the Staff: The big news in the last 48 hours has been the decimation of the Red Sox’ starting rotation.  While the injuries are significant...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares update: Updating previous reports, Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (elbow) had an MRI reveal no significant damage to his left elbow....[+]
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares to undergo MRIMinnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (elbow) will undergo an MRI exam on his left elbow strain as a precaution....[+] Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (elbow) will undergo an MRI exam on his left elbow strain as a precaution.
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Hoey optioned, Jose Mijares to DL: The Minnesota Twins optioned RP Jim Hoey to Triple-A Rochester Sunday, May 15, and RP Jose Mijares (elbow) was placed on the 15-day...[+] disabled list. RPs Phil Dumatrait and Anthony Swarzak were recalled to take their place.
• 5/15 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Designate Steve Holm For Assignment: The Twins designated catcher Steve Holm for assignment in order to add lefty Phil Dumatrait to the 40-man roster according...
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares could be placed on disabled list: Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said RP Jose Mijares (elbow) could be placed on the 15-day disabled list because of tenderness...[+] in his left elbow.
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Hoey, Jose Mijares roughed up: Minnesota Twins RPs Jim Hoey and Jose Mijares combined to allow five earned runs, three hits and four walks in the 11th inning...[+] Saturday, May 14, against the Toronto Blue Jays, and they did not record any outs.
• 5/13 MLBTradeRumors: Evaluating The Twins' Struggling Bullpen: Of the four clubs who underwent major bullpen renovations this past offseason, three have thus far met the challenge.  The Diamondbacks...
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Relievers: Decent relievers are always a hot commodity at the trade deadline.  The Rangers, Cardinals, Dodgers, Rays, Indians, and Phillies...
• 5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares feeling fineMinnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (illness) was sick Saturday, May 7, but he was fine the next day and was available to pitch....[+] Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (illness) was sick Saturday, May 7, but he was fine the next day and was available to pitch.
• 5/6 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Minnesota Twins: Pitchers:Friday – Tim Wakefield (0-0, 4.08) vs. Scott Baker (1-2, 3.16)Saturday – Clay Buchholz (2-3, 4.81) vs. Brian Duensing...

• 4/26 The Process Report: The Process Versus Twins Pitchers: Francisco Liriano The Rays missed Liriano when these two teams met at the Trop earlier this month. For whatever reason, striking...
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Bullpen being reshuffled: The Minnesota Twins' bullpen has undergone a transformation since RP Joe Nathan was demoted from the closer's role recently. ...[+] Manager Ron Gardenhire stated that RP Glen Perkins is the most trusted reliever behind RP Matt Capps right now. Perkins has tossed 9 1/3 scoreless innings to begin the year. Perkins' fastball has gone as high as 95 mph this season. RP Jim Hoey has also gained trust in Gardenhire's eye after working on his split-fingered fastball while in the minors. He is throwing it with decreased velocity, but he is yielding better results with it. His splitter is 10-15 mph slower than his fastball. RP Jose Mijares is another setup candidate. Nathan's fastball velocity has been down this year and he has struggled with his command, but Gardenhire said his slider is coming back into form and thinks he will improve as the season progresses. 'He had to find out, and we had to find out, what he had,' Gardenhire said of Nathan. 'We had to start him out as our closer. The other role wasn't really set up for him as far as starting the season. Closing was the way it should've been. And if everything didn't work out right away, we could make adjustments. And that's what we saw. And now he sees he has work to do, so it makes it easy for all of us to work our way back to it.'
• 4/16 The Process Report: Game-Changer: Johnny Damon’s Walkoff Single: At this point, we might as well rename this portion of the site “the Johnny Damon play of the game.” For the second time in...
• 4/16 The Process Report: Daily Process: Rays Win Again, Jeff Niemann Looks Normal: For the first time this season, Jeff Niemann looked like himself. Niemann’s game is control and arsenal depth and he flashed...
• 4/14 The Process Report: The Process Versus Twins Pitchers: Welcome home… Carl Pavano As a member of the Twins, Pavano has experienced a career renaissance. His success over the past...
• 4/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Twins Game 8: 8:22PM CDT: Josh Willingham walks to load the bases with one out (they absolutely need to capitalize on this and score some runs)....

• 3/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Want to keep Scott Diamond: The Minnesota Twins are attempting to make a trade with the Atlanta Braves to keep RP Scott Diamond, their Rule 5 draft selection,...[+] according to La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He has already cleared waivers and the Twins would like to send him to the minor leagues because they already have three left-handers (Jose Mijares, Glen Perkins and Dusty Hughes) in their bullpen.
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: First-Time Arbitration Eligible For 2012: Kendrys Morales, Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Billy Butler, Geovany Soto, Shin-Soo Choo, Nelson Cruz, Johnny Cueto, and Phil Hughes...

• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | 21 players agree to terms: The Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms with Ps David Bromberg, Alex Burnett, Scott Diamond, Brian Duensing, Deolis Guerra, Eric...[+] Hacker, Jim Hoey, Dusty Hughes, Jeff Manship, Jose Mijares, Anthony Slama and Anthony Swarzak, C Drew Butera, IFs Luke Hughes, Chris Parmelee, Trevor Plouffe, Matt Tolbert and Danny Valencia and OFs Joe Benson, Ben Revere and Rene Tosoni on one-year contracts, according to USAToday.com.
• 2/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares looks good: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares has arrived to spring camp looking a few pounds lighter than last year, according to MLB.com's...[+] Kelly Thesier.

• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: The Twins' Rebuilt Bullpen: The Rays have been the center of the free agent defection universe this winter, most notably losing franchise player Carl Crawford...

• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Second Chances: After walking Jorge Posada to start the seventh, Carl Pavano throws a two strike pitch to Lance Berkman that catches the inside...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Cano Connects: The Yankees put runners on first and third with one out in the sixth. Robinson Cano pulls a single, driving in Mark Teixeira to...
• 10/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at who's gotten it done for the Minnesota Twins: Larry will be providing a comprehensive ALDS preview tomorrow, which I look forward to with bated breath. However, if you're like...

• 9/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares activated from disabled listThe Minnesota Twins have activated RP Jose Mijares (knee) from the 15-day disabled list, according to The Associated Press....[+] The Minnesota Twins have activated RP Jose Mijares (knee) from the 15-day disabled list, according to The Associated Press.
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares throws Friday: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (knee) threw a simulated game Friday, Sept. 10, and will come off of the disabled list Saturday,...[+] Sept. 11, according to The Associated Press.
• 9/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares to play winter ball: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares plans to play winter ball this year, in part to keep himself in shape in the offseason, according...[+] to the Pioneer Press' John Shipley.
• 9/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares update: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (knee) threw a bullpen session Wednesday, Sept. 8, and will throw a simulated game Friday, Sept....[+] 10, MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports.
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares update: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (knee) will throw a simulated game this weekend, the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen...[+] reports.

• 8/29 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 8.29.2010: Smelling blood: The Twins are always looking to improve in-season and generally take steps to beef up the bullpen more than...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Claim Randy Flores: The Twins claimed lefty reliever Randy Flores off waivers from the Rockies, according to a press release. The 35-year-old posted...
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares undergoes surgery: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (knee) underwent surgery to fix a torn meniscus in his right knee Monday, Aug. 16, and he is hoping...[+] to pitch again in three weeks, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen.
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Tallet, Encarnacion Clear Waivers: Brian Tallet, Edwin Encarnacion and Vernon Wells have all cleared waivers, tweets Bob Elliott of The Toronto Sun.  We'll overlook...
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Twins, Harvey, Ynoa, Westmoreland: On this day 100 years ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Superbas (today the Dodgers) played what the Baseball Reference...
• 8/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares to undergo surgery: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (knee) will need to undergo surgery on his right knee to fix a torn meniscus cartilage, according...[+] to the Pioneer Press' John Shipley. Mijares is expected to miss four weeks after the surgery.
• 8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares to DL: The Minnesota Twins placed RP Jose Mijares (knee) on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, Aug. 12, with a strained left knee, according...[+] to CBSSports.com.
• 8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares injured Wednesday: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (knee) could land on the disabled list after injuring his left knee Wednesday, Aug. 11, according...[+] to The Associated Press. Mijares left the game on crutches and expects to undergo an MRI exam Thursday, Aug. 12, or Friday, Aug. 13.

• 7/30 Call to the Pen: Twins/Nationals Trade Analysis: Matt Capps for Wilson Ramos and Joe Testa: The final trade of a busy July 29 was between the Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals. The Nats sent veteran closer Matt...

• 6/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares reinstated from restricted listThe Minnesota Twins have reinstated RP Jose Mijares from the restricted list, according to USAToday.com....[+] The Minnesota Twins have reinstated RP Jose Mijares from the restricted list, according to USAToday.com.
• 6/26 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: Carlos Zambrano Backlash: News from around the baseball world, where writers are already letting the Cubs know, it’s time to end the Zambrano era:...
• 6/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares placed on restricted list: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares was placed on the restricted list Friday, June 25, as the team waits for him to return from Venezuela,...[+] reports The Associated Press. Mijares' stint on the family medical emergency list has expired.
• 6/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Joe Mijares placed on restricted list: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares was placed on the restricted list Friday, June 25, as the team waits for him to return from Venezuela,...[+] reports The Associated Press. Mijares’ stint on the family medical emergency list has expired.
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares could return Friday: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (personal) could return from the bereavement list Friday, June 25, according to MLB.com's Kelly...[+] Thesier.
• 6/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares placed on family medical emergency list: The Minnesota Twins have placed RP Jose Mijares on the family medical emergency list, reports MLB.com's Bailey Stephens. Mijares...[+] left the team to deal with a family matter in Venezuela.

• 5/20 Baseball Daily Digest: Could Anthony Slama Help Solve Twins’ Bullpen Issues?: Yes, the Twins are having bullpen issues, just like everyone expected they would. Well, not quite. Jon Rauch has filled in admirably...
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares activated from disabled list: Confirming previous reports, the Minnesota Twins have activated RP Jose Mijares (wrist) from the 15-day disabled list, according...[+] to USAToday.com.
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares to be activated Friday: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (wrist) will be activated from the disabled list before the team's game Friday, May 14, according...[+] to the Pioneer Press. He gave up five runs and six hits in 1 2/3 innings during a rehab assignment with Triple-A Rochester.
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares leaving for rehab assignment: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (wrist) will leave for Triple-A Rochester Wednesday, May 5, to begin his rehab assignment, according...[+] to MLB.com's Kelly Thesier. Mijares is scheduled to pitch one inning both Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8. He could rejoin the team as soon as Monday, May 10.
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares update: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (elbow) threw a bullpen session Monday, May 3, and will throw another one later this week before...[+] going on a rehab assignment, The Associated Press reports.

• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jose Mijares feeling better: Minnesota Twins RP Jose Mijares (elbow) is feeling much better and he will be re-evaluated Thursday, April 22, according to MLB.com's...[+] Kelly Thesier. Mijares will not travel with the team on their 10-day road trip. He is eligible to return from the disabled list May 2.