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Baseball Nation

The Twins' Bizarre Fascination With Matt Capps
Baseball Nation
By Grant Brisbee - Editor The Twins sure have expended a lot of time and energy to make sure that Matt Capps hangs around. What's the fascination? Feb 1, 2012 - It's not unusual for teams to have logjams with their good young players.

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Twins Talking Points: Matt Capps, the rotation, and Tsuyoshi Nishioka
Puckett's Pond (blog)
The Matt Capps re-signing is not new news, but I would like to direct your attention to this piece written by Aaron Gleeman. It is the most perfect summary I have seen so far of all the reasons why the Capps deal made no sense at all.

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MinnPost.com (blog)

Twins' Matt Capps decision looks even worse today than it originally did
MinnPost.com (blog)
5, when the Twins re-signed Matt Capps, my objection to the move focused on three things. One was that he just isn't a closer-caliber pitcher. Two was that $4.75 million is far too high a price, particularly given their payroll constraints this ...



Bleacher Report

Minnesota Twins: Predicting How the Bullpen Will Shake out
Bleacher Report
Glen Perkins appears poised for a big year, and may be the second in line for saves should Matt Capps falter. It's safe to say the bullpen was a sore spot for the Twins in 2011. The much-maligned group of hurlers were among the worst units in the bigs ...

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An Appreciation of the Organizational Glut of Catchers
McCovey Chronicles
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 1, 2012 2:15 PM PST Earlier today, I had an article up on Baseball Nation on the bizarre fascination the Twins have with Matt Capps. It cost them one of their prized prospects in Wilson Ramos. It wasn't a big deal until Joe ...



FS North

Twins amazed and inspired by Jablonski
FS North
From left to right: Jason Marquis, Matt Capps, Justin Morneau, Glen Perkins, Carl Pavano and Drew Butera. Next to Jack is his younger brother, Max. MINNEAPOLIS — Before they took part in Friday's annual TwinsFest at the Metrodome, several Minnesota ...
Jack Jablonski inspires his Twins visitorsPioneer Press

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FS North

Twins reliever Capps ready to close in 2012
FS North
Twins reliever Matt Capps feels he and his club are poised for a bounce-back campaign in 2012. (Jesse Johnson-US PRESSWIRE) Kevin Gorg has spent the past five years covering the Wild, Timberwolves, Twins and Golden Gophers for FOX Sports North and its ...

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FOX 9 News

Twins Visit Jablonski as Rehab Progresses
FOX 9 News
MINNEAPOLIS - A new photo and status have been released on Jack Jablonski's CaringBridge site, showing a visit from some Minnesota Twins -- including Carl Pavano, Justin Morneau and Matt Capps. The image shows Jablonski with the major league ball ...

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Fielder Contract Easier to Swallow Than Pujols'
Motor City Bengals
Day one saw Jayson Nix, Matt Capps, Aaron Harang, and Jerry Hairston find jobs, but was mostly filled with various agents and general managers kicking tires. It was more of the same on days two and three. On Thursday of that week, though, ...

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Free Agent Signings
Winnipeg Free Press
MINNESOTA (6) — Signed Jamey Carroll, of, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $6.5 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Doumit, c, Pittsburgh, to a $3 million, one-year contract; re-signed Matt Capps, rhp, to a $4.75 million, one-year contract; ...

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