As Edinson Volquez-for-Josh Hamilton proved, the offseason was made for trading. 

General manager Bill Smith has said the Twins' four-man crowd in the outfield isn't a problem, that the team doesn't see any reason to thin the ranks. 

--RHP Jeff Manship allowed eight hits but only two runs over 4 2/3 innings against the Arizona Fall League's best-hitting team, and teammate (and fellow Twins prospect) RHP Rob Delaney earned the victory in relief as the Phoenix Desert Dogs won their fift 

A year after doing a near-total overhaul of their roster, and obsessing for four months over a Johan Santana trade, the Twins enter the offseason with far less work to do on a team that nearly won the AL Central. 

General manager Bill Smith has said the Twins' four-man crowd in the outfield isn't a problem, that the team doesn't see any reason to thin the ranks. 

--RHP Jeff Manship allowed eight hits but only two runs over 4 2/3 innings against the Arizona Fall League's best-hitting team, and teammate (and fellow Twins prospect) RHP Rob Delaney earned the victory in relief as the Phoenix Desert Dogs won their fift 

A year after doing a near-total overhaul of their roster, and obsessing for four months over a Johan Santana trade, the Twins enter the offseason with far less work to do on a team that nearly won the AL Central. 

A little more than a week after losing one of his top executives, Orioles president Andy MacPhail worked fast to fill the vacancy, announcing the hiring yesterday of formerCincinnatiReds general manager Wayne Krivsky. 

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BostonRedSox spring training tickets will go on sale Saturday, Dec. 

Joel Maturi isn't ready to publicly discuss a contract extension for Tim Brewster, but it's clear the Gophers' Athletics director is pleased with his football coach, despite the embarrassing 55-0 loss to Iowa on Saturday at the Metrodome. 

A year after doing a near-total overhaul of their roster, and obsessing for four months over a Johan Santana trade, the Twins enter the offseason with far less work to do on a team that nearly won the AL Central. 

A year after doing a near-total overhaul of their roster, and obsessing for four months over a Johan Santana trade, the Twins enter the offseason with far less work to do on a team that nearly won the AL Central. 

A year after doing a near-total overhaul of their roster, and obsessing for four months over a Johan Santana trade, the Twins enter the offseason with far less work to do on a team that nearly won the AL Central. 

A year after doing a near-total overhaul of their roster, and obsessing for four months over a Johan Santana trade, the Twins enter the offseason with far less work to do on a team that nearly won the AL Central.