--C Mike Redmond might be old for a catcher -- he'll turn 38 next May -- but he still has plenty of value as Joe Mauer's backup, and as a leader in the clubhouse. 

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. 

Bill Smith's second winter as Twins general manager figures to be much quieter than his first. 

--C Mike Redmond might be old for a catcher -- he'll turn 38 next May -- but he still has plenty of value as Joe Mauer's backup, and as a leader in the clubhouse. 

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. 

Bill Smith's second winter as Twins general manager figures to be much quieter than his first. 

--C Mike Redmond might be old for a catcher -- he'll turn 38 next May -- but he still has plenty of value as Joe Mauer's backup, and as a leader in the clubhouse. 

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. 

Bill Smith's second winter as Twins general manager figures to be much quieter than his first. 

--C Mike Redmond might be old for a catcher -- he'll turn 38 next May -- but he still has plenty of value as Joe Mauer's backup, and as a leader in the clubhouse. 

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. 

One of the most satisfying seasons in Twins history -- they shocked the sport by staying in contention even after the departures of Johan Santana and Torii Hunter -- closed in the most unsatisfying way possible. 

--C Joe Mauer went 0-for-3 in the tiebreaker against Chicago, but he held on to win his second AL batting title by finishing at . 

--C Joe Mauer went 0-for-3 in the tiebreaker against Chicago, but he held on to win his second AL batting title by finishing at .