Twins Notes

The Twins pulled off quite a victory last night over the Yankees. Some notable things happened:
-Livan Hernandez was not very good.
-Joe Mauer hit his first home-run.
-Delmon Young had 3 doubles and 3 RBI.
-Michael Cuddyer continued his hot streak.

With the win, the Twins improve to 30-27. They currently sit half of a game behind the White Sox.

Some other tidbits of information:
-The First-Year player draft is Thursday afternoon. I don't have anything specific in mind for what I plan to post here, but I will be posting some sort of preview tomorrow night. The Twins have 3 of the first 31 picks.
-Boof Bonser has been moved to the bullpen. That means that Matt Macri will head back to Rochester (and the Twins will have only 3 batters on the bench - Redmond, Punto, Monroe).
-Apparently (and unfortunately) Juan Rincon will be remain on the roster... for now anyway.
-The Giants designated Erick Threets for assignmanet. Threets is a big, young lefty. From what I've heard about him, he used to throw in the high-90s, had some shoulder problems, and lost some velocity. He also comes with a "wicked" slider. Obviously, the Twins just signed Craig Breslow, who's pitched well, as another lefty option out of the bullpen. I think the Twins should put in a claim for Threets; chances are they wouldn't get him. If they happened to acquire him, they could DFA Rincon; and if Threets pans out, they'd also effectively replace Dennys Reyes, who is a free agent at the end of the season. Of course, odds are that Threets will be claimed by a team with a worse record and this is all moot... just something to keep your eye on.

As I write this the Twins trail the Orioles 5-3 in the 8th. What a let down after two good wins against the Yankees.