DOUG STAYS: I haven't done a post about my team the Minnesota Twins in about three months, for no other reason that they haven't done diddly-poo in terms of player movement since November. When pitchers and catchers report in a few days, the Twins will still be minus two starters and one reliever, and to say that miserly owner Carl Pohlad hasn't done much to address these needs would be the understatement of the year.
Which was why I was glad to see today's news that the Twins have re-signed my favorite Twin, first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, to a two-year contract with an option for a third. Many thought Doug was on his way out of town ahead of the emergence of young 1B Justin "Nosferatu" Morneau, but the Twins have apparently decided they're better off keeping Your Olympic Hero around. And as the only person on the Eastern seaboard with my own Doug Mientkiewicz jersey, I'm thrilled.
Gleeman has more, and he's somehow found something Twins-related to write about every weekday of the off-season.