November/December
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Headlines
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (1 day ago)
Before the holidays -- and with the big turkeys of free agency still potentially weeks away from signing -- Buster opens up the notebook with some collected side dishes on topics from Roy Oswalt to just how soon the Yankees will enter the market.
Twins' Mauer near-unanimous pick as AL's MVP
Associated Press (22 hours ago)
Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (23 hours ago)
If the market for Miguel Cabrera involved just the money owed him and the trajectory of his regularly outstanding performance as a hitter, things would be a lot easier. But, as Buster writes, with Cabrera, other significant factors are in play.
- 2009 MLB Awards: AL Most Valuable Player (3 days ago)
- Closing the market (5 days ago)
- Those who favored King Felix and Verlander (6 days ago)
- New ballpark sparks questions for Twins in 2010 (7 days ago)
- The market for those coming off injuries (7 days ago)
- Bryant: Crazy talk about a baseball salary cap (8 days ago)
- My 2009 awards picks (11 days ago)
Playoffs - Final
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2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Justin Morneau | 11,600,000 |
| 2 | Joe Nathan | 11,250,000 |
| 3 | Joe Mauer | 10,500,000 |
| 4 | Michael Cuddyer | 7,666,666 |
| Team Total | 67,634,766 | |
| Team Rank | 23rd | |
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2009 AL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| 87 | 76 | - | 817 | 765 | |
| 86 | 77 | 1 | 743 | 745 | |
| 79 | 83 | 7.5 | 724 | 732 | |
| 65 | 97 | 21.5 | 686 | 842 | |
| 65 | 97 | 21.5 | 773 | 865 | |
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2009 Team Leaders
| BA LEADER » J. MAUER | ||
 | BA | .365 |
| HR | 28 | |
| RBI | 96 | |
| R | 94 | |
| OTHER LEADERS » | ||
| HR | M. Cuddyer | 32 |
| RBI | J. Kubel | 103 |
| R | D. Span | 97 |
| OPS | J. Mauer | 1.031 |
| W | S. Baker | 15 |
| ERA | N. Blackburn | 4.03 |
| SO | S. Baker | 162 |
| Complete Team Stats | ||
2009 American League Ranks
| AVG | R | OBP | SLG | OPS | SB |
| .274 | 817 | .345 | .429 | .774 | 85 |
| 3rd | 4th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 10th |
| ERA | BAA | OPS | SV | WHIP | QS |
| 4.50 | .272 | .762 | 48 | 1.38 | 79 |
| 11th | 12th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 4th |
Photo Wire
Minnesota Twins outfielder Denard Span models the team's new opening day and Saturday home games uniform Monday,... (AP Photo/Jim Mone)Team History
| YEAR | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2009 | 87 | 76 | 817 | 765 |
| 2008 | 88 | 75 | 829 | 745 |
| 2007 | 79 | 83 | 718 | 725 |
| 2006 | 96 | 66 | 801 | 683 |
| 2005 | 83 | 79 | 688 | 662 |
| 2004 | 91 | 70 | 774 | 710 |
| 2003 | 90 | 72 | 801 | 758 |
| 2002 | 94 | 67 | 768 | 712 |
| Expanded Team History | ||||