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Aaron Gleeman

Aaron Gleeman's posts for MinnPost consist of selections from AaronGleeman.com, his local sports blog, mainly about the Twins.  Aaron is a Senior Baseball Editor at Rotoworld.com who contributes regularly to NBCSports.com.  He has been featured in Sports Illustrated and is well known for his analysis of Twins players and prospects. Born in St. Paul, he attended Highland Park Senior High School and the University of Minnesota School of Journalism, and now lives in Minnetonka. 

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Midseason check-in on Twins' top 10 prospects shows underwhelming results

By Aaron Gleeman | 06/29/12

No. 1 prospect Miguel Sano got off to a huge start before going into a prolonged slump right around his 19th birthday.

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Francisco Liriano's recent strong starts likely only will add to his trade value

By Aaron Gleeman | 06/22/12

Twins Notes: Benson, Rosario, Slama, Bard, Doyle, Marquisand more.

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Trevor Plouffe slugs his way into Twins' plans

By Aaron Gleeman | 06/21/12

His emergence is one positive from giving opportunities to untested players in a rebuilding year.

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Real or fluke, how good is Twins pitcher Scott Diamond?

By Aaron Gleeman | 06/14/12

In his seven starts this season, compared with his seven last season, it's just as obvious that Diamond looks like a much different pitcher.

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Twins stock up on hard-throwing pitchers

By Aaron Gleeman | 06/06/12

The team deserves credit for addressing its organization-wide pitching issues, albeit several years later than it should have and with relievers instead of starters.

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Hard to argue with Twins' draft choice: Byron Buxton, the best player available

By Aaron Gleeman | 06/05/12

The team  ended up choosing the potential of a raw high-school outfielder over that of the polished college pitcher.

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Twins ex-pitcher Adam Johnson — and the ghost of No. 2 draft picks past

By Aaron Gleeman | 06/01/12

The hard-throwing college starter finished with a 10.25 ERA in 26 innings in the majors, ranking as one of the worst No. 2 picks in the history of the draft.

Past No. 2 draft picks make it clear Twins' choice a gamble
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Past No. 2 draft picks make it clear Twins' choice a gamble

By Aaron Gleeman | 05/30/12

Whomever they choose, the Twins can't possibly get less value from this No. 2 pick than they got picking there in 1996 and 2000.

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Undrafted former Gophers ace Cole DeVries to make Twins debut

By Aaron Gleeman | 05/24/12

DeVries' big opportunity is more the result of others' failure than his own success, but that doesn't make finally reaching the majors any less satisfying.

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Jason Marquis the latest Twins pitcher tossed on the heap of disappointing veterans

By Aaron Gleeman | 05/22/12

Twins Notes: Parmelee, Sano, old friends, and suprise "Babe" Butera.