Josh Willingham continued his hot hitting, going 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and an RBI in a losing effort against the Red Sox on Tuesday.
Willingham has now driven home 13 runs on the season and looks extremely comfortable in the cleanup spot in the Twins lineup. The way that the Twins rotation is currently pitching however, they’re going to have to figure out how to score much more frequently.
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Josh Willingham will be placed on the paternity leave list prior to Wednesday’s game.
Willingham will leave the team in order to be with his wife, who is expected to give birth. He could be back as soon as Friday.
Source: twitter.com
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Josh Willingham’s three-run double with two outs in the seventh inning provided all the Twins needed to defeat the Rays 5-4 on Friday.
Willingham finished 1-for-4 on the evening, but that one was the biggest blow of the game. His Twins career is off to a fantastic start as he’s now hitting .333 with five homers and 12 RBI on the season.
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Josh Willingham stayed hot Tuesday, belting a solo homer in a loss to the Yankees.
He’s made a great first impression with his new club, as he now has five longballs on the year to go along with a .375 average and nine RBI. He’ll certainly cool off at some point, but Willingham is looking like a nice fourth or fifth fantasy outfielder.
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Josh Willingham went 2-for-4 and hit his second homer Monday against the Angels.
It’s going to be tough for Willingham to post big power numbers while playing half of his games in Target Field, but he’s off to a nice start so far. Unfortunately for the Twins, he’s about the only one on the team that can be said for. Just three of the nine players in today’s lineup ended the game with an average over .143.
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Josh Willingham homered and doubled Friday against the Yankees.
Willingham has been hitting fifth all spring, though it seems like an obvious move to put his right-handed bat in the cleanup spot in between Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. But manager Ron Gardenhire would probably see that as disrespecting Morneau, so it won’t happen right away.
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Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he expects Josh Willingham to be the team’s starting right fielder next season.
Willingham has started just 33 games in right field over his eight-year career, but stands to benefit greatly from getting out of Oakland and is considered at least serviceable defensively. In addition to Denard Span and Ben Revere, Trevor Plouffe is expected to be the Twins’ fourth outfielder after being moved from shortstop.
Source: mlb.com
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The Twins plan to use the money they saved on Josh Willingham’s contract to upgrade their starting rotation, according to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnik.
The Twins were rumored to be among the finalists for Chris Capuano and held initial talks with representatives for Jeff Francis and Edwin Jackson. Willingham will cost the team $1 million less annually than the contract they offered Michael Cuddyer. They currently have Nick Blackburn and Francisco Liriano set to compete for spots in the back of their rotation.
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Twins signed OF Josh Willingham to a three-year, $21 million contract.
It’s finally official. Per Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, Willingham can make an additional $1 million in 2014 if he surpasses 525 plate appearances in 2013. The Twins won’t need to surrender a draft pick in order to sign him, but they will receive two picks if (or more likely, when) Michael Cuddyer lands elsewhere. Willingham, who turns 33 in February, batted .246/.332/.477 with 29 home runs and an .810 OPS over 136 games this past season for the A’s and will presumably take over the starting left field job in Minnesota.
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According to Joe Christensen of the Star-Tribune, Josh Willingham is in Minneapolis for his physical.
The Twins have reportedly agreed to a three-year, $21 million contract with the 32-year-old free agent outfielder, but they’re putting him through two days of physical exams and won’t make the contract official until he passes. Willingham posted an .810 OPS with 29 home runs and 98 RBI in 136 games this past season for the A’s.
Source: startribune.com
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