Alex Meyer

What to expect as Orioles head toward tonight's tender deadline

2012-11-30 04:30:00

Tonight at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline for the Orioles to tender contracts to their 14 players that are arbitration eligible. What that means in simpler, non-baseball language is that the Orioles have 14 players who are under team control, but have...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Jim Souhan column

2013-05-13 00:54:03

Most baseball players, by the time they reach the majors, have figured out how to handle a bad day. Sunday, Scott Diamond pitched poorly and shrugged. Pedro Hernandez, whose next start might determine whether he remains in the big leagues, left the...

Twins minor league report: Teenager Polanco tearing up Cedar Rapids

2013-05-11 00:34:01

Infielder Jorge Polanco is beginning to move up the Twins' prospect list. Polanco, a 19-year-old from the Dominican Republic playing in his first full-season league, is batting .347 with a homer and 25 RBI in 30 games at Class A Cedar Rapids. A switch...

Regional Digest: Association To Honor Coaches At May 9 Event

2013-04-30 19:12:57

CHSCA Dinner May 9 The Connecticut High School Coaches Association will honor 26 coaches and an athletic director and announce three special awards at the Coach of the Year Recognition Dinner May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Aqua Turf in Southington. Tickets are...

Rock Cats' Alex Meyer Throws Knuckle Curve That Could Be Ticket To Majors

2013-04-29 13:54:49

David Meyer, umpiring a high school game in Indiana, saw something he'd never seen before, an unusually sharp-breaking curveball. "My dad wasn't sure what it was," Alex Meyer said, "so he asked [the pitcher], 'What are you throwing?' and he showed him...

Twins Insider: Revamped rotation holding up early on in season

2013-04-29 00:34:02

Let's suspend discussion about how Kyle Gibson is doing or when other prospects, such as Alex Meyer or Trevor May, will be promoted to focus for a moment on who is actually in the majors and helping the Twins to an 11-10 record that some didn't think...

Scoreboard: March 11

2013-03-10 22:02:00

|TODAY| |HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL| North Dakota| |Region 3 Tournament at Hazelton| �Napoleon vs. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, 3 p.m. �LaMoure-Litchville-Marion vs. Kidder County, 20 minutes after �Ellendale vs. Central Prairie, 20...

Spring training: AL Central preview

2013-02-12 19:22:00

Never underestimate Mike Ilitch's appetite for a championship. While the Tigers loved what they got from Anibal Sanchez a year ago, they didn't have $80 million budgeted to keep him off the free-agent market. But that's what Dave Dombrowski persuaded...

Twins sign Correia to two-year deal

2012-12-11 23:06:00

MINNEAPOLIS -- Righthander Kevin Correia’s signing with the Twins could be announced as soon as today, with the deal pending a physical. The contract is reportedly for two years and $10 million. �Correia, 12-11 with a 4.21 ERA last season with...

Twins biggest winners at winter meetings

2012-12-08 16:14:00

Terry Ryan has nothing against free-agent outfielder Michael Bourn. Honest. But the general manager knows his Twins aren't going to compete again in the American League Central — Joe Mauer or no Joe Mauer — until they fix a starting rotation...

Quality pitchers at overpriced premium

2012-12-01 15:09:00

Baseball analysts don't agree on a lot. But for months just about everyone has said that this class of free agents is weak, and that Zack Greinke is the best guy in it. In other words, it's a great time to be Greinke. But how about the team that signs...

Scoreboard -- Nov. 21, 2012

2012-11-21 21:40:00

|TV SPORTS| |THURSDAY| �Men’s College Basketball -- Old Spice Classic, first round, West Virginia vs. Marist, 11 a.m.; Vanderbilt vs. Davidson, 1 p.m.; Texas-El Paso vs. Oklahoma, 6 p.m.; Clemson vs. Gonzaga, 8 p.m. (ESPN2); DirecTV Classic,...

Minnesota dealt center feilder Denard Span to Washington for right-hander Alex Meyer.

2012-12-04 00:00:00