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Headlines
Twins' Mauer near-unanimous pick as AL's MVP
Associated Press (5 hours ago)
Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
2009 MLB Awards: AL Most Valuable Player
ESPN.com (1 day ago)
Check out the top candidates for AL Most Valuable Player award, and who ESPN experts would have picked.
Closing the market
Keith Law | ESPN.com (3 days ago)
There's a deep closer market in free agency, but that might also reflect shifting philosophies across the MLB landscape. Every team values a great closer, but more and more, teams are convinced the solution isn't of the market variety. Keith Law explores.
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- New ballpark sparks questions for Twins in 2010 (5 days ago)
- The market for those coming off injuries (6 days ago)
- Bryant: Crazy talk about a baseball salary cap (6 days ago)
- My 2009 awards picks (10 days ago)
- Cuba's Chapman: Defection strategic yet simple (10 days ago)
- Analyzing the early hot-stove deals (12 days ago)
Playoffs - Final
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Fan Favorites
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 | |
| Twins Salaries | ||
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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
| WINS LEADER » S. BAKER | ||
 | WINS | 15 |
| ERA | 4.37 | |
| SO | 162 | |
| IP | 200 | |
| OTHER LEADERS » | ||
| BA | J. Mauer | .365 |
| HR | M. Cuddyer | 32 |
| RBI | J. Kubel | 103 |
| R | D. Span | 97 |
| OPS | J. Mauer | 1.031 |
| 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 | ||||