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Minnesota Twins Spring Training 2006 Report

Can Matt Moses part the AL and NL, bringing World Series rings back to Minnesota? Well, not yet, but perhaps by 2010. The Twins' first-round pick in 2003 is a pure hitter with great baseball instincts.  He earned Florida State League All-Star honors in 2005 after hitting .306. He hit just .210 after being promoted to Double-A New Britain, where he figures to hone his skills this year.

"He's going to be another left-handed bat that we think will hit for power in the future,'' Rantz says.

"He's got a ways to go defensively at third base, but he's only 21. He's just a baby. Our expectations are high for him.''

Moses has just 16 home runs in 632 at-bats and must increase his power numbers to stay in the Twins' plans.

Cuddyer failed to land the third-base job last year, and Terry Tiffee's bid to make the team this spring resulted in another option to Triple-A.

The Twins signed veteran Tony Batista to give the team some consistency at the hot corner, but Moses is in the blue print for 2008 or before.

 

 

- Jim Mandelaro

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