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Mike Venafro in the News
Twins: Reliever Venafro is among latest cuts: FORT MYERS, FLA. - The Twins reassigned lefthander Mike Venafro, catchers Matthew LeCroy and Brad King and infielders Tommy Watkins and Glenn Williams to their minor league camp Tuesday. The Twins have 29 players left in camp, four above the 25-man limit before the first pitch is thrown. Venafro, who threw 10 scoreless innings, was the surprise cut. He retired lefthanded and righthanded hitters, although he doesn't throw hard. He has three days to accept or reject the assignment and become a free agent, so he will look around and see what other interest is out there before deciding. "I was v
Twins: Live from Fort Myers: Funky deliveries, but not the same pitcher Mike Venafro has pitched in 307 games over seven seasons. So imagine the double-take he did Monday when he was jogging off the field and a few fans yelled, "Hey Pat, can we have your autograph?!" Venafro looks nothing like Twins reliever Pat Neshek. He's 33. Neshek is 26 and is about 20 pounds heavier. "They see the way we wear our pants," Venafro guessed. They both wear their socks high. They both have funky deliveries (Venafro is a lefthanded sidearmer, Neshek is, er, Neshek). And they are dressing in neighboring stalls, giving Venafro plenty of
Twins sign three to Minor League deals: The Twins have signed three players to Minor League deals, with invitations to Spring Training. Left-handed pitchers Mike Venafro and Carmen Cali and first baseman/DH Ken Harvey will all try to compete for roster spots.
Mike Venafro in the Blog Pen
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