Francisco Liriano pitched for the Twins from 2005 to 2012. His career began with a lot of promise, and management and fans saw him as the heir apparent for Johan Santana after the Twins traded him ...

And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Just about every Twins fan old enough to remember Johan Santana’s time as the ace of Minnesota’s rotation can picture the Venezuelan left-hander using ...

The Minnesota Twins have a gaping hole at first base after Carlos Santana returned to Cleveland, could the team turn to a three-time All-Star to man the position? Andrew Heckroth of Fansided has ...

The strikeouts were the most by a Twins pitcher in a single season since Johan Santana in 2007. Lopez's numbers regressed a bit last year, as he had a 4.08 ERA and 198 Ks in 185.1 innings.

Johan Alexander Santana Araque (English pronunciation ... A two-time Cy Young Award winner with the Minnesota Twins, he was considered one of the best pitchers in baseball, with a pitch repertoire ...