In the Market

The Winter meetings are often full of big happenings on the trade and free-agency front...unless you're the Minnesota Twins.
Usually Terry Ryan doesn't do much more than grant interviews in which he talks about all the moves he won't be making.
It does appear that the Twins are the leaders in the hunt for Jason Jennings, the 2004 NL ROY for Colorado. Jennings went just 9-12 last year, but with a 3.78 ERA.
To post a 3.78 ERA while making half your starts at Coors Field is very impressive. Look for the Twins to send Jesse Crain or Juan Rincon (hopefully Crain) and probably Scott Baker, to the Rockies.
Jennings would then likely be the Twins No. 2 starter, allowing Boof and Silva to compete for the No. 3 spot, with Matt Garza likely taking the 5th turn.
*The odds of Rondell White returning to the Twins are improving. White made it clear he wants to be back, and his popularity with teammates and coaches certainly works in his favor.
What really works in his favor, though, is the fact that he hit .321 with 7 homers after the All-Star break. With Jason Kubel's knees a major question mark, the Twins could use the added depth at LF/DH. Mike Piazza's name has surfaced again, but he may not want to DH, and the Twins don't need another catcher.
*The Twins left Terry Tiffee unprotected, and he signed with Baltimore.
If you think this is in any way a negative development for the Twins, you are a moron.
Tiffee sucked, and there were grumblings that he was an asshole as well (he got into an on-field fight with Mike Redmond, one of the team's most popular and likeable players, in spring training). All his departure really means is that if Justin Morneau ever needs a day off, Michael Cuddyer or Luis Rodriguez would have to play 1st base for a day. If Morneau had to go on the DL, Triple-A slugger Garrett Jones could fill in just as well as Tiffee did.
Of course, that would change if the Twins brought back Phil Nevin, a move I am highly in favor of if affordable, but it probably won't be.
*The Vikings still blow.