Charley Walters of the St. Paul Pioneer Press is reporting the Twins have "serious interest" in LaTroy Hawkins.
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Don't be surprised if the Twins make a deal with the Houston Astros soon for former Twins reliever LaTroy Hawkins. The Twins are seriously interested and the Astros are in last place in their division, making the 36-year-old right-hander expendable. It also doesn't hurt that Hawkins, who is popular in the clubhouse and whose fastball is still in the 95-mph range, could cost Minnesota just $2.3 million for the rest of the season. His salary this season is $3.5 million.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
