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Article: TWINS: LIVAN HERNANDEZ SIGNED; Patching a hole in the rotation; Free agent Livan Hernandez signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Twins, with a durable reputation for pitching 200 innings each season.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- February 13, 2008
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Byline: Joe Christensen; Staff Writer
After the longest winter of his big league career, Livan Hernandez is bringing his vast experience and super-slow, Bugs Bunny curveball to the Twins.
Hernandez signed a one-year, $5 million contract Tuesday, ending weeks of frustration on the free agent market and giving the Twins the veteran workhorse they wanted - for a relative bargain.
"It's difficult because I've never missed a start in my career," Hernandez said. "I throw 200 innings every year - not too many people do that. But it's not in my hands.
"My family's excited. I want to thank the Twins organization for believing I can do the job." ...