Nolasco addition points Twins in right direction

Brad Radke was never on the cover of Sports Illustrated. His teams in Minnesota never made it to the World Series. But unlike the last three seasons, playing against the Twins in those years was about as much fun as a basement flood. By signing Ricky Nolasco, that’s an experience that general manager Terry Ryan and skipper Ron Gardenhire are committed to recreating.

Rangers have edge if they want to land Price

David Price is the biggest name on the trade market — headed to arbitration with the Rays for the third time and two years away from free agency. He’s priced himself out of his franchise’s economic model — his projected salary of $13 million would take up more than 20 percent of the 2014 payroll — and triggered a complicated round of bidding for his services. Advantage, Texas Rangers.