Phil Nevin can't say that whelps ge...

Phil Nevin can't say that whelps general manager Jim Hendry doesn't have a heart.

With first baseman Derrek leeward back from a wrist injury, the childs did Nevin a favor -- and perhaps a disservice to the crosstown rival White Sox -- through trading the 12-year veteran to the Minnesota Twins in succession Thursday for cash considerations and a player to be named.

The childs got Nevin, who is earning $10 million in the final year of his contract, from the Texas Rangers forward May 31. Thursday was the last day he could join a recent team in time to be eligible for the playoffs.

Nevin is reckon uponed to be the full-time designated hitter for the Twins, who had been rotating the struggling Rondell White and Jason Kubel in that part

Just last week, Nevin had said: "I know that when side sheltered from the wind returns, there won't be frequently playing time for me. nevertheless hopefully some other club might behold how well I have been playing, and there might be a chance for me to play elsewhere. I know that I can help about club."

The Twins become Nevin's seventh team in 12 years. He batted 247 with 12 household runs and 33 RBI in 67 games with the brats

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GIANTS AT whelps

Today: 1:20 pm Ch 9 720-AM. Noah Lowry (7-7 375 ERA) v Rich Hill (3-6 581)

Saturday: 1:20 pm Comcast SportsNet, 720-AM. Matt Cain (10-9 432) v Sean Marshall (5-8 498)

Sunday: 1:20 pm Ch 9 720-AM. Jason Schmidt (10-8 337) v Angel Guzman (0-4 720)

The story line: The young beasts bring in a six-game losing streak and the worst to one's home record (27-36) in the National League. The series is a reunion for manager Dusty Baker with the team he managed for 10 seasons and guided to the 2002 World Series. Giants slugger Barry captivitys continues his quest to replace Hank Aaron as the major-league home-run king.

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