Growing their own: the draft and the farm system are fertile areas for the revenue-strapped Twins, who find players--and a way to win--by emphasizing patience, stability and flexibility.(Baseball)

At first glance, nothing appeared out of the ordinary about the Twins' 9-1 victory over the White Sox two Saturdays ago. No. 1 starter Brad Radke allowed one run in seven innings and got scoreless relief help from Juan Rincon and J.C. Romero. Promising young hitters Michael Cuddyer and Justin Morneau each had three hits. The game lasted two hours, 39 minutes, attendance at the Metrodome was listed at 27,413 and the two teams returned the next day to do it all again.

But look a little closer. There actually was something quite different about this game. All of Minnesota's key players that night--Matthew LeCroy added a home run--have been Twins since the ink dried ...