Twins Calendar
July 15 - MLB All Star game at Yankee stadium
July 27 - Hall of Fame induction at Cooperstown, NY
July 31 - Last day to trade a player without securing waivers (4:00 PM ET)
September 1 - Active player limit expands from 25 to 40 players
September 28 - Final day of the 2008 regular season
December 1 - Last date for former club to offer salary arbitration to ranked free agents in order to be eligible for compensation
December 7 - Last date for player who declared free agency to accept an arbitration offer from former club
December 8-11 - Winter meetings in Las Vegas
December 11 - Rule 5 free draft
December 12 - Last date to tender contracts for 2009