JOE CREDE signs with TWINS

JOE CREDE, formerly with the CHICAGO WHITE SOX - has signed with the MINNESOTTA TWINS. CREDE a hard-slugging third-baseman has a notoriously 'dicey' back problem which may not hold-up in the TWINS dome field. CREDE has in 2768 at bats in the majors has driven in 422 runs, had 125 home runs, and hit for a .257 average. HE IS A SUPERB FIELDER. If his health problems don't plague him - CREDE should help the TWINS battle the WHITE SOX for the CENTRAL DIVISION crown - which they lost in a one game play-off to their CHICAGO rivals last season.