Over at his Strib blog, Joe Christensen outlines a couple of things to keep us up-to-date with the Twins as we enter the holiday:

* "Little dialogue" between the Twins and the Padres right now. This means (hopefully) that there's not as much interest in Khalil Greene as we worried. Phew!

* Marginal process is being made with Casey Blake, but it's progress still.

* There will probably be more action after Monday's arbitration deadline. Will the Twins offer Dennys Reyes arbitration in hopes of getting a sandwich pick?

* Twins' interest in Type-A free agents might grow (to existance) if certain guys aren't offered arbitration. The weekend mantra: Things will start happening Monday.