https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/24037-lyman-bostock-deserves-to-be-in-the-twins-hall-of-fame/In my opinion, Lyman Bostock deserves to be in the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame. I just became aware that he isn’t and felt a wave of incredulity come over me when I first thought about it.  The only reason I can think of is that his career with the Twins was cut short by Calvin Griffith’s min...24037Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:21:40 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23948-newly-available-players-im-interested-for-twins/23948Sun, 24 Nov 2024 20:05:28 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23657-further-envisioning-of-twins-youth-movement/With Julien, Wallner and Lewis breathing life into a listless offense recently, I thought ahead to the possibilities of even more help from St. Paul and a much more robust offense with several high on base guys mixed with power and potential high batting averages. Here’s what I came up with. 2...23657Fri, 18 Aug 2023 06:13:36 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23532-could-tyler-white-make-the-twins-opening-day-roster/I’ve been watching Tyler White and the way he has been used, such that he has the second most AB of any Twin. His average is rising and he hit a recent home run. He has 26  HR in 760 MLB appearances (a Willie Wilson season, almost!) to go along with 103 RBIs. The Twins need a first baseman, Ki...23532Sun, 12 Mar 2023 06:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23386-the-twins-need-hitters/23386Tue, 11 Oct 2022 04:42:54 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23342-75-rbi-or-75-rbis/Was the long-standing way of referring to 75 RBIs correct or is the new style 75 RBI correct? I think the first question that needs to be answered is what does RBI stand for? Runs Batted In or Run Batted in? I maintain that RBI stands for Run Batted in, the singular. You would never say t...23342Sun, 24 Jul 2022 22:49:19 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23221-twins-opening-day-lineup/I wouldn’t have done things this way. I would have tried for Canha or J.D. Davis or even Binentendi. but the FO didn’t do that. My opening day lineup breaks with the current conventional thinking but I honestly think the Twins will be better this way. That means Kepler moving to 4th OF and San...23221Sat, 26 Mar 2022 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23191-update-on-my-lockout-ootp-twins-rebuild-2022-season-twins-pre-play/I’ve been playing the Twins season while trading, signing free agents and auditioning the Twins best minor leaguers. The bad news is that the Twins started 1-11. The good news is that I continued to trade, sign free agents and give almost all the top prospects an audition. You might be surprised at...23191Wed, 09 Feb 2022 03:02:24 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23185-ootp-acting-aggressively-to-rebuild-twins/Frustrated by Falvey and Levine’s approach the last two offseason and with the lockout in effect, I bought OOTP baseball for $4.99 in order to build the Twins my way using trades, free agent signings and keeping the up and coming pitching. I set the trade slider a little more to the hard side...23185Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23179-my-twins-hof-vote/Here’s my Twins HOF vote, which at long last puts Cesar Tovar rightfully in (5 listed finishes in AL MVP voting)! Though Bostock’s time as a Twin was limited, what a great performance it was!23179Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23178-danny-duffy-for-the-twins/In case anybody missed it, here’s the update, credit MLB Trade Rumors, on Danny Duffy’s status. I would be strongly in favor of the Twins signing him to a 2 year deal, the first year at a minimum rate to pitch as a lefty out of the bullpen from sometime in July to the end of the season. Then a...23178Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23144-my-2022-blueprint-using-td-spreadsheet/Here’s my Twins 2022 roster. Like Nick’s plan, there are moving parts where Donaldson DHs a decent amount and Miranda plays 3B, 1B, DH. Kirilloff takes over for Max Kepler in RF. Kepler just hasn’t been able to change from an ineffective pull first approach. I see Kirilloff as a hitter who can use...23144Tue, 26 Oct 2021 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23135-the-greatest-twins-game-of-them-all-the-very-special-1977-minnesota-twins/I wanted to relay my experience about what I consider to be the greatest Twins regular season game of them all. I was 21 and listened to the game from Toledo, Ohio on WMAQ in Chicago. I kept score and had the scoresheet for many years after! Harry Carey announced and possibly Jimmy Piersall. T...23135Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23100-a-heavyweight-name-weighs-in-on-twins-fo-and-organization/Frank Viola had a very interesting tweet this morning. In a recent thread, I intimated that I felt the manager and Falvey and Levine should be dismissed. I’ve vacillated on it but since then, the team and outlook seems even worse. I just found this tweet by Frank Viola, one of the Twins greatest pi...23100Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23062-which-pitching-prospect-will-help-twins-next/Bailey Ober has come up and made a pretty good impression. Still the Twins need more help. With Larnach and Kirilloff looking like franchise players, who will be the next pitching prospect capable of coming to the Twins and helping?23062Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:01:21 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23049-who-is-twins-best-lf-of-all-time-reopened-with-3-new-choices/Who do you think is the best left fielder in Twins history? Although I didn’t add anybody based on their listing, credit to Twinstrivia.com for their top 10 list.23049Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23051-twins-prospects-fa-and-trade-deadline-a-look-forward/I’d like to present a vision for the Twins incorporating prospects, post 2021 free agents, a possible trade target, and a potential look for the Twins with a philosophical change for the Twins post trade deadline and looking to 2022. A primary component in my vision is adding speed. To that en...23051Sat, 26 Jun 2021 20:57:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23048-twins-way-to-the-top-via-excellent-pitching/I’d like to discuss the way I see forward for the Minnesota Twins to become a team ready for a deep playoff run or World Series victory. The focus will be on top quality pitching. I’ll use a couple of case studies of teams that had very deep and strong pitching and great success, those teams being...23048Sun, 20 Jun 2021 17:30:28 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23010-my-twins-shakeup/Someone posted here on Twins Daily about a sense of a Twins shakeup. I love the Twins too much not to contribute my ideas for an immediate shakeup. Here’s a basic lineup that would represent a shakeup. Of course, Buxton would take over CF when he’s available. I’ve got a keen eye on St. Paul an...23010Tue, 18 May 2021 16:33:00 +0000