https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1008/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/deadline-day-rumor-tracker-r3995/Deadline day is here. At 3:00 PM Central Time, MLB teams will no longer be able to complete trades without going through the waiver process. It is widely expected that the Twins will make some sort of move(s) today, so we'll have up-to-the-second updates on all the latest rumors and happenings in...3995Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/aaron-hicks-he39s-so-hot-right-now-r3994/On Thursday night, Minnesota Twins center fielder Aaron Hicks left Target Field one one-thousandth of a point away from owning a .300 batting average. To understand how incredible that is, consider the state of Hicks' season and career to this point. Heading into July he was hitting .247 with equa...3994Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/official-twins-daily-july-trade-deadline-thread-r3992/There are certain days in a baseball season that people just know, just remember. Opening Day is obviously a big one. At Twins Daily, the days of the MLB Draft are very busy and warrant their own thread. The July 31 Non-Waivers Trade Deadline is another one of those days. This article can be used...3992Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-trade-chips-r3989/Friday at 3:00 central time is the non-waiver trade deadline. In other words, it’s getting close. Today, I wanted to spend just a couple of minutes talking about the chips that the Twins could use in potential trades. Jeremy Nygaard has kept us updated on which teams the Twins have had discussions...3989Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-v-mariners-730-710pm-ct-r3988/While we hear nothing but trade deadline silence coming out of the Twins camp, other teams have been eating us alive. The little bit of cushion we once had in the wild card chase has almost gone away. We had a larger lead a couple of innings... umm... weeks ago but that lead is shrinking... I got...3988Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/that39s-the-ticket-dancing-at-the-deadline-r3986/The Twins open a four-game series with the Mariners at Target Field on Thursday evening, and the non-waiver trade deadline will arrive the following afternoon. While Minnesota is not expected to pull off blockbuster moves on the level of fellow postseason contenders like Kansas City, Houston and T...3986Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/they-couldn%E2%80%99t-could-they%E2%80%A6-r3985/The Twins have been having on-and-off conversations with the Padres for the greater part of a week. Various different reports have them linked to a number of different Padres relief pitchers, primarily 38-year-old Joaquin Benoit. During conversations - not just with the Twins - the Padres have tr...3985Wed, 29 Jul 2015 19:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-shortstops-or-lack-thereof-r3982/In the dead of the night, the Colorado Rockies sent their All-Star shortstop, and the face of their franchise, Troy Tulowitzki, to the Toronto Blue Jays. The deal involved another high profile shortstop, Jose Reyes, heading back to the Rockies. While the Twins were linked to Tulo at different poin...3982Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/glen-perkins-struggles-to-start-season39s-second-half-r3984/Twins fans have been spoiled by Glen Perkins’ performance. That was the message from Paul Molitor to reporters following the Minnesota Twins closer’s rough night against the New York Yankees this past Saturday. And coming off the first half of the season in which he was a flawless 28-for-28 in sav...3984Wed, 29 Jul 2015 13:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/don39t-just-do-something-stand-there33-r3981/Baseball hasn't always been the paragon of parity, with teams like the Cardinals, Braves, and Yankees constructing dynasties that spanned the better part of a decade, but this year is unlike any we've seen in recent history. No American League team is more than 10 games out of a playoff spot with...3981Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/diamond-in-the-dugout-molitor-gets-it-r3976/On Saturday night, the Minnesota Twins were throttling the New York Yankees. Thanks to a two-run home run in the first inning from Aaron Hicks, the home team was cruising. The bases were loaded and Hicks was up again. Then it happened, and Paul Molitor displayed exactly why he may be the front-run...3976Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-if-the-twins-stand-pat-r3980/Right before midnight last night, the news came that the Blue Jays had acquired shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and LaTroy Hawkins from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Jose Reyes and three good prospects. The expected response from many Twins fans came. We are now four days from the trade deadline,...3980Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:09:00 +0000