https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1034/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-5th-starter-competition-will-continue-r3474/The primary drama for the Twins-Phillies game on Monday surrounded Twins starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey looking to stake his claim on the last spot in the Twins rotation. The Phillies did their part to make the litmus test feel real. Their lineup featured Ben Revere, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Ca...3474Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/extension-candidate-oswaldo-arcia-r3473/What?! You're joking. Right? We've hashed, rehashed and triple-hashed a potential extension for Brian Dozier. We've even thrown Trevor Plouffe's name around in those talks. We've loved (or mostly-loved) the Phil Hughes (unnecessary) extension. But we haven't talked at all about a player who makes...3473Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/embracing-substance-over-style-r3470/I’ve been married to The Voice of Reason™ for nearly 25 years, and I can say with confidence that I’ve never called her “solid.” Because she’s from Philly. And I like my teeth. Wisely, I choose a lot prettier adjectives, but I have to tell you, it’s the substance beneath that veneer that has susta...3470Mon, 23 Mar 2015 03:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/report-from-the-fort-john-bonnes-r3472/Reading is hard. That's why, for your conveniece, Parker dialed up John reporting Sunday live from Twins batting practice in Jupiter, Florida. They talked about Josmil Pinto's injury, the roster decisions the Twins face, why Eduardo Escobar is getting a raw deal, why you should be going to spring...3472Mon, 23 Mar 2015 03:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-186-stathead-molitor-dad-gardy-amp-overunders-r3471/Aaron and John talk about Paul Molitor showing stat-head tendencies, Ron Gardenhire going full-on dad mode, gambling on the over/under win totals for AL East and AL West teams, giving away season ticket packages from the Minnesota Farm Growers, top prosopects Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Jose Berrio...3471Mon, 23 Mar 2015 02:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-waiting-watching-and-wanting-r3469/“Don’t wait for it to happen. Don’t even want it to happen. Just watch what does happen.” - Sean Connery as Jim Malone in The Untouchables The Twins schedule has necessitated keeping the clubhouse pretty crowded so far in spring training. But even if the schedule cooperates there are enough questi...3469Sun, 22 Mar 2015 20:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/beating-vegas-the-new-york-yankees-r3468/Giggle. Let's not fight it, OK? Let's embrace the schadenfreud. For years, small market wallet watchers have been predicting the Yankees were due for a fall as the Bronx Bombers relied more and more on free agents, big contracts and an aging roster as revenue sharing limits gained more and more te...3468Sun, 22 Mar 2015 17:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/five-tool-talents-r3467/We hear the term "five tools" a lot, but few true five-tool talents exist in baseball. Byron Buxton certainly fits that category at this time. Nick Gordon is in that category. By the time those players get to the big leagues, will they still be considered five-tool guys, or four… maybe three? That...3467Sat, 21 Mar 2015 21:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trevor-may-states-his-case-r3466/Trevor May made the Twins decision-makers job a little tougher on Saturday afternoon. In his return to Grapefruit League action, he threw an efficient, fast-paced four innings, giving up zero hits, striking out three and walking zero. Manager Paul Molitor was impressed. “His first three innings we...3466Sat, 21 Mar 2015 21:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/beating-vegas-the-devil-rays-r3465/They've been the sabrmetric darling for years, and Vegas finally bought in last year - just in time for things to fall apart. Vegas noticed and further noticed the offseason in which the Rays looked like they were embracing a rebuilding philosophy. So how about this year? Year In Review Year afte...3465Sat, 21 Mar 2015 18:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/sorting-out-the-bullpen-r3464/With Michael Tonkin and Ryan Pressly both being optioned in the past two days, the Minnesota Twins' bullpen picture is starting to come into focus, but there are still a lot of relievers in big-league camp. Part of that is the team needs plenty of arms to get them through these exhibition contests...3464Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/initial-thoughts-from-the-fort-r3463/Not to be too harsh, but if you're reading this and have not made time to geek out at spring training, you might want to re-evaluate the path your life is following. I don't think I'm overstating this. This is a red flag. This is an intervention. This is a cathartic episode. Do you want to know if...3463Sat, 21 Mar 2015 03:40:00 +0000