https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1035/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-pitching-woes-2013-and-2014-r3439/A great article was written this week by Jonathan Judge and published at The Hardball Times, " FIP in Context." This introduces an new metric, called cFIP, or contest-adjusted FIP that attempts to "estimate the pitcher’s true pitching talent during a particular season". I'm always interested in n...3439Fri, 20 Mar 2015 21:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/friday-notes-from-ft-myers-you-got-cervelli39d-r3462/Kyle Gibson hadn't given up a single home run in his first three starts this spring, but surrendered two today, both to Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli, who has 10 homers in 250 career MLB games. In spite of that, Gibson's pitches looked sharp. He touched 94 MPH on the scoreboard regularly with...3462Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-roster-projection-2015-version-30-r3461/It has now been two weeks since I put together my second Twins Opening Day roster projection, so it is time for Version 3.0. Since the second version of the projection, I have spent about a week in Ft. Myers, and we've been keeping up with Nick's daily reports. There weren't a lot of positions up...3461Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-option-alex-meyer-to-triple-a-r3460/The Minnesota Twins announced just before Friday's game against Pittsburgh Pirates that they have optioned right-hander Alex Meyer to Class-AAA Rochester. Meyer has struggled with his control this spring, issuing seven walks in 5 2/3 innings over three Grapefruit League appearances. That included...3460Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/alex-meyer39s-wild-ride-r3459/There were a number of players I was excited to see in action down here in Ft. Myers, but among the highest on that list was Alex Meyer. I've only had the chance to see brief clips of him throwing before, so I was interested to see how he'd look in person. I finally had that opportunity in Port Ch...3459Fri, 20 Mar 2015 02:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/on-danny-santana-and-regression-r3458/Paul Molitor recently shared the characteristics he is looking for in an ideal leadoff hitter: They enjoy long walks on the beach and an on-base percentage that is .370 or higher. While Molitor might have difficulty finding that type of player within the Twins’ roster -- just 19 players managed to...3458Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/get-to-know-rhp-tyler-duffey-r3457/In 2012, the Minnesota Twins drafted several college relief pitchers with the idea that some would get the opportunity to start. Tyler Duffey has been the success story of that strategy to this point. Others have been hurt or returned to the bullpen, but Duffey was one of the better minor league p...3457Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/healthy-glen-perkins-is-ready-to-roll-r3456/… And that's music to the Minnesota Twins' ears. The bullpen has been struggling a bit in exhibition play, and while that's partially because innings are going to guys who won't necessarily figure into the big-league equation, it's also because the unit has been without its leader and stabilizing...3456Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/wednesday-notes-from-ft-myers-a-speedy-loss-r3455/After beating the Baltimore Orioles 10-9 in Sarasota on Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins returned to Hammond Stadium for a home rematch today, losing 3-2 in a contest that featured far fewer fireworks. This was a quick one, finishing in just two hours and 15 minutes. Notes and quotes below: * Ervin S...3455Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/offense-is-springing-to-life-r3454/When I was down here last year, there was a lot of talk about how utterly stagnant the offense looked. You can only put so much stock into spring performances (not much), but there was reason for concern with that offensive unit coming in, and the consistent struggles to score runs in Grapefruit L...3454Wed, 18 Mar 2015 03:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/tuesday-notes-from-sarasota-round-trippers-abound-r3453/The Minnesota Twins offense flexed some big-time power today at Ed Smith Stadium, spring home of the defending AL East Champion Baltimore Orioles. Eduardo Escobar hit a grand slam, while Eduardo Nunez, Trevor Plouffe and Kennys Vargas all chipped in homers as well in a 10-9 victory. * Phil Hughes...3453Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/no-juice-podcast-47-tryouts-r3452/Will the Twins trade Eduardo Escobar? Does Eddie Rosario have a legitimate shot at center field? Would sending Alex Meyer down to Rochester to start the season be the smart decision? On this week's No Juice Podcast -- recorded at JL Beers in Northeast Minneapolis -- Dan Anderson and Parker Hageman...3452Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:37:00 +0000