https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1036/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/get-to-know-1b-jack-barrie-r3451/The Twins, and specifically Howard Norsetter, have a long history of signing top talent out of Australia. Some of the first included Grant Balfour and Michael Nakamura. Then players such as James Beresford and Allan de San Miguel signed with the Twins. In 2012, the Twins signed one of their top pi...3451Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/milone-making-his-case-but-not-making-excuses-r3450/Just like last year, the battle for the fifth spot in the rotation is a preeminent storyline here at Minnesota Twins camp. This time around, however, the competition is a little more compelling, featuring contenders that offer a quite a bit more reason for optimism. The fact that Tommy Milone is a...3450Tue, 17 Mar 2015 02:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/sano-among-three-twins-optioned-monday-r3443/After announcing that thirteen players were removed from the Minnesota Twins spring training roster on Sunday, three more Twins players were optioned and will report to minor league camp. Miguel Sano was officially included in the group, along with LHP Jason Wheeler and RHP Lester Oliveros In all...3443Tue, 17 Mar 2015 00:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/danny-santana39s-role-becoming-solidified-r3448/Heading into camp, there were some questions surrounding how Danny Santana might fit into the Twins' lineup and fielding alignment. Would he bat leadoff, as he did for most of his surprisingly strong rookie campaign, or would he slide down to make room for a more established option? Would he remai...3448Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/torii-hunter-might-not-retire-after-2015-r3447/That was the statement Minnesota Twins outfielder Torii Hunter told MLB Network Radio’s Steve Phillips on Sunday. Hunter, a veteran of 18 years in the majors, made it clear that he had offers coming in from multiple teams that made it to the postseason or were contending to the end. The Orioles, R...3447Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-episode-185-rosario-time-r3445/Aaron and John talk about Eddie Rosario's chance of stealing the center field job from Aaron Hicks, Mark Hamburger's case for a bullpen spot, another chance to win Twins season tickets from the Minnesota Corn Growers at MNFarmTeam.com, Spider-Man the internet repair guy, Joe Nathan being a mess, K...3445Mon, 16 Mar 2015 00:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/sunday-notes-from-ft-myers-gibson-shines-r3446/Sunday's exhibition contest between the Twins and Cardinals at Hammond Stadium ended with a (sorta) controversial play in which Eduardo Nunez, representing the winning run, was called out at home plate despite appearing to be safe, causing the game to end in a tie. Players and coaches expressed fa...3446Mon, 16 Mar 2015 00:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/berrios-buxton-among-first-round-of-cuts-r3442/On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins announced that nine players had been cut from big league spring training. Byron Buxton and JO Berrios were among the first round of cuts. UPDATE - Following Sunday's game, the Minnesota Twins announced that LHP Logan Darnell was optioned to Rochester, and infielder J...3442Sun, 15 Mar 2015 16:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/alex-muren-master-of-the-groundball-attack-r3441/The Minnesota Twins farm system is full of really good relief pitchers. Alex Muren was one of the better minor league relievers in 2014, and it’s very possible that you’ve never heard of him. He’s just fine with that. While some prospects have reporters surrounding them and autograph hounds beggin...3441Sun, 15 Mar 2015 02:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-day-at-twins-minor-league-camp-r3440/The Twins were on the road again on Saturday. They made the trip to Bradenton to play the Pirates and got a win. I spent the full day over at the minor league practice. In fact, if you follow Twins Daily on Twitter or “Like” Twins Daily on Facebook, you can see that a LOT of pictures (probably 500...3440Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/one-stat-to-watch-brian-dozier39s-batting-average-r3438/Batting average has become an almost controversial statistic in the past several years. It used to be pretty much the only statistic that some people looked at (along with homers), and now there are some who seem to find it almost meaningless. The reality is that it is somewhere in between. When s...3438Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-day-notes-after-a-win-r3437/On Thursday, the Twins got a 7-6 wins over the Miami Marlins at Hammond Stadium. Brian Dozier homered. Mike Pelfrey pitched well. Chris Herrmann delivered a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 8th to give the Twins a lead. Mark Hamburger came in and looked great in the ninth for the save. Below, fi...3437Fri, 13 Mar 2015 04:39:00 +0000