https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1041/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/forum-friday-021315-r3376/It’s time for Forum Friday again! A reminder for those of you who haven’t registered on a MinnCentric website: your account works across all three entities - Twins Daily, Vikings Journal, and Wild Xtra. Additionally, you can now create an account using Facebook or Twitter! Torii Hunter seems to h...3376Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/5th-starter-candidate-tommy-milone-r3374/So far, we have considered three of the Twins' fifth starter candidates, Mike Pelfrey, Alex Meyer and Tim Stauffer. Today, we will take a look at the one left-handed option for the rotation, Tommy Milone. As always, we welcome your thoughts and comments in the forum. The Background The Twins acqu...3374Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-25-best-gms-in-history-2-pat-gillick-r3373/This post is part of a series in which Mark Armour and I count down the 25 best GMs in history, cross-posting from our blog. For an explanation, please see this post. Pat Gillick served as a general manager for four different teams. At his first stop, in Toronto, he built an expansion team into on...3373Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-25-best-gms-in-history-3-ed-barrow-r3370/This post is part of a series in which Mark Armour and I count down the 25 best GMs in history, cross-posting from our blog. For an explanation, please see this post. Before feuding owners Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L’Hommedieu Huston turned to Ed Barrow in 1920, the Yankees had never won a pen...3370Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-25-best-gms-in-history-4-bob-howsam-r3369/This post is part of a series in which Mark Armour and I count down the 25 best GMs in history, cross-posting from our blog. For an explanation, please see this post. Bob Howsam considered himself the last of a breed. A protégé of Branch Rickey, who believed in scouting, player development, and th...3369Wed, 11 Feb 2015 04:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/td-top-prospects-8-eddie-rosario-r3368/The Twins used their first three draft picks in 2010 on pitchers Alex Wimmers and Pat Dean along with shortstop Niko Goodrum. However, Eddie Rosario, the team's fourth round pick that year, has become the most highly touted prospect. The Puerto Rican outfielder signed for $200,000 and in his secon...3368Wed, 11 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/my-first-twins-game-r3366/It's strange to say for someone who has written this blog for nearly seven years, but I've never written in depth about my first Twins game. But I have a good reason for that. I don't really remember it. I've tried to. I've imagined Kirby Puckett legging out a triple. I wishfully think that it wa...3366Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/alex-meyer-and-aaa-walk-rates-r3358/Are we confident in the Twins handling and devloping of Alex Meyer? Does he need more time in AAA? Should he have been called up last June? We don't really know what has kept the Twins from calling up Alex Meyer. We speculate it is his walk rate. How unusual is it for a pitcher with his stuff to g...3358Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/wild-xtra-gameday-wild-at-jets-r3367/No rest for the weary. The Wild got a huge win over Vancouver last night but quickly have to put that in the rear view mirror because they find themselves in Winnipeg tonight for another crucial showdown against the Jets. Plenty of playoff aspirations on the line in Manitoba tonight. Minnesota Wi...3367Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/5th-starter-candidate-tim-stauffer-r3364/Last week, we looked at a couple of the Twins fifth starter candidates, Mike Pelfrey and Alex Meyer. This week we will continue to look at the Twins fifth starter candidates. Today, we will take a look at one of the newest pitchers in the Twins organization, Tim Stauffer. The Background Just befo...3364Tue, 10 Feb 2015 04:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-25-best-gms-in-history-5-george-weiss-r3363/This post is part of a series in which Mark Armour and I count down the 25 best GMs in history, crossposting from our blog. For an explanation, please see this post. George Weiss presided over the greatest sustained run of excellence in baseball history. Under Weiss’ leadership, from 1948 through...3363Tue, 10 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/no-juice-podcast-42-quoti-got-somethin-al-can-pumpquot-r3365/What is going on in Fort Myers? What happened to Joe Mauer? Did Oswaldo Arcia really change things up in Venezuela? Is Kent Hrbek a must-follow on Twitter? What's child birth like? On this week's No Juice Podcast Dan Anderson and Parker Hageman answer these questions and more. Click to listen. Ot...3365Tue, 10 Feb 2015 03:51:00 +0000