https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1044/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-13-al-campanis-r3334/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. [This one is from Mark] Were we to give Al Campanis credit for all his accomplishments in baseball operations, he would rank much h...3334Fri, 30 Jan 2015 04:05:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-14-brian-sabean-r3329/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 In his 18-year tenure at the Giants helm—the longest of any active general manager—Brian Sabean has witnessed the evolution of the v...3329Thu, 29 Jan 2015 06:07:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/center-of-attention-r3332/At the beginning of this month, I projected the Twins Opening Day roster. When spring training begins, I’ll update that list. There are few questions marks in the roster. The fifth starter job will be up for grabs as well as a couple of bullpen spots. However, the centerfield job will certainly be...3332Thu, 29 Jan 2015 05:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/first-round-busts-r3331/For the Minnesota Twins, two events in this past week bookend a disappointing era for first-round draft picks. On Friday it was announced that the team’s 55th pick overall in 2011, pitcher Hudson Boyd, was suspended for 50 games for a second violation of a drug of abuse. Two days later, Chris Parm...3331Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-will-it-take-for-twins-to-contend-in-2015-r3330/In his first full season as manager of the Minnesota Twins, Tom Kelly guided to the team to the first World Series title in franchise history. After Kelly retired in 2001, Ron Gardenhire took the helm, and in his first season he led the Twins to the American League Championship Series. Your move,...3330Wed, 28 Jan 2015 06:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-15-walt-jocketty-r3328/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. After more than 15 years paying his dues in baseball operations at both the major and minor league levels, Walt Jocketty wanted to...3328Wed, 28 Jan 2015 03:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/no-juice-podcast-40-winter-meltdown-review-r3325/On this week's No Juice Podcast, Dan Anderson and Parker Hageman review, rehash and piece together what happened at the Twins Daily Winter Meltdown. Positive grades all around. But don't take it from us, check out these attendees thoughts below. https://twitter.com/visionsaul/status/559191746823...3325Mon, 26 Jan 2015 04:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-16-theo-epstein-r3324/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. There is an ongoing debate in Boston as to how to divvy up credit between Theo Epstein and Dan Duquette for the 2004 World Series...3324Sun, 25 Jan 2015 23:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/manfred-should-end-outdated-selig-policies-r3323/In case you missed it, there's a new commissioner of Major League Baseball. I know that for many fans, that may come as a shock. There are fans who can legally enjoy a brew or two at ballgames who have never attended a big league game that wasn't played under rules dictated by Bud Selig. If it's t...3323Sat, 24 Jan 2015 13:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-17-dan-duquette-r3322/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. This one is from Mark Not many GMs have had a career arc like Dan Duquette. Despite undeniable success in Montreal and Boston, he sp...3322Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/one-man39s-opinion-tovar-snubbed-again-r3321/On Friday, Twins President Dave St. Peter announced that no players will be inducted into the Twins Hall of Fame in 2015. It is the first time since they started doing this in 2000. He said that no player reached 60% of the vote. Though he was said to be close, Cesar Tovar was again snubbed. A ca...3321Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-celebrate-diamond-awards-support-disease-research-r3320/On Thursday night at Target Field, the Minnesota Twins hosted the 2015 Diamond Awards at Target Field. It was a good night to look back at the positives from the 2014 Twins season while at the same time raising a lot of money for the University of Minnesota’s innovative research and patient care f...3320Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:52:00 +0000