https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1164/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/ryan-doumits-strange-but-true-feat-r1083/Jayson Stark of ESPN likes to try and find some strange but true things that happened in the baseball season. He picks out his strange but true player of the year, game of the year, injury of the year, etc. There are some entertaining items included in his list and I encourage you to check out his...1083Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/happy-holidays-from-twins-daily-r1082/The Twins Daily personnel want to extend our best wishes for a very Happy holiday season to all of our readers. As I mentioned last week, the holidays start to signal that baseball season is approaching. The Minnesota Twins Winter Caravan will begin in the middle of January. That leads up to Twins F...1082Mon, 24 Dec 2012 05:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-ink-rich-harden-to-minor-league-deal-r1081/The Minnesota Twins continue to stockpile arms for what could be an interesting competition for a rotation spot this spring. First reported by the Star Tribune’s LeVelle Neal yesterday, the Twins moved quickly and signed right-handed starter Rich Harden to a minor league deal to include a spring tra...1081Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/is-joe-mauer-a-lock-for-the-hof-r1080/Bill Baer wrote an interesting article the other day at ESPN.com letting the world know that it was time to appreciate Joe Mauer. This is a skill that many Twins fans are lacking in recent years especially following his injury plagued 2011 season. As far as the rest of the baseball world, there i...1080Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-still-seeking-third-base-help-r1079/When Jack Hannahan signed with the Cincinnati Reds last week, this took yet another potential third base option off the board for the Minnesota Twins. Hannahan, a local product with above-average defensive prowess and a mediocre platoon bat from the left-side, appeared to be a given to land in Minn...1079Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/state-of-the-starting-corps-r1078/Through free agent signings and trades, the Twins have added three names to their 2013 starting pitching mix, along with a couple prospects who can help down the line. As we assess the progress of this rebuilding unit, can we say with assurance that the three MLB pitchers they've added – Vance Worl...1078Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/health-permitting-pelfrey-could-deliver-r1076/Terry Ryan hasn't exactly sugarcoated his approach to repairing the Twins' woeful pitching staff this offseason. It's about quantity, not quality. "We've got numbers," the general manager said last week. "It's just a matter of who is going to emerge. Some guys will be injured. Some will fall by the...1076Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/report-twins-to-sign-rhp-mike-pelfrey-r1075/CBS Sports's Jon Heyman is reporting that the Twins have agreed to terms with RHP Mike Pelfrey. The 28-year-old pitcher made three starts in 2012 for the New York Mets before undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery. The deal is reportedly for one year at $4 million with incentives up to $1.5 mil...1075Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-could-nick-punto-bring-to-the-twins-r1074/Word came out on Thursday that the Los Angeles Dodgers were looking to deal away Nick Punto. Shortly after this happened, the Twitter universe exploded across Twins Territory with thoughts of the former infielder returning to Minnesota. The Twins might need to add some depth at their middle infie...1074Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-episode-72-correias-arrival-and-burtons-extension-r1073/Aaron and John podcast about the Minnesota Twins signing Kevin Correia for $10 million, Jared Burton's contract extension, how the podcast will cope with John halfway across the world, why Aaron wants to get punched in the face every day, Doug Mientkiewicz's return to the organization, more chan...1073Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/is-the-window-open-for-another-twins-trade-r1072/The Minnesota Twins’ offseason has been interesting to say the least. With the team trading away not one but two of their major league ready center fielders, the writing on the wall at 1 Twins Way appears to read that the focus is on the future. Outwardly, the Twins are sending the message that they...1072Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-should-strike-while-stove-is-hot-r1071/As the slow early weeks of this offseason dragged on, we kept hearing the same refrain: Just wait until Zack Greinke signs. Then all of the dominoes will begin to fall. True story. We're seeing it now. On Monday, the Dodgers announced they'd signed the game's premier free agent to a monstrous six-ye...1071Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:04:00 +0000