https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1177/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-release-tsuyoshi-nishioka-r898/The Twins announced today that they have released Tsuyoshi Nishioka at his request. The middle infielder will relieve the Twins of their 2013 obligations, saving the team $3.25 million ($3M in salary and $250,000 in a buyout). The highly touted Japanese free agent never adapted well to the game at t...898Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r897/It's the last Friday of the regular season and that means this will be the last Friday the Twins will be playing until opening week of next year. That might be sad to think about for some fans but it has been two tough seasons in a row. The 162 game schedule can be grueling for the players and it se...897Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/down-early-r896/With the possible exception of the popularity of “Call Me Maybe”, nothing has spun more out of control in 2012 than the Minnesota Twins starting pitching. Categorically the Twins rotation has produced some of the least desirable stats in the American League. For starters, their misshapen 5.50 ERA to...896Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/ryan-and-gardenhire-speak-to-season-ticket-holders-r895/One of the benefits of being a season ticket holder with the Minnesota Twins is the opportunity to participate in conference calls with current players, coaches, and front office personnel. Earlier this season, Scott Diamond and Trevor Plouffe discussed their breakout seasons with fans. It's fun...895Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-killer-speed-of-byron-buxton-r893/World came out on Tuesday morning that Byron Buxton had been named by Baseball America as the top prospect in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League. Last year's first round pick for the Twins didn't spend the entire season in the GCL but it was long enough to make his mark on the league. In 27 game...893Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/quick-hits-perkins-saves-burton-under-pressure-and-hendriks-struggles-r892/Since assuming the closer’s role for good, Glen Perkins has been absolutely brilliant, now converting 11 consecutive save opportunities. There was one semi-minor hiccup – allowing a solo home run to Andruw Jones to bring the Yankees within one of the Twins. The pitch was clearly a slider which was i...892Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/sabr-book-signing-event-thursday-night-r891/Thursday night, which is an off night for the Twins, can still be full of baseball. At 7PM at the Barnes and Noble in Har Mar Mall, there will be a book signing of Short But Wondrous Summers: Baseball In The North Star State by several of the writers who contributed, including myself. The book, all...891Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/homer-happy-hendriks-r890/It is easy to despair over Liam Hendriks after starts like the one he turned in on Monday night against the Yankees, when he coughed up four homers en route to his eighth loss in 15 tries for the Twins this year. Certainly the right-hander has offered little cause for encouragement here in his first...890Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/year-in-review-twins-hitters-in-the-clutch-r889/Oddly, a lot of sabrmetric geeks I know don’t like the Win Probability Added (WPA) statistic. I don’t want to speak for them as to why, but the comment I hear that drives me the craziest is something like “All you have to do is see that Erik Komatsu was more valuable then Ben Revere to understand th...889Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/matt-capps-and-his-looming-option-year-r888/In last night's loss to the New York Yankees, Matt Capps made his return to the field after missing almost the entire second half of the season. It was the first action for Capps after not appearing in a game since the middle of July. The season has been injury plagued for the 29-year old relief...888Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-would-you-do-jared-burton-r887/On Sunday night, it was Glen Perkins who got the final three outs in the tenth inning to record the save in game two of a double-header sweep of the Detroit Tigers in Comerica Park. However, with a tied score in the bottom of the ninth, Jared Burton came into the game to face the Tigers 3, 4 and 5...887Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cabrera-vs-trout-the-mvp-debate-for-the-ages-r886/Over the weekend, the Twins got a first-hand look at one of the front-runners for the American League Most Valuable Player Award. Miguel Cabrera is trying his best to be the first Triple Crown winner in the American League since Carl Yastrzemski won it back in 1967. There are other deserving cand...886Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:52:00 +0000