https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1208/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r257/Original post from North Dakota Twins Fan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first two games of the season have been complete and I can honestly say I have yet to watch a single pitch. One of the problems was that both of the contests were not on any major channel and the other issues was the games were being play...257Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/ampquotopening-day-is-one-week-awayampquot-roster-projections-r256/It's hard to believe, but after a long 2011 season and a very long offseason, Opening Day is just one week away for the Twins and the rest of baseball (except the A's and Mariners, I guess.). I have been doing these weekly roster projections for for weeks, and it's a lot of fun. As much as we like t...256Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/position-analysis-relief-pitcher-r255/We wrap up the Position Analysis series with a look at the relief corps, which could best be described as "unstable." There's little question that the Twins will proceed with seven relievers and a short bench, as is their standard; to fill those seven spots, they brought a veritable army of flawed p...255Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/position-analysis-starting-pitcher-r253/Last year, the rotation was an utter disaster, with Twins starters ranking 26th in the majors in ERA and WHIP. Short outings taxed an already ill-equipped bullpen and frequently put games out of reach before the offense had much of a say. It's not hard to see why these pitchers struggled so badly. B...253Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/todays-twinsdaily-stories-r252/In case you didn't check out the blogs from today, you missed some good stuff... If Stephen Strassburg can pitch on Opening Day this year, can Kyle Gibson next year? Cristian Guzman was released and is taking his (injured) talents to the Dominican Republic. It sounds like former top prospect Aa...252Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-report-from-fort-myers-march-27th-edition-tk-and-the-beloit-snappers-r251/This post was originally posted in its entirety at The Tenth Inning Stretch. Because of the image limitations I can only post some of it. To see the whole post with Action Photos of Twins' prospects including 2 Round 1 draft picks, please go here ----- Today the big boys were playing the Orioles in...251Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/could-capps-perform-better-than-nathan-in-12-r247/http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KZX8EGdYn68/T3EvATxuTVI/AAAAAAAABJg/5My-BrqTyAk/s320/Matt+Capps.jpg Original Post from North Dakota Twins Fan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Twins saw their long-time closer Joe Nathan leave the team in free agency this offseason. With his departure to the Texas Rangers, the organiza...247Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/manship-benson-optioned-more-roster-moves-r246/On Monday, the Twins reassigned RHP Brendan Wise to minor league camp. Tuesday morning, the Twins optioned OF Joe Benson and RHP Jeff Manship. They also reassigned INF Pedro Florimon and C Rene Rivera. None of the moves are completely surprising, and yet it further cements some of the roster spots t...246Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-ampamp-the-geek-ep-34-schmoes-schlubs-and-schmucks-r245/Big roster announcements prompt a debate about the Twins making decisions based on spring training performances. Here are: the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe and the podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).245Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/should-luke-hughes-start-at-2b-for-the-twins-r244/On Saturday, Luke Hughes went 5-5 with two doubles, a home run and five RBI. On Sunday, he went 2-3 with another home run. That raised his spring training numbers to .385/.429/.795 (1.223) with four doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI. When the 2011 season ended, TwinsCentric released its Offseason...244Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/position-analysis-designated-hitter-r243/Likely Starter: Ryan Doumit 2011 Stats: .303/.353/.477, 8 HR, 30 RBI, 17 R, 0/1 SB Potential Backups: Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer No team has everything set in stone with two weeks left in spring training. For the Twins, with uncertainties surrounding several players, plenty is subject to change betwe...243Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/good-days-ampamp-bad-days-r242/Fueled by interviews with assistant GM Rob Antony and manager Ron Gardenhire, yesterday became the best day of the year for Twins spring training news. The result? Almost every projected lineup you saw this offseason was probably wrong. Instead, you’ll like see a whole lot of Josh Willingham playing...242Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:51:00 +0000