https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1213/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/five-other-twins-stories-to-watch-r188/Let’s be clear: ultimately, it’s about the wins. I get into at least a half dozen debates per month where I feel the need to remind people that all this fun baseball stuff we analyze – coaching tactics, offseason pickups, roster changes, revenue tendencies, trades, minor league development – are not...188Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/home-runs-lead-to-twins-win-over-yankees-r187/After struggling during the first week of spring training with the bat, the Twins go three home runs on Sunday afternoon to top the New York Yankees 5-1. Joe Benson got the Twins on the board with a long, solo home run in the 5th inning. In the bottom of the 7th, Danny Valencia gave the Twins a 2-1...187Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/al-central-position-rankings-first-base-r186/The voting for preseason AL Central catcher will continue for another day, but let's get the discussion going on "Which AL Central First Baseman will be the best in 2012?" Vote now and comment your rankings. The First Basemen (2011 stats) Minnesota Twins - Justin Morneau - .227/.285/.333 (.618) wit...186Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/valencia-vaults-twins-past-pirates-r185/It's no secret that the Twins have really struggled offensively to this point in spring training. That remained the case on Saturday when, in this sixth inning, the Twins were down 2-1 to the Pirates. Valencia stepped to the plate with two runners on and uncorked a long home run to give the Twins a...185Sun, 11 Mar 2012 02:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/al-central-position-rankings-catchers-r184/I thought I'd start a new series here and see how it plays out. I thought it would be fun for Twins Daily readers to vote on the preseason All AL Central team. The question with each of these rankings will be "Which player do you think will have the best season in 2012?" In other words, it has nothi...184Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cardinals-3-twins-2-the-hits-keep-on-not-coming-r183/Yeah, it's only the second week of March. But early in spring training, positive signs have been hard to come by for this offense. Today at Hammond Stadium, the Twins snapped a string of 27 consecutive scoreless innings, but did so without a run-scoring hit. Their two runs both came on bases-loaded...183Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/projected-twins-roster-r182/If you follow the tremendous work of 1500 ESPN's Phil Mackey, you know that every Sunday, he posts an updated 25 man roster projection. Phil is in Ft. Myers and talking to players, coaches and front office personnel, so he may have some insider information. But, I think that we can all do our own ro...182Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/glen-perkins-and-the-future-r180/Question: Why is this graph smiling? Answer: Because its owner just locked in $10.3 million guaranteed. http://apps.startribune.com/blogs/user_images/theeight_1331276533_Perkins.png On Thursday morning, the Twins announced that they have extended Glen Perkins through 2015with an option for 2016....180Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-edged-by-rays-1-0-r179/The Rays finally found a way to beat the Twins on Thursday afternoon: just don't let them score. Eventually, that worked, but it wasn't until the top of the ninth inning that the Rays pushed across the game's lone run, winning 1-0. It didn't have to be that way. The Twins threatened in the first inn...179Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/position-analysis-first-base-r178/Likely Starter: Justin Morneau 2011 Stats: .227/.285/.333, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 19 R, 0/0 SB Potential Backups: Joe Mauer, Luke Hughes, Ryan Doumit, Chris Parmelee, Sean Burroughs, Steve Pearce, Aaron Bates Through a couple weeks of camp, this much can be said for Justin Morneau: he hasn't raised any warn...178Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-perkins-agree-to-contract-extension-r177/The Twins announced this morning that left-handed relief pitcher Glen Perkins had agreed to and signed a three year contract extension worth $10.3 million. The contract includes an option for 2016. UPDATE - According to Joe Christensen of the Star Tribune via Twitter, "#Twins will pay Perkins $2.5...177Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/mauers-off-the-field-value-to-the-twins-r175/Originally posted at Twins Fan From Afar I've written before, as have others, that Joe Mauer isn't only valuable to the Twins for his contributions as the star catcher and third batter in the lineup. Make no mistake, that's how he earns his paycheck. But it's also evident that, over the last few yea...175Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:40:00 +0000