https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/812/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-top-20-minnesota-twins-assets-of-2019-part-3-6-10-r7424/This is the third in a four-part series ranking the top 20 player assets in the Minnesota Twins organization. The idea is to think solely in terms of commodity valuation, factoring in things like age, cost, control, and risk management in answering the question: which players are most essential to...7424Wed, 02 Jan 2019 02:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/2018-twins-daily-top-30-most-viewed-articles-part-1-21-30-r7422/Happy New Year!! As we transition from 2018 to 2019, let’s take a quick look back. Over the next couple of days, we will go through the 30 Most-Viewed Twins Daily articles of 2018. I personally find this very interesting. It is interesting to see which articles captured our attention at the time a...7422Tue, 01 Jan 2019 05:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/2018-twins-the-year-in-debut-r7421/As we all look forward to celebrating the transition from 2018 to 2019 today, it’s fun to look back at the Twins 2018 season and think about all of the rookies that came up. There were 15 rookies who played for the Twins in 2018. Today we are going to focus on the eight players who made their Majo...7421Mon, 31 Dec 2018 06:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-top-20-minnesota-twins-assets-of-2019-part-2-11-15-r7420/This is the second in a four-part series ranking the top 20 player assets in the Minnesota Twins organization. The idea is to think solely in terms of commodity valuation, factoring in things like age, cost, control, and risk management in answering the question: which players are most essential t...7420Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-you-need-to-know-about-nelson-cruz-r7419/The Minnesota Twins’ 2018-2019 offseason had been fairly mundane as far as player acquisition goes. Sure, they said goodbye to Joe Mauer. Hired a shiny new manager. Landed a reclamation project for second base. All well and good. However the Twins had not made a maneuver to inspire the fan base, n...7419Fri, 28 Dec 2018 14:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-405-twins-sign-nelson-cruz-r7418/Aaron and John discuss the Minnesota Twins signing slugger Nelson Cruz. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link. http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/ep_405_FINAL.mp37418Fri, 28 Dec 2018 06:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/3-reasons-i39m-all-in-on-nelson-cruz-r7417/As rumors swirled of Minnesota's reported interest in free agent slugger Nelson Cruz, I found myself lukewarm on the notion. But now that this union has actually come to fruition, with Cruz and the Twins agreeing to terms on Thursday, I find my reservations have mostly been lifted. Part of this is...7417Fri, 28 Dec 2018 02:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/romero-ready-to-ink-the-pen-r7415/Not long after Santa had gotten back to the North Pole, Minnesota decided that the lineup could use one more present. After being connected to him for weeks, the front office finally landed slugging designated hitter Nelson Cruz. Assuming the lineup is now all but addressed, it’s time to turn the...7415Fri, 28 Dec 2018 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/breaking-nelson-cruz-agrees-to-deal-with-twins-r7414/Jeff Passan from Yahoo Sports is reporting that the Twins have agreed to a deal with designated hitter Nelson Cruz. According to Enrique Rojas (ESPN), the deal will be worth $14 million and includes a club option for $12 million in 2020 (with a $300,000 buyout) In other words, Cruz is guaranteed...7414Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-top-20-minnesota-twins-assets-of-2019-part-1-16-20-r7412/Last year around this time, I took a shot at ranking the top 20 player assets in the Minnesota Twins organization. The idea was to think solely in terms of commodity valuation, factoring in things like age, cost, control, and risk management in answering the question: which players are most essent...7412Thu, 27 Dec 2018 02:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-404-waiting-for-the-boom-r7411/Aaron and John talk about the Twins walking a fine line between patient and inactive, retiring Joe Mauer's number, Target Field vs. Metrodome payroll numbers, the latest on Nelson Cruz and free agent pitching help, the Winter Meltdown selling out, and mailbag questions from listeners. You can list...7411Mon, 24 Dec 2018 16:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/kicking-the-tires-on-kikuchi-r7410/For a second consecutive offseason, the Minnesota Twins appear legitimately interested in the top available talent from Japan. And for a second consecutive offseason, it seems to be a foregone conclusion that player will wind up elsewhere. But perhaps Minnesota will be luckier with Yusei Kikuchi t...7410Sun, 23 Dec 2018 19:41:00 +0000