https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/881/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/five-twins-players%E2%80%99-resolutions-r6301/The beginning of a new year means a chance to reflect on 2017 and look for improvement for 2018. You and your loved ones might have sat down over the long weekend to plot out your own resolutions. Maybe you want to lose some weight. Perhaps you want to plan a vacation. Or maybe you want to try and...6301Mon, 01 Jan 2018 19:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins-almanac-for-dec-31-jan-6-r6267/This week’s Almanac features the birthdates of Minnesotan major leaguers Red Hardy, Bob Gebhard, Michael Restovich, and Neil Wagner, and Twins all-time greats Earl Battey and Rick Aguilera. It was also this week in history that the Twins hired a new manager, Carl Pohlad passed away, and Bert Blyle...6267Sun, 31 Dec 2017 15:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/on-miguel-sano-al-franken-and-believing-in-heroes-r6300/Maybe it’s appropriate that hero is a four-letter word. Investing in heroes or looking up to powerful men seems to be a foolish thing to do these days. Regardless, I’m still a believer there’s overwhelmingly more good in this world than bad. I wrote an article about that feeling for the Twins Pros...6300Sat, 30 Dec 2017 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/2017-the-year-in-debuts-r6299/As we reach the end of 2017, it’s always fun to look back at the year. One of my favorite things to do is to remember all of the players who made their major league debuts in a Twins uniform this year. In total, 14 players made their big league debuts for the Twins in 2017, a big number especially...6299Fri, 29 Dec 2017 04:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-re-do-on-dozier-for-minnesota-r6296/Not all contracts are created equal, and for the most part, it’s simple to see whether a deal worked out or whether it didn’t. In Twins Territory, Joe Mauer’s mega contract is generally a lightning pole of debate. In responding to such debates, my go to is generally that new contracts are negotiat...6296Fri, 29 Dec 2017 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-top-20-minnesota-twins-assets-part-2-11-15-r6298/Earlier this week, we kicked off our countdown of the Twins franchise's 20 most valuable player assets. Looking beyond performance to account for age, contract, and future impact, the idea is to determine which players will be most vital to the team's ongoing success (or, most useful as trade chip...6298Fri, 29 Dec 2017 02:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/photographer-accuses-miguel-sano-of-assault-r6297/This morning, photographer Betsy Bissen posted assault allegations against Twins third baseman Miguel Sano. The incident took place at an autograph signing event where Bissen worked as a volunteer. [Editor's note: Bissen has also volunteered as a credentialed photographer for Twins Daily.] On Twi...6297Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-happens-if-the-twins-can39t-sign-yu-darvish-r6293/When viewed individually, it's easy to see the logic behind all the moves the Twins have made this offseason. These are smart, low-risk investments in guys who should help the team improve next season. If you zoom out and judge the offseason as a whole, however, I can’t help but be unimpressed. Ye...6293Wed, 27 Dec 2017 20:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-minnesota-twins-zach-duke-and-best-practices-r6292/Thanks to KFAN’s Paul Lambert, who leaked out on Christmas morning that the Minnesota Twins and 34-year-old relief pitcher Zach Duke had reached an agreement, people like me spent the remainder of the holiday ignoring their family and going over scouting reports and video of Duke. On Tuesday, the...6292Wed, 27 Dec 2017 05:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-top-20-minnesota-twins-assets-part-1-16-20-r6291/As we prepare to flip the calendar to a new year, it's a good time to take stock. That's exactly the idea behind this new series, which will rank the top 20 players in the Minnesota Twins organization – not by their talent or production necessarily, but by their value as assets. That means we'll b...6291Wed, 27 Dec 2017 03:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily39s-long-term-future-and-writers-r6289/The mission of Twins Daily is to gather a community of passionate readers around a core of independent, intelligent, and entertaining Twins writers. The community has been wildly successful on the first half but I don’t see much progress on the second half, and I’d like the community’s and our wri...6289Tue, 26 Dec 2017 13:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/mike-napoli-the-missing-piece-r6288/Every team is looking for that one piece that will push them to the next level. It can be an ace pitcher at the front of the rotation or a relief pitcher to help solidify the back-end of the bullpen. Other veteran players can provide a voice in the locker room that might have been missing in previ...6288Tue, 26 Dec 2017 03:10:00 +0000