https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/923/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/real-or-pretender-r5570/It seems like the baseball season just began. But by the end of the week, the Twins will have completed over 20% of their schedule. Following Monday's off-day, the Twins sit in a cluster at the top of the AL Central. Besides Kansas City, the rest of the division is separated by a mere 2.0 games. C...5570Tue, 09 May 2017 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-acquire-lhp-kevin-chapman-for-danny-santana-r5568/According to the Twitter feed of the Atlanta Braves, the Minnesota Twins acquired right-handed pitcher Kevin Chapman in exchange for utility man Danny Santana. The Twins acknowledged the trade with a press release. The Twins designated Santana for assignment late last week, giving them ten days t...5568Mon, 08 May 2017 23:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-scouting-skinny-brendan-mckay-r5566/Twins Daily is very happy to announce that Jeremy Nygaard will be providing occasional insider news/rumors on the Twins deliberations in the upcoming MLB Draft. The first was last Friday which we're copying below. But that won't often be the case; to be sure to get them sign up for the Twins Daily...5566Mon, 08 May 2017 03:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-309-gibson39s-gone-where39s-berrios-r5565/Aaron and John talk about an up and down week for the Twins, pushing Kyle Gibson, Danny Santana, and Michael Tonkin off the roster, what the time is for Jose Berrios to get a chance, a new rumored name in the MLB draft, Joe Mauer's clutch hitting, how you can win a Michael Cuddyer autographed offi...5565Mon, 08 May 2017 03:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/on-college-vs-prep-draftees-two-way-players-and-other-notes-r5558/We’re a little over a month away from the 2017 MLB Draft, and it appears two frontrunners have emerged as candidates for the No. 1 pick: Brendan McKay from the University of Louisville and Hunter Greene from Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles. They are similar in talent, both are incredibly gif...5558Fri, 05 May 2017 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-v-red-sox-55-710pm-ct-r5560/The Boston Red Sox are coming to town for a weekend series with our Twins. It will be a wild celebration of Cinco De Mayo at Target Field. Cinco De Mayo means 5th of May in Spanish and it surprisingly has absolutely no connection to mayonnaise whatsoever. In America this day is celebrated with res...5560Fri, 05 May 2017 11:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-joe-mauer-quagmire-r5557/Joe Mauer struggled through the worst April of his career. While the Twins have young players populating the majority of their roster, Mauer plays the role of aged veteran. His future playing career is tied to his time in Minnesota. He will be a free agent following the 2018 season and for some Tw...5557Fri, 05 May 2017 02:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-lurking-late-inning-limbo-r5556/When you look at this Twins team, hovering around .500 after a month of play in a mediocre division, it's not all that hard to see them hanging in the race throughout the summer. The rotation should remain respectable at least, with legitimate options on hand to replace faltering starters and Big...5556Thu, 04 May 2017 05:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-minor-league-report-53-turley-debuts-chattanooga-trio-of-bats-abuse-r5555/It was a full slate of baseball on Thursday as the Twins hosted Oakland and all of the affiliates were in action (including one playing a doubleheader). While there were no moves in the minor leagues, the Twins optioned Buddy Boshers after Tuesday's slugfest and activated Hector Santiago from the...5555Thu, 04 May 2017 02:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/simply-getting-ahead-won39t-save-kyle-gibson-r5554/Kyle Gibson will make his 104th start for the Twins tomorrow night, and a lot of fans are wondering if it could it be his last chance. To his credit, Gibson is coming off his best game of the season, but he's given up at least three runs in every start and has yet to complete six innings. Altogeth...5554Thu, 04 May 2017 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-v-a39s-52-710pm-ct-r5551/The Oakland A’s come to town as our Twins kick off a brand new month of baseball. April would have to be considered a success since they won more than they lost. What will May have in store for us? We will have to wait and see but if it’s another winning month… I think it’s safe to say that the Tw...5551Tue, 02 May 2017 11:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/al-central-marked-by-mediocrity-r5548/April has come and gone. With the calendar flipping to May, there have been plenty of story-lines to follow across the baseball world. Bryce Harper seems to have found his swing again. Aaron Judge is making himself known as a Bronx Bomber. Even Eric Thames is having a resurgence in Milwaukee. Team...5548Tue, 02 May 2017 02:30:00 +0000