https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/933/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/camp-sleepers-r5385/Every year at least one player ends up making the Minnesota Twins 25-man roster out of spring training that few expected to do so at the outset of camp. Let's examine a few of the top candidates among this year's non-roster invite group to latch on, and what kinds of roles they might play. There...5385Wed, 01 Mar 2017 04:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-position-battles-backup-catcher-r5384/While much of the Twins 25-man roster might be pretty well set, there are a few position battles of note. As spring training rolls along, some of them will become more clear. It’s also possible that others could create additional position battles. We’ll certainly be covering those through the spri...5384Tue, 28 Feb 2017 04:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cody39s-top-prospects-11-20-r5382/Twins Daily has running through the top prospects in the Twins organization. Those profiles are a combination of multiple rankings from the different writers at the site. My own top 50 list was recently included in the Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook. There will always be differences when deciph...5382Tue, 28 Feb 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-298-medicinal-mailbag-r5378/Aaron and John recover at Fair State Coop and discuss Jorge Polanco's midyear move to shortstop, PECOTA's optimistic view on the Twins defense, the keyword that can get you a pair of 20-game Twins season tickets at kernelnation.com, recovery timelines for Phil Hughes and Glen Perkins, Twins Daily'...5378Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-roster-projection-2017-version-20-r5372/In past years, I posted my first big league Roster Projections on the first day of Twins full-squad workouts. This is a couple of days late. Actually, my first 2017 Roster Projection was done following baseball’s Winter Meetings in mid-December. Here’s the second attempt, though a lot can still ha...5372Tue, 21 Feb 2017 05:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-blunder-polanco39s-development-r5371/Shortstop has been a revolving door for the Twins for the greater part of the last two decades. Minnesota is set to enter the 2017 season with Jorge Polanco as the newest member of the Opening Day shortstop club. As I wrote about last week, the spot is Polanco's to lose. However, the Twins blunder...5371Tue, 21 Feb 2017 03:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-297-prospect-parade-r5368/Aaron and John talk about the Twins' top 10 prospects for 2017, rank the Twins' best 25-and-under players, return to the scene of the Winter Meltdown at Brothers Minneapolis, reveal the secret word that can win listeners a pair of 20-game Twins season ticket packages from Minnesota Corn Growers, p...5368Mon, 20 Feb 2017 04:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/five-position-player-headlines-r5362/Man, does it feel good to finally have real baseball news coming out of Florida. At the beginning of the week, Glen Perkins threw off the mound for the first time on his way back from injury. Phil Hughes might turn his removed rib into jewelry. I also ran through multiple headlines fans could fol...5362Fri, 17 Feb 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/reliever-arbitration-salaries-on-the-rise-r5364/Perhaps the biggest area of uncertainty when it comes to a baseball team's future financial obligations is arbitration salaries. In some cases, teams will "buy out" a player's arbitration years by signing him to an extension in order to ensure cost certainty. The Twins saved themselves a good chun...5364Fri, 17 Feb 2017 02:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-inside-story-of-twins-daily-r5357/I’m sure we all remember May 23rd, 2009 as the debut of Twins pitcher Anthony Swarzak. But there was something exciting brewing up in the stands, too. Watching Swarzak (who threw seven scoreless innings) from the Home Run Porch was a collection of Twins bloggers, brought together by Parker. We met...5357Wed, 15 Feb 2017 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/td-top-prospects-9-travis-blankenhorn-r5353/The first wave of top Twins prospects has already reached Target Field. This has allowed for more recent draft picks to find their way into the Twins top prospect list. Many of the players might not be of the same caliber as Byron Buxton or Miguel Sano but they all have the potential to be everyda...5353Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins-are-always-interesting-r5355/One of my favorite shows of all-time is Family Guy. At least, the first five seasons of Family Guy are some of my favorite. There are so many quotes from those seasons that I still instill in my everyday conversations, even if those I'm having a conversation with don't know where the quote is hail...5355Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:05:00 +0000