https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/935/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-super-bowl-predictions-r5333/Apparently there is a big football game on Sunday in Houston. The Super Bowl will pit the Atlanta Falcons against the New England Patriots. That has nothing to do with the Twins, or really even with baseball, but like a million-billion people are going to watch it. They watch it for the football,...5333Sat, 04 Feb 2017 05:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-295-telephobia-r5329/Aaron and John preview the Twins rotation battles, evaluate available free agent starting pitchers, recap the overwhelming response to the Winter Meltdown, evaluate the trade the Dodgers DID make and recap Aaron's successful battle with telephobia. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Sti...5329Fri, 03 Feb 2017 11:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-will-derek-falvey-improve-twins-pitching-r5332/When the Minnesota Twins hired Derek Falvey to rebuild the organization, the most significant task to tackle was to improve the pitching. Pitching is one of the most important facets of baseball and being able to reach into one’s own minor league system for more talent is crucial to long-term succ...5332Fri, 03 Feb 2017 05:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-to-sign-rh-rp-matt-belisle-r5330/A report from Fan Rag's Jon Heyman (which has been verified by others now) says that the Minnesota Twins have signed veteran reliever Matt Belisle to a one-year contract. The 36-year-old right-hander spent 2016 with the Washington Nationals where he posted an impressive 1.87 ERA over 40 games. In...5330Thu, 02 Feb 2017 23:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/recency-bias-r5327/There has been some hand-wringing, here and elsewhere, about an offseason that's leaving many feeling unfulfilled. We're less than two weeks from pitchers and catchers reporting to Ft. Myers, and the roster has barely been touched. It's easy to feel like we're headed toward another 100-loss slog....5327Wed, 01 Feb 2017 04:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/get-to-know-twins-rule-5-pick-justin-haley-r5326/The Minnesota Twins had the first overall pick in the 2016 Rule 5 draft last December. They selected right-handed pitcher Miguel Diaz with that pick. However, they had arranged to trade the pick to the San Diego Padres. In a roundabout way, the Twins acquired right-hander Justin Haley who had been...5326Tue, 31 Jan 2017 05:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/hunting-for-a-200-inning-pitcher-r5325/Pitching continues to evolve as teams try to find the right balance between starting pitching and relief pitching. During last year's playoffs, pitchers like Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman took on even more important roles. For the first time in the World Series, no starting pitcher threw more...5325Tue, 31 Jan 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/summer-in-the-air-winter-meltdown-recap-r5324/On Saturday, Twins Daily held its fourth Winter Meltdown, an annual post-TwinsFest gathering of local baseball fanatics in Downtown Minneapolis. Thanks to tremendous support from our readers and sponsors, as well as the Minnesota Twins themselves, this year's event was without question our biggest...5324Mon, 30 Jan 2017 04:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-294-winter-meltdown-2017-r5323/Aaron and John are at Twins Daily's Winter Meltdown with Twins Special Assistant LaTroy Hawkins and Director of Baseball Research Jack Goin as well as the Twins Daily crew and emcee David Sitrick. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just...5323Sun, 29 Jan 2017 23:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-to-honor-tom-kelly-with-bronze-statue-r5322/Several members of the 1987 Minnesota Twins World Series championship team were on the 1500ESPN stage for a half-hour with Patrick Reusse on Friday night. Following the on-air portion, the players stayed on the stage along with their manager, Tom Kelly. Twins President Dave St. Peter came to the s...5322Sat, 28 Jan 2017 01:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cuddyer-macphail-named-to-twins-hall-of-fame-r5321/Target Field is just a couple of hours away from opening its doors to Twins Fest 2017. It has been a busy couple of weeks for the Twins front office. The last two weeks have been busy with the Winter Caravan. Thursday night at Target Field was the Diamond Awards. And now Target Field will be full...5321Fri, 27 Jan 2017 19:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-much-information-do-hitters-need-r5319/Work smarter, not harder. That’s a mantra which permeates the corporate world, imploring workers to take full advantage of tools and resources available to improve productivity. It’s cliche, to be sure, but there is something behind the notion that production can be improved by simply leveraging e...5319Fri, 27 Jan 2017 05:40:00 +0000