https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/941/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/official-winter-meetings-monday-thread-r5232/Today, the Winter Meetings officially begin. There was an awards banquet on Sunday night, but the full slate of meetings begin today. Use this thread as the official Twins Daily rumor mill. If you read or hear some Twins-related rumors, post them in the comments. If you are hearing big player move...5232Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-road-well-traveled-rebuilding-the-twins-r5231/When it was leaked that the Twins had hired 33-year-old Derek Falvey to oversee their baseball operations, it was easy to make comparisons to 1985, the last time the Twins went outside their organization to hire a new leader. That time, they found 32-year-old Andy MacPhail. But parallels between t...5231Mon, 05 Dec 2016 08:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-287-unpacking-dozier-rumors-r5230/In the light of rumors regarding the Dodgers piquing the interested of the Twins, John is joined by Nick Nelson and Parker Hageman at Iron Door Pub to evaluate possible trade returns for Brian Dozier, the new Twins hitting coach, Aaron's Casper mattress infatuation, the Twins arbitration decisions...5230Mon, 05 Dec 2016 08:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/official-winter-meetings-sunday-thread-r5228/The Winter Meetings are set to begin later today in Washington D.C. No time during the year, with the exception (maybe) of the July trade deadline, are there more rumors. Some are real. Some are baseless. But it is a fun time of the year for baseball fans. Each day, we'll have an official thread...5228Sun, 04 Dec 2016 15:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/catching-up-in-a-stream-of-consciousness-r5227/On Sunday afternoon, executives from all of the major league teams will descend upon our nation's capital for the annual Winter Meetings. It is just one, four-day stretch in the middle of the Hot Stove season, but it is a busy time for transactions. The Twins go into the meetings with some questio...5227Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/as-the-defense-goes-so-goes-the-twins-r5225/The first big addition of the Derek Falvey era was done in design to improve the team's defense, an area that had gone serially overlooked in recent years. Let's hope the defensive upgrades continue, as there has been a strong correlation between team defense and success for the Twins. Take a look...5225Fri, 02 Dec 2016 01:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/arbitration-decisions-looming-r5224/December is upon us. If you’re from the Upper Midwest, you have recently felt winter’s wrath. Some have had more snow than others. Some have had freezing rain. And temperatures have finally fallen. The calendar has changed. Baseball’s Hot Stove is upon us. December 1st was the deadline for reachin...5224Thu, 01 Dec 2016 04:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/above-and-beyond-creatively-improving-run-prevention-r5223/Derek Falvey has inherited an organization that allowed the most runs in the American League. Hopefully he is a person who enjoys a good challenge. The Twins hired Falvey, in part, because he was analytically inclined and also carried a reputation as a pitching hawk while with Cleveland, two signi...5223Thu, 01 Dec 2016 04:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-new-front-office-off-to-strong-start-r5222/Less than three weeks after being formally introduced in a press conference at Target Field, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine made their first major acquisition as heads of the Minnesota Twins baseball department. The Jason Castro signing was a bold stroke from the new front office, and one that sends...5222Wed, 30 Nov 2016 02:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/bringing-back-the-band-and-that39s-just-fine-r5221/On Monday morning, the Minnesota Twins made it official that Michael Cuddyer, Torii Hunter and LaTroy Hawkins were coming back to the organization. No, they aren’t going to come out of retirement. Though all three could probably still contribute in some way on the field, they are going to attempt...5221Tue, 29 Nov 2016 04:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/dozier-trade-talk-heating-up-r5220/If history is any indication, then our likelihood of seeing the first trade executed by Minnesota's reconfigured front office within the next couple of weeks is pretty good. So let's sift through the latest rumors and rumblings. Now that kitchen stoves are cooling down after a long weekend of roa...5220Mon, 28 Nov 2016 02:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-285-jason-castro-r5219/Aaron and John talk about the Minnesota Twins agreement with Jason Castro and debate Aaron's level of Thanksgiving spirit. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click the Play button below. http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode...5219Sun, 27 Nov 2016 22:41:00 +0000