https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/944/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/derek-falvey-thad-levine-era-begins-r5182/A new era of Minnesota Twins baseball began on Monday morning as Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were introduced in front of a crowd consisting of Twin Cities media, some current and former players, and fans watching online and on TV. As Dave St. Peter tweeted prior to the press conference, “Today ma...5182Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-283-leveraging-collaborative-synergies-r5186/Aaron and John break down the Twins introductory press conference of Derek Falvey and Thad Levine, discuss the benefits of Casper Mattresses and then argue about retaining Rob Antony. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click the link...5186Mon, 07 Nov 2016 15:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/intro-to-the-offseason-r5181/Around lunchtime on Monday, the Minnesota Twins will hold a press conference formally announcing the two new head executives in their reconfigured baseball operations department. Then, it's on. Among the 28 teams who fell short of the World Series, most are deep into their offseason planning. Imp...5181Mon, 07 Nov 2016 01:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-winter-league-updates-through-114-r5180/Three winter leagues are up and running now. The Venezuelan Winter League has been going for nearly a month already. They’ve been playing about two weeks in the Dominican Republic, and they have now played just over a week in Puerto Rico. Several players from the Twins organization are already par...5180Sun, 06 Nov 2016 12:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-have-unmatched-run-of-instability-at-dh-r5179/Much has been made about the Twins' aversion to making young slugger Miguel Sano an everyday designated hitter. But it hasn't been just Sano, The club has avoided committing regular DH at-bats to any single player for several years now. There were five teams that had a player DH at least 100 games...5179Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/second-guess-galore-r5178/On Wednesday night, World Series Game 7 was played in Cleveland. And what a game it was. I’m biased as a Twins fans into saying that the 1991 World Series was the greatest of all-time. The 2016 Game 7 was right up there. There were big plays, big hits, big defensive plays. There was good pitching....5178Thu, 03 Nov 2016 04:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-2017-offseason-handbook-now-available33-r5177/In recent years, the conclusion of the World Series has turned into an annual holiday for Minnesota Twins fans. It marks the official start of the offseason, as well as the yearly release of Twins Daily's Offseason Handbook. Our latest edition is now available here, and because we want to make sur...5177Thu, 03 Nov 2016 04:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/three-bagger-heat-holland-amp-handbook-r5176/In 1991, the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves battled to the bitter end in a World Series for the ages. Now, 25 years later, the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs are on their way to another epic Fall Classic, with Tuesday's Cubs victory sending this thrilling series to a decisive Game 7. While...5176Wed, 02 Nov 2016 05:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-geography-puerto-rico-r5174/The Twins clearly have made a concerted, focused effort in Puerto Rico in recent years. It's a good thing as the island with about 3.6 million people has really produced a lot of baseball talent. Hiram Bithorn became the first Puerto Rican-born player in Major League Baseball when he debuted for t...5174Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-182-thad-levine-right-hand-man-r5172/Aaron and John meet at the Iron Door Pub and talk about Derek Falvey choosing Thad Levine to be the Twins' new GM, compare the Indians and the Cubs to the Twins, and answer a bunch of mailbag questions from listeners. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher or find it at GleemanAndT...5172Mon, 31 Oct 2016 02:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/coming-soon-2017-offseason-handbook-r5170/This was a long, tough season. You all deserve a treat for hanging on and maintaining enough interest in this 100-loss campaign to keep the conversations flowing at Twins Daily. In that spirit, we have some exciting news. As usual, we will be releasing our annual Minnesota Twins Offseason Handboo...5170Fri, 28 Oct 2016 04:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/falvey-levine-well-suited-to-solve-roster-riddles-r5169/Among the challenges that puzzled the 2016 Twins was putting the optimal defensive lineup on the field. Derek Falvey and company likely will be facing similar challenges next season. Is there any reason to be confident those issues will be resolved in 2017? Based on how we've seen the Cleveland In...5169Fri, 28 Oct 2016 02:19:00 +0000