https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/952/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-looking-to-hire-president-of-baseball-operations-r5035/According to a tweet by Ken Rosenthal, the Minnesota Twins are looking to hire a president of baseball operations type. That person would then be in charge of hiring a new general manager and other front office types. This has become the trend in the last decade or so throughout baseball, and it w...5035Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gamethread-twinsblue-jays-826-607pm-r5034/It isn’t easy to lose 7 games in a row but the Twins have managed to do just that. Tonight the Twins are in Canada to take on the Powerful Blue Jay hitters and if they try real hard they can make it 8 or 10 in a row. Unusual conditions in Toronto. The forecast is 28 and you can drive 105. Here are...5034Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-minor-league-report-825-rochester-homer-party-romero-rocks-r5033/As August comes to a close, the minor league season is dwindling. For many of the Twins affiliates, playoff races are starting to heat up as teams try to stay in the hunt while holding off opponents. Minnesota might not be playing the best baseball so let's turn our attention to the future of the...5033Fri, 26 Aug 2016 02:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/wimmers39-long-road-finally-leads-to-big-leagues-r5031/It's been a long journey, full of ups and downs for Alex Wimmers. However, on Thursday afternoon, he finally got the call he had long been waiting for. "Alex Wimmers, you're heading to the big leagues! Congratulations!" Following the Twins loss to the Tigers on Thursday afternoon at Target Field,...5031Thu, 25 Aug 2016 21:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/arms-race-the-search-for-young-starters-r5029/On Tuesday night, the Tigers and Twins kicked off a series at Target Field. On the hill for Detroit was Matt Boyd, a 25-year-old lefty who owns a 2.38 ERA since the beginning of July. Along with Rookie of the Year frontrunner Michael Fulmer, Boyd is a key component in a resurgent rotation that ran...5029Thu, 25 Aug 2016 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/byungho-park-to-have-season-ending-wrist-surgery-r5028/Paul Molitor told assembled reporters at Target Field before Wednesday night's game that 1B/DH Byungho Park will have season-ending wrist surgery on Thursday morning. In a July 7th Rochester Red Wings game against Lehigh Valley, the IronPigs announcers mentioned that they overheard Red Wings pers...5028Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/for-the-love-of-joe-r5026/There is no doubt in any Twins fan’s mind that Rod Carew is one of, if not the greatest players in team history. He is beloved by Twins fans who may or may not even remember his playing career which ended (and not prettyily) with the Twins after the 1978 season, nearly 40 years ago. Now consider t...5026Wed, 24 Aug 2016 05:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-bite-sized-history-part-7-reconstruction-r5025/Owner Calvin Griffith responded to the Metrodome's dismal atmosphere by trading away all his veterans and rebuilding from scratch with a new wave of prospects. He responded to the Metrodome's dismal attendance with a different scorched earth policy. It was becoming clear that the 1.4 million atte...5025Wed, 24 Aug 2016 02:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-v-tigers-823-710pm-ct-r5024/The Tigers are up next at Target field for a 3 game series starting tonight. After a needed day off… needed because the Twins just got swept by the Royals and they needed a day for refresher courses on how to play defense and… and… pitch and hit… you know… all of it because the Royals schooled them...5024Tue, 23 Aug 2016 11:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/dozier39s-not-jerking-around-r5022/Baseball has a long season. Players show up in early spring and play well into the fall with few days off in-between. How many players can continue to be successful over the course of 162 games? This grueling nature of the game is one of the things that attracts fans of all ages. Slumps are someth...5022Tue, 23 Aug 2016 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/fixing-jose-berrios-r5021/On Friday night in Kansas City Bert Blyleven described to viewers what he and the Twins’ coaching staff were working on with Jose Berrios in order to straighten him out. “Right...there!” Blyleven exclaimed as Berrios delivered a fastball for strike three to the Royals’ Jarrod Dyson in the bottom o...5021Mon, 22 Aug 2016 04:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/three-bagger-kennys-new-guys-amp-what-the-hector-r5020/Over the weekend, Kennys Vargas was sent to the minors, the Twins called up two newly acquired pitching prospects, and Hector Santiago got rocked. Read on for analysis of each development. * The Twins needed pitching reinforcements after Friday night's marathon contest in Kansas City extended pas...5020Mon, 22 Aug 2016 03:52:00 +0000