https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/977/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/dozier-tries-to-find-a-balance-r4523/When Brian Dozier refers to spring training as “Groundhog Day,” he’s talking about the repetitive routine that is inherent to this annual six-week stretch. But he might as well be talking about his production. This year, just like last year, Dozier is putting up monster numbers in the Grapefruit L...4523Tue, 22 Mar 2016 02:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/beating-vegas-the-los-angeles-angels-r4522/Show us you can beat Vegas and you can win a Harry’s Razor starter kit!The 2015 Angels went through hell early last year. Disappointed with their early season results, the team fired GM Jerry DiPoto, a move which seemed to wake up the team when they played their way back into first place with a mi...4522Tue, 22 Mar 2016 02:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/plouffe39s-failure-leads-to-transformation-r4520/In the summer of 2004, the Twins were in the midst of a run for their third straight AL Central crown. The sudden success on the field meant the club was in the routine of drafting later rather than earlier in the first round of baseball's amateur draft. That June the team focused on shortstop and...4520Tue, 22 Mar 2016 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/monday-camp-notes-roster-battle-royale-r4521/Most of the Twins position players have essentially locked up their spots on the roster, but a couple of jobs on the bench remain in play. Four who are in that mix – Danny Santana, Oswaldo Arcia, Carlos Quentin, Ryan Sweeney – were all in the starting lineup in today’s 2-0 loss to the Pirates. *...4521Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/player-projections-the-catchers-r4519/Today we begin a new series here at Twins Daily in which we will attempt to project how the Twins projected Opening Day roster will perform in 2016. Each day over the next week, we’ll consider a position at a time. Today we start with the catchers. In 2015, the Minnesota Twins had one of the wors...4519Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/santana-seeks-to-set-tone-for-rotation-r4518/Entering his second season in Minnesota, Ervin Santana has some serious expectations to live up to, and it’s not because he’s the first Twins pitcher to sport the name Santana on the back of his jersey since some guy named Johan. Santana’s first season with the Twins was an oddity, even beyond th...4518Mon, 21 Mar 2016 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/beating-vegas-the-oakland-a39s-r4517/Beat Vegas to win a Harry’s Razor starter kit!What the hell just happened? Despite enormous changes, the A's continued the 2015 season the way they left the 2014 season - by winning far fewer games than a team with a decent run differential should. They finished with only 68 wins, though their run...4517Mon, 21 Mar 2016 01:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/beating-vegas-the-toronto-blue-jays-r4516/Beat Vegas to win a Harry’s Razor starter kit!Boom. A couple of midseason pickups launched the Jays to a second half surge that moved them from also-ran to dominant AL East Beast. They won 93 games and had a Pythagorean win total of 103 games, but now must figure out how to compete without David P...4516Sun, 20 Mar 2016 23:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/sunday-camp-notes-spring-hiccups-r4515/My first day at the Lee County Sports Complex in Fort Myers was a bustling one, with the Yankees coming to town and bringing along their typically large throngs of fans and media. The Twins lost 6-4 in a game that featured some striking miscues and gaffes – a run-scoring balk by Ervin Santana, a c...4515Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/introducing-major-minnesotans-r4514/I am a 32-year-old student of the game and aspiring baseball writer, born and raised in Zimmerman, MN. I am a ‘02 graduate of the Elk River Area High School. Yes, I was there in 2000, albeit as the backup catcher, when Paul Feiner dealt Joe Mauer the one and only strikeout of his high school caree...4514Sun, 20 Mar 2016 19:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-240-al-west-over-unders-r4510/Aaron and John talk about Jose Berrios, Kennys Vargas, and Nick Burdi being sent to the minors, Trevor May officially going to the bullpen, over/under picks for the American League West, a last chance to win a pair of 20-game Twins season ticket packages, Carlos Quentin making things interesting,...4510Sun, 20 Mar 2016 17:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-roster-projection-30-r4509/My stay in Ft. Myers is coming to an end with a Sunday morning flight back to Minnesota. Nick is here now, ready to report from Twins spring training. After spending the last eight or nine days around Hammond Stadium, talking to people, and asking questions, I felt the timing is right to do one mo...4509Sat, 19 Mar 2016 23:58:00 +0000