https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/978/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/friday-minor-league-report-r4508/FT. MYERS, Fla. - The Minnesota Twins began their Friday morning with news that nine players had been sent to minor league camp. That brings the spring training roster down to 43, so there are still about 18 more moves to make in the next two weeks. The big league club worked out at Hammond Stadiu...4508Sat, 19 Mar 2016 03:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/beating-vegas-the-boston-red-sox-r4507/Beat Vegas and win a Harry’s Razor starter kit!The question before last year was either "How can the Red Sox NOT win with that lineup" or "How can the Red Sox win with that rotation?" The team was true to form, ended up with 78 wins, good for last place in the AL East. This offseason, they bandage...4507Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-sent-nine-players-to-minor-league-camp-r4506/FT. MYERS, Fla - Jose Berrios, Nick Burdi, Kennys Vargas, Jorge Polanco and Alex Meyer were among the Twins second round of cuts as they were told on Friday morning that they will be going to minor league camp. The Twins sent nine players down to minor league camp on Friday morning. With just more...4506Fri, 18 Mar 2016 13:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/thursday-minor-league-report-r4505/FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Twins were on the road against Baltimore on Thursday night. Rochester and Chattanooga traveled for afternoon games against the Rays. On the back fields on Thursday afternoon, the Ft. Myers and Cedar Rapids teams hosted the Rays, and the extended spring group played a simulat...4505Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trevor-may-headed-to-the-bullpen-r4504/On Wednesday, the battle for five starting pitcher spots in the Twins rotation was narrowed by one. Trevor May was told a couple of hours prior to tonight's game that he will be in the Twins bullpen. (Updated with quotes from Terry Ryan and Paul Molitor.) Prior to Wednesday night's game against t...4504Wed, 16 Mar 2016 23:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/wednesday-minor-league-update-video-r4503/Wednesday was a different day at Hammond Stadium, at least from what I've become accustomed to. The Twins are taking on the Boston Red Sox tonight at 7:00 local time (6:00 in Minnesota). So big league players didn't report until after noon. The Twins High-A and Low-A minor league teams took a bus...4503Wed, 16 Mar 2016 20:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/beating-vegas-the-new-york-yankees-r4502/Here's your 3rd chance to beat Vegas and you can win a Harry’s Razor starter kit! They were led by Alex Rodriguez's surprising revival to 87 wins and a Wild Card spot , and their season ended just one game later. But even more surprising: the Yankees didn't sign a big free agent this offseason. Ve...4502Wed, 16 Mar 2016 12:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/tuesday-minor-league-report-r4501/On Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins had their first (and only) off day of the season, a much-deserved respite from the grind of spring training. They return to action on Wednesday night to face the Boston Red Sox at Hammond Stadium. However, things were busy on the minor league side of the complex on...4501Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/backup-backstops-r4500/In 2015, the Minnesota Twins got very little production from their catchers. Kurt Suzuki logged a lot of innings behind the plate. Chris Herrmann and Eric Fryer were the backups, but it was clear that Paul Molitor had little confidence in either as they would play about once a week. The Twins acqu...4500Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/nothing-is-happening-this-spring-and-that39s-a-good-sign-r4499/Yesterday, Seth wrote more than 1700 words about spring training (1735; I counted), God bless him. I’m glad he has the patience for that stuff, because I sure don’t. We focus on spring training because there’s nothing else to focus on that matters. But, really, when we pretend that the outcomes ma...4499Wed, 16 Mar 2016 05:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/spring-training-results-versus-process-r4497/Whether it is on Twitter, Facebook, or just talking to people here in Ft. Myers or back home, there is one question that seems to come up most frequently at this time of year. At what point to results (statistics) start to matter in spring training? It’s a good and fair question. So, I asked Twins...4497Tue, 15 Mar 2016 02:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/contemplating-a-platoon-advantage-r4495/Teams are always searching for the a way to get a leg up on the competition. Analyzing spray charts to find the right placement for outfielders, shifting infielders to the right side against a power hitting lefty, or bringing in a LOOGY (left-handed one out guy) in the late innings. Baseball conti...4495Tue, 15 Mar 2016 01:30:00 +0000