https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/983/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/blurred-lines-can-mauer-return-to-form-r4428/In a recent interview with Brian Murphy of the Pioneer Press, Joe Mauer confirmed a suspicion that many of us have long held, admitting that his play has been materially affected by a concussion suffered in August of 2013. Whether it was that particular jarring blow to the mask on a foul ball, whi...4428Mon, 15 Feb 2016 02:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/out-of-focus-r4426/Using a round bat to hit a round ball is one of the hardest skills to master in professional sports. It takes the right combination of hand-eye coordination to be considered one of the best hitters in the game. Joe Mauer had been one of those hitters. Mauer's on-field performance has been on the...4426Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:50:53 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-235-bottomless-delmon-r4427/2/14/16 - Aaron and John talk about Joe Mauer's blurred vision, Delmon Young's ongoing quest to be the worst, Byron Buxton being second again, the good and bad of prospect rankings, getting a clean shave with Harry's, signing up for another season of KFAN, the first Vegas lines, and taking flight...4427Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/pp-report-mauer39s-concussion-symptoms-continue-r4425/In an article posted early Friday afternoon, Brian Murphy of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press reported that Minnesota Twins catcher-turned-first baseman Joe Mauer has continued to suffer from concussion symptoms, including blurred vision, over the past two seasons. (Click here to read the article) This...4425Sun, 14 Feb 2016 11:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/position-battle-the-bullpen-r4423/The Twins entered the offseason targeting relief help as a top priority, to Terry Ryan's own acknowledgement. He rightfully viewed the bullpen as a weakness needing to be addressed, especially in light of the way contenders across the league have been upgrading. Well, here's what they have done:...4423Fri, 12 Feb 2016 02:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/position-battle-4th-amp-5th-starters-r4421/The Twins have a firmly established trio of starters in place that they will build around. Barring injuries, you can bet that Ervin Santana, Phil Hughes and Kyle Gibson will all be in the rotation when Minnesota heads to Baltimore to open the season in April. Behind them, things are unsettled. Af...4421Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/draft-blog-entry-1-2916-r4420/The draft kicks off exactly four months from today, so what better time to start a draft blog series? Don’t even really think of this as a starting point though, few players even have seen their season get underway; consider this more of an appetizer. People love to talk about the draft and specul...4420Tue, 09 Feb 2016 20:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/out-of-options-but-not-out-of-the-plans-r4419/Heading into the offseason, the Minnesota Twins had six players who would be out of options heading into the 2016 season. Two were traded (Aaron Hicks, Chris Herrmann). One was DFAd (Josmil Pinto). There are three players who will report to spring training in two weeks needing to make the 25-man r...4419Tue, 09 Feb 2016 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/position-battle-center-field-r4418/From Denard Span to Aaron Hicks to Jordan Schafer, the Opening Day center field assignment has been a bit of a revolving door for the Twins in recent years. There will be a new name added to that list in 2016, and several contenders are lined up to take a shot at it in Ft. Myers. This figures to b...4418Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/projecting-minnesota39s-optimal-defensive-lineup-r4417/Defense wins championships. In the baseball world, this cliche might not be completely true. Otherwise, there would be teams full of Andrelton Simmons-type players. There are a lot of other factors that go into the overall equation. Teams need offense, they need pitching, and sometimes a little lu...4417Sat, 06 Feb 2016 13:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-super-bowl-predictions-r4413/As we have in recent years, Twins Daily asked past, present and future Minnesota Twins to make their Super Bowl predictions. A lot of the players in the Twins system played football in high school, and are sports fans in general. Find out how some of your favorite players think Super Bowl 50 will...4413Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/can-kurt-suzuki-turn-things-around-in-2016-r4416/Kurt Suzuki’s 2015 season was the stuff of nightmares. He couldn’t hit. He couldn’t stop anyone on the bases. He couldn’t help his pitchers expand the zone. He was left being a bat flip enforcer from the dugout. Without many options to push Suzuki internally, the Twins acquired John Ryan Murphy fr...4416Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:22:00 +0000