https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/986/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/my-day-as-gm-r4389/Have you ever considered what you would do if you were the General Manager of the Twins for just one day? For 24 hours, you get to make the calls. Think you could handle it? It's one thing to be the Monday Morning Quarterback. It's another thing to actually make the calls. Then there's the in-betw...4389Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/charting-the-competition-detroit-tigers-r4388/From 2011 through 2014, Detroit reigned over the AL Central, winning the division (and at least one postseason series) every year, with a lineup powered by Miguel Cabrera and a rotation led by Justin Verlander. In 2015, the Tigers suddenly sunk to last place in the division, failing to overcome re...4388Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/2016-roster-projections-the-outfielders-part-1-r4386/Today we continue to look at the Minnesota Twins organizational depth at all of the positions. Previously, we have reviewed the Catchers, First Basemen, Middle Infielders and Third Basemen. We will learn more about some of the outfielders in the system. Because there are so many outfielders, we ar...4386Wed, 20 Jan 2016 05:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/glen-quagmire-the-closer-conundrum-r4384/I know what you're wondering. Did I decide to start writing this article about Glen Perkins and the Minnesota Twins' closer situation solely so I could make the punny Family Guy reference you see in the headline above? The answer: yes. However, it also happens to be a pertinent topic as we inch to...4384Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/an-updated-look-at-twins-payroll-r4381/Over the weekend, salary agreements were announced for four of the Twins' six arbitration eligible players. For two others, figures were publicly exchanged. Below, we will take a look at those numbers, while also examining where the 2016 payroll stands with the updated info incorporated. Here are...4381Mon, 18 Jan 2016 01:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-231-previewing-the-twins-hitters-r4379/In a special mid-morning podcast, Aaron and John preview the Twins hitters by debating ZIPS projections, cover the news around Twins arbitration eligible players, cringe at Aaron’s apartment/petri dish, note how Harrys.com is affecting your football commercials, and speculate what Aaron would do f...4379Sun, 17 Jan 2016 21:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-case-for-signing-antonio-bastardo-long-term-r4378/Earlier today, I wrote an article highlighting why I don’t think signing left-handed reliever Antonio Bastardo long-term makes much sense for the Twins. Now it’s time to take the other side of the coin and look at the case for the Twins locking him up to a long-term deal. After reading each, you c...4378Fri, 15 Jan 2016 15:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-cases-against-signing-antonio-bastardo-long-term-r4377/Many wonder why the Minnesota Twins haven’t signed lefty-reliever Antonio Bastardo. Similar to Tony Sipp, who re-signed with the Astros for three years and $18 million, Bastardo remains unsigned. He is said to be looking for a similar contract. So, why haven’t the Twins been said to be in the conv...4377Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/2016-roster-projections-the-third-basemen-r4375/We continue to look at the Minnesota Twins organizational depth at all of the positions. Previously, we have reviewed the Catchers, First Basemen and Middle Infielders. Today, we check out all of the third basemen in the organization. If anything goes off of plan, who are some of the options to fi...4375Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins39-next-hall-of-famer-r4371/With the winter months dominating the calendar at the present time, one of the highlights of the offseason has been the Hall of Fame voting. With Ken Griffey Jr. being a guaranteed lock heading into the reveal (even despite three clueless voters), it was a question of who would join him during ens...4371Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/max-power-assessing-kepler39s-timeline-r4374/With spring training less than six weeks away, the Twins' outfield remains amorphous. We can't say with any degree of confidence who will be starting at any of the three positions and we might not have any real clarity on the matter until camp gets underway. One wild card in this equation is Max K...4374Wed, 13 Jan 2016 06:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/state-of-the-union-minnesota-twins-r4370/President Barack Obama will be giving his final State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. He is entering the last year as the Commander and Chief and most Presidents like to paint a picture of hope for the future before their term is over. The Twins gave fans hope last year as they were relev...4370Tue, 12 Jan 2016 12:38:00 +0000