https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1002/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/words-and-numbers-r3518/In that regard, there's very little that separates blog readers from the Twins front office. But in the last few weeks a fount of frustration has welled up, particularly as regards recent roster decisions. I am no kind of astute baseball analyst (I mean, a large number of my posts turn in to abstr...3518Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-to-look-for-from-nolasco-r3533/Nolasco's struggles in 2014 were magnified by the fact that he was in the first of four years on a free agent contract that was, at the time, the largest in franchise history. A rebound was already going to be imperative to a turnaround for Minnesota's embattled starting corps, and with the fate t...3533Wed, 08 Apr 2015 03:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/you39re-being-very-un-dude-r3503/Well it's that time of year when the Twins opening day roster becomes finalized and many, including myself, are screaming what The Dude was screaming in the car. I mean it all seems ridiculous. Maybe not each individual move taken separately, but when looking at the totality--Milone, Pelfrey, Boye...3503Tue, 07 Apr 2015 19:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/older-and-wiser-torii-hunter-continues-to-hit-r3526/As he nears the end of his second decade in baseball, what has allowed him to continue to be a viable contributor has been his unquenchable and relentless work ethic. “Me hitting is just a lot of heel pain,” Hunter explains as the reason that at his age he is able to keep pace and evolve in an yo...3526Tue, 07 Apr 2015 01:47:32 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-50-2015-twins-season-preview-r3529/Other topics include Wisconsin sports success, a new Indoor Football League team in Minnesota and more. Listen below, on iTunes or on Stitcher: NO JUICE PODCAST, EPISODE #50: 2015 TWINS SEASON PREVIEW3529Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2015-season-preview-r3524/Here's the thing about the Santana suspension: he'll be gone for the first half of the season, but it is the second half he's returning for that figures to be most compelling for the Twins. By then, players like Trevor May, Alex Meyer and Aaron Hicks will have likely entered the fold. Fast-rising...3524Mon, 06 Apr 2015 12:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-there-reason-for-hope-any-hope-r3523/It has been 190 days since the 2014 Minnesota Twins came to an end with a 3-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The team spent more than six weeks down in Ft. Myers for spring training, preparing for the real thing. That starts today, ironically right where last season ended, in Detroit, against the Tig...3523Mon, 06 Apr 2015 06:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-188-santana39s-suspension-amp-al-central-over-unders-r3522/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_188_Santanas_Suspension_and_AL_Central_Over-Unders.mp33522Mon, 06 Apr 2015 03:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/santana-suspension-raises-concerning-questions-r3521/Stanozolol, the drug for which the right-hander tested positive, is an anabolic steroid but not one that is associated with big, rippling muscles. It increases red blood cell production and thus allows for faster recovery and reduced injury occurrence. In a 2005 ESPN article covering the substance...3521Sun, 05 Apr 2015 16:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ervin-santana-suspended-80-games-for-steroids-r3515/In the Twins official statement, the team says they “were disappointed to learn of the suspension” but supports MLB efforts in ridding the game of the banned substances and will not comment further on the matter. Santana released a response as well saying “I am frustrated that I can't pinpoint how...3515Fri, 03 Apr 2015 21:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2015-projections-and-rankings-kennys-vargas-r3514/MINNESOTA TWINS – KENNYS VARGAS Kennys Vargas had not even been drafted out of high school in Puerto Rico when the Twins were able to sign him as a free agent. He was big, and he was raw. It took him two years in the Gulf Coast League and a year at Elizabethton to get out of rookie league ball. A...3514Fri, 03 Apr 2015 18:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2015-projections-and-rankings-torii-hunter-r3511/MINNESOTA TWINS – TORII HUNTER Hunter may not be the defensive whiz that he was when he won seven Gold Glove Awards as the Twins centerfielder, but the 39-year-old can still play ball. Although he took his offensive game to another level after leaving the Twins, few may remember that he put up som...3511Fri, 03 Apr 2015 13:31:00 +0000