https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1005/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/phil-hughes-ready-for-regular-season-r3484/“I threw him a good backdoor cutter that he fouled off, a good fastball that he fouled off and then I threw him a terrible curveball,” Hughes said. “I was a little ticked.” In their next meeting, Hughes provided the Rays’ hitter with an education in major league pitching and how to expand the stri...3484Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fixing-the-twins-part-iii-attitude-r3449/How do you measure attitude and how does attitude prevent a team from winning, and what is that "attitude" thing anyway. Isn't that the thing that your parents and teachers talked about when you were growing up, or something else. Well, as far as baseball goes, I will let former Twins' player and...3449Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tommy-milone-is-tommy-milone-r3483/He has four pitches, but his best fastball tops out in the highish 80s. He got a few strikeouts on changeups. He is best getting ahead in the count and you worry about him when he falls behind or is going through the lineup multiple times. He needs to manage a baseball game the way less-talented q...3483Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-1b-brock-peterson-r3482/Brock Peterson was drafted out of high school by the Twins 49th round of the 2002 MLB Draft. Rather than go to college, Peterson signed with the Twins and set off on his career. “I think a lot of people get confused and think I was the 49th overall pick. They don’t realize it was the 49th round.”...3482Thu, 26 Mar 2015 01:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bullpen-calculus-r3481/I’ve written a lot about the other spring training battles but have stayed away from the bullpen, partly because Nick Nelson covered it this weekend and partly because there were just so many options. But with recent demotions, the bullpen battles are becoming a little more clear – but not a lot m...3481Wed, 25 Mar 2015 20:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/giving-brian-dozier39s-defense-attention-r3480/Certainly Dozier’s new contract goes beyond his defense. As Ryan said, Dozier has been able to pop a few over the fence -- where his first-half totals landed him a Home Run Derby -- as well as steal bases (and baserunning in general). Beyond that, he also creates chemistry in the clubhouse and has...3480Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-beliefs-reinforced-in-spring-training-r3479/1) This offense is going to be pretty good. In 2014, the Twins ranked seventh in the majors in runs scored, and they did so with a career-worst year from arguably their best hitter, Joe Mauer. Sure, there are a few players that are bound to regress this season, but I've felt that a big step forwar...3479Wed, 25 Mar 2015 03:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/roster-cuts-keystone-cops-amp-never-saying-never-r3478/This drives a lot of the cuts that happen towards the end of spring training; the coaching staff just doesn't have room to play a guy, so why keep him in camp? When Stephen Pryor was optioned to Rochester on Monday, Twins General Manager Terry Ryan talked about that. "We had him on the trip [sunda...3478Tue, 24 Mar 2015 21:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-48-twins-overunders-r3477/Other topics include Dan's March Madness adventure, NFL doctors, Adrian Peterson's agent and Christian Laettner hatred. Listen below, on iTunes or on Stitcher: NO JUICE PODCAST, EPISODE #48: TWINS OVER-UNDERS3477Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-and-brian-dozier-sign-4-year-extension-r3476/The contract makes sense from both sides. Dozier gets $20 million up front, as opposed to having to work on year-to-year agreements over the next four years. He also gets a significant bump in salary this year. The Twins take on the risk of Dozier, who had a breakthrough season last year, severely...3476Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-eric-farris-r3475/I had a chance to catch up with Eric Farris in Ft. Myers for a few minutes. In high school, Farris was a very good shortstop in Arizona, good enough to be drafted in the 42nd round by the Atlanta Braves. Instead of signing, he went to Loyola Marymount. The decision proved wise as three years later...3475Tue, 24 Mar 2015 05:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5th-starter-competition-will-continue-r3474/He was "OK." He described it as such. He didn't dominate (only two strikeouts amid seven hits and two walks in 4.2 IP) but also didn't give up many runs (only two, and only one was earned). His control wasn't terrible, but it also wasn't stellar. He was hurt by his defense. (Eduardo Nunez had and...3474Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:32:00 +0000