https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1013/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5th-starter-candidate-tommy-milone-r3374/The Background The Twins acquired Tommy Milone at the July 31 trade deadline from the Oakland A’s in exchange for outfielder Sam Fuld. Despite another good season and a strong track record of success with the A’s, he was pitching at the Triple-A level because of the team’s additions of pitchers Je...3374Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-25-best-gms-in-history-2-pat-gillick-r3373/In Baltimore, he worked for an impatient owner who wanted his team to compete right away — Gillick delivered two consecutive ALCS appearances, the Orioles only post-seasons between 1983 and 2012. In Seattle, he was tasked with trading one of the game’s best players, and then watching another super...3373Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-25-best-gms-in-history-3-ed-barrow-r3370/He had spent his entire adult life mastering just about every executive position in baseball, and now it would carry over to one more. For the next 24 years in New York he would apply that expertise to building one of the great American sports dynasties. Before joining the Yankees, Barrow had mana...3370Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-25-best-gms-in-history-4-bob-howsam-r3369/And he did so at a time when a general manager could not outspend his competition on amateur players around the country, or invest heavily in free agents. Between the advent of the amateur draft (1965) and free agency (1976) Howsam had to rely on the smarts and talent evaluation skills of his staf...3369Wed, 11 Feb 2015 04:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/td-top-prospects-8-eddie-rosario-r3368/Age: 23 (DOB: 9/28/1991) 2014 Stats (A+/AA): .243/.286/.387, 20-2B, 3-3B, 8-HR, 40 RBI ETA: 2015 2014 Ranking: 5 What’s To Like Rosario’s hit tool has always been his ticket to the big leagues. Entering the 2014 season, he was a career .307 hitter in the minors. Last season saw a dip in his averag...3368Wed, 11 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/my-first-twins-game-r3366/I've tried to. I've imagined Kirby Puckett legging out a triple. I wishfully think that it was the Orioles so I can say that I saw Cal Ripken in the midst of his streak. But I just don't remember it. Not the day. Not the year. Not the opponent. Not the outcome. But I remember my grandfather, the m...3366Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/alex-meyer-and-aaa-walk-rates-r3358/Do all teams wait for their pitchers with good stuff to manage their walk rates? Here are some pitchers and their walks per 9 innings in AAA prior to coming to the majors. Hernandez 4.9 Price 4.6 Lester 4.3 Samardzija 4.2 Ventura 3.9 Kershaw (no AAA but AA was 3.9 in 16 starts) Kluber 3.9 Scherzer...3358Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/wild-xtra-gameday-wild-at-jets-r3367/Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets (26-20-6, 58 points, 5th in Central Division) (27-18-10, 64 points, 4th in Central Division) Time: 7:00 PM TV: Fox Sports North Radio: KFAN 100.3 FM Minnesota Wild Projected Lines and Defensive Pairings (subject to change) Zach Parise-Mikael Granlund-Thomas Vanek Ni...3367Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5th-starter-candidate-tim-stauffer-r3364/The Background Just before the holidays, the Twins signed 32-year-old, right-handed pitcher Tim Stauffer to a one-year contract worth $2.2 million. Though he has worked out of the San Diego Padres’ bullpen the past two seasons, he was told that he would be given an opportunity to start. Was that j...3364Tue, 10 Feb 2015 04:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-25-best-gms-in-history-5-george-weiss-r3363/After a slip to third in 1959 Weiss retooled his squad and returned to the top the following season. For this accomplishment The Sporting News named Weiss Executive the Year, the fourth time Weiss had been so honored, more than anyone else in the history of award. For Weiss it was a particularly s...3363Tue, 10 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-42-quoti-got-somethin-al-can-pumpquot-r3365/Other topics include Al Michaels' contention that the Twins pumped fake crowd noise into the Dome during the 1987 World Series, when the appropriate time to bring a child to their first baseball game is, and how to properly plan for Valentine's Day. Listen below, on iTunes or on Stitcher: NO JUIC...3365Tue, 10 Feb 2015 03:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-reach-out-to-new-fans-with-weekend-warrior-package-r3360/However, Target Field is a different animal. “We have people that come to the game and barely watch the game but have a great time,” continues Clough. This is the super-casual fan. Baseball wasn’t on their radar five years ago, but is now because Target Field is a destination. In many ways it is t...3360Mon, 09 Feb 2015 02:56:00 +0000