https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1020/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-are-the-twins-getting-in-tim-stauffer-r3273/**** When Stauffer was drafted out of the University of Richmond in 2003, Baseball America quoted one scout as saying Stauffer is “Brad Radke with a better fastball and breaking ball.” In his senior year Stauffer had thrown 146 innings while walking just 19 batters -- a Radke-ian feat by any m...3273Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/stauffer-signing-slightly-improves-staff-r3272/Stauffer's one-year, $2.2 million deal isn't significantly different from what the Twins would have given Anthony Swarzak, who was the only arbitration-eligible player they chose to non-tender. Considering the similarities between the two pitchers, this looks like a straight-up swap. Like Swarzak,...3272Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/projecting-payroll-2015-r3271/The Twins have spent on free agent outfielder Torii Hunter, extended Phil Hughes and signed free agent pitcher Tim Stauffer. But the biggest addition was the four-year commitment the team made to pitcher Ervin Santana. Now the Twins have gone back over $100M. Let's take a closer look. Multi-year D...3271Sat, 27 Dec 2014 21:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-sign-reliever-tim-stauffer-r3270/In 2012, Stauffer had his elbow’s flexor tendon repaired and had undergone labrum surgery a few years earlier. He debuted way back in 2005 and was the third overall pick in 2003. This is his first team other than the Padres, who brought him back a few times. Last year Stauffer wasn’t a key cog in...3270Tue, 23 Dec 2014 23:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/where-are-we-now-where-are-we-going-r3269/FOR STARTERS, THE STARTERS Let’s start with the starting pitching as that is obviously where the Twins have spent the most money and where they have the biggest need for improvement. These first three are locked up for at least the next three seasons. Hughes was one of baseball’s best starting pit...3269Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-35-the-festivus-baseball-episode-r3268/Topics also include worst MLB uniforms ever. Was this one your favorite? Or this? Then you probably should listen and find out what was the worst uniform ever. Listen below, on iTunes or on Stitcher: NO JUICE PODCAST, EPISODE #35: THE FESTIVUS BASEBALL EPISODE3268Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-extend-phil-hughes-r3265/Hughes came to the Twins a year ago on a three year contract worth $24 million. According to Feinsand, instead of making $8 million each of the next two seasons, he will receive $9.2 million the next two years. After that, he will get $13.2 million from 2017 through 2019. He can also receive anoth...3265Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mientkiewicz-draws-key-assignment-r3264/While Paul Molitor's slightly revamped Twins team tries to dig its way out of irrelevance and show meaningful improvement for the first time in four years, some of the most integral components to the success of this ongoing rebuilding process will be reporting to Double-A. The stakes are high, as...3264Mon, 22 Dec 2014 04:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-175-ranking-rotations-amp-buying-bars-r3266/You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click the Play button below. http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_175_Ranking_Rotations_and_Buying_Bars.mp33266Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-non-roster-spring-training-invites-r3263/The Twins announced today that six pitchers will be there to open spring training. JO Berrios is officially invited to his first big league camp, although he was there with the team when he was working out before the WBC two years ago. Right-handers Tyler Duffey, Mark Hamburger and Adrian Salcedo...3263Fri, 19 Dec 2014 19:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-aaron-hicks-be-fixed-r3262/The offseason did not start off well for Hicks: In November he was released from his Venezuelan winter ball team after hitting just .220/.381/.280 in 16 games. The explanation from his team was that he was released because of the poor production but there were rumblings from local media that the...3262Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-rhp-jr-graham-r3260/The Twins selected the right-hander with the fifth pick in the Rule 5 draft. He was a top prospect with the Braves a couple of years ago, with a fastball that touched triple digits. Shoulder injuries have stalled his progress the last two years, but the Twins scouts who saw him in 2014 liked what...3260Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:01:00 +0000