https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1021/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-only-prescription-is-less-kubel-r2682/"I've got a fever and the only prescription is less Kubel." Those words don't taste good coming out of my mouth. I consider myself a Jason Kubel fan. I've liked Kubel since he was a budding prospect in the Twins minor league system. He was supposed to be one of the left-handed power bats to join Joe...2682Fri, 30 May 2014 16:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-closer-look-at-joe-mauers-struggles-r2676/This Joe Mauer vitriol has gotten out of hand. Fans and media members alike are taking shots at him over his lack of production at the conclusion of just the season's second month of play. Sure, his power outage, run production and shortage of key hits has been the source of much consternation -- pa...2676Fri, 30 May 2014 06:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-draft-preview-tyler-kolek-r2677/In each of the past two seasons, Twins pitchers have ranked dead last in the majors in strikeouts. They're on track to do so again this year. It's no coincidence that they've been extremely bad at preventing runs during that time. In today's MLB environment, where strikeouts are rapidly climbing le...2677Fri, 30 May 2014 05:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pinto-needs-to-play-r2674/At 12:10 today, the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers will play the fourth and final game of their series. Samuel Deduno will take the mound for the Twins which means that Josmil Pinto’s catching tutorial will continue. More important, Josmil Pinto’s bat will be in the Twins starting lineup. Ine...2674Thu, 29 May 2014 05:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-draft-preview-mock-draft-v20-r2675/This is the second go-around at putting a mock draft together. The final installment will come on draft-day morning. In this installment, you will see that I also included where the players were listed in last week's mock draft (version 1.0). Please feel free to comment and ask questions below. 1....2675Thu, 29 May 2014 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-we-be-worried-about-ricky-nolasco-r2679/The Twins made a big splash back in December, signing Ricky Nolasco to a 4-year, $49 million contract with a team option for a fifth year. It was the largest contract the Twins had given to a free agent and it marked a change in philosophy related to building a team. The Twins were no longer going t...2679Wed, 28 May 2014 12:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-playing-over-their-heads-but-thats-ok-r2670/On Tuesday night, the Twins stole another one away. You'd have a hard time arguing they outplayed the Rangers, who outhit them 9-6 and had a one-run lead entering the ninth before Joakim Soria uncharacteristically blew a save (his first of the year, in fact) and took the loss when he misplayed a nub...2670Wed, 28 May 2014 05:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-527-tomshaw-twirls-gem-r2669/On Tuesday it was announced that New Britain Rock Cats outfield Daniel Ortiz was selected as the Eastern League Player of the Week for the period of May 19th-May 25th. Over six games, he hit .480 with four doubles, a triple and two home runs. He had at least one hit in all six games and he post back...2669Wed, 28 May 2014 03:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hangouts-may-27-episode-26-r2667/Join Seth and me tonight as we discuss the last week of action in Twins Territory. We'll be sure to discuss the latest roster moves as well as the recent decision by Aaron Hicks to give up switch-hitting. What's this latest losing streak mean? We'll talk about that too. We're always looking for mor...2667Tue, 27 May 2014 13:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-draft-preview-kyle-freeland-r2668/In his most recent mock draft, Jim Callis of MLBPipeline.com had the Twins taking Tyler Kolek at the fifth spot, but among the other candidates he listed the Twins might be looking at he included Kyle Freeland. Who is this guy? Coming out of a Denver, CO high school in 2011, Freeland was drafted in...2668Tue, 27 May 2014 13:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-all-right-hicks-gives-up-switch-hitting-r2662/The first two years of Aaron Hicks' major-league career have been humbling to say the least. He's gone from first-round prep superstar and top prospect to apparent bust; from appointed center fielder and leadoff man to "unprepared" problem child. The skills that have carried Hicks to this point are...2662Tue, 27 May 2014 03:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/monday-morning-madness-memorial-day-2014-r2663/Weekend Recap The best thing I can say about the Giants series is that the Twins did not lose more games than they played. If they had done that, I would have been really upset/confused. The Twins didn't put up much of a fight this weekend, but the Giants are one of the best teams in baseball. Pl...2663Mon, 26 May 2014 16:18:00 +0000