https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1021/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/td-mailbag-center-field-meyer39s-role-and-more-r3259/TD Member Boom Boom: Should the Twins look to bring in a CF, or should they stand pat with Hicks and/or Schafer? I'd be fine rolling with those two. Hopefully Paul Molitor is open to the idea of platooning, because using Hicks against lefties and Schafer against righties would maximize both their...3259Wed, 17 Dec 2014 04:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-34-baseball39s-winter-meetings-r3258/NO JUICE PODCAST, EPISODE #34: BASEBALL'S WINTER MEETINGS Other topics from this week's show include more payroll talk and lying to your children during the holidays. Listen below, on iTunes or on Stitcher: NO JUICE PODCAST, EPISODE #34: BASEBALL'S WINTER MEETINGS3258Tue, 16 Dec 2014 06:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/purchasing-a-rotation-and-what-it-means-r3256/Terry Ryan said what you'd expect after adding Ervin Santana last week: "This isn’t exactly the blueprint we had in mind, going out and signing a guy for $55 million,” Ryan said. “Jim Pohlad gave us the ability to do that, and hopefully it’ll pay off, but the ideal is to keep [prospects] coming th...3256Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-174-ervin-santana-r3255/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/Episode_174_Ervin_Santana.mp33255Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-to-expect-from-ervin-santana-r3252/Like rock music’s Santana, Ervin’s delivery is now Smooth In 2012, Santana was a mess. His velocity was down, his command had escaped him and opponents were dropping dingers all over place (he allowed an MLB-high 39 home runs). While with the Angels, manager Mike Scioscia questioned whether Santa...3252Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/santana-signing-signals-shifting-mindset-r3251/Let's get this out of the way: I was wrong on this one. Very, very wrong. Comically wrong. I wrote on Wednesday that "I can't see the Twins making a serious play" for Santana, and a tweeted "it ain't happening." Shows what I know. In fairness, this signing doesn't jibe with what Twins officials ha...3251Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-twins-and-ervin-santana-agree-to-four-year-deal-r3250/Reports from San Diego, including those from Twins beat writers, are saying that it is official this time. Santana has been one of the most durable starting pitchers in baseball through his dozen big league seasons. The Twins were very interested in him one year ago, but he chose a one-year deal w...3250Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/torii-hunter-filling-the-attitude-gap-r3231/Not to mention that the particular outfielder added insult, signing with a team within the Twins division two seasons ago, to the 2007 injury of leaving the Twins as a free agent for more money elsewhere. But that is rational thinking. Any person who has followed the Twins should know that this is...3231Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-select-jr-graham-lose-gilmartin-r3249/The Minnesota Twins selected JR Graham, a RHP from the Braves. A former top prospect in the pitching-strong Braves organization, he was able to throw 100 mph. However, shoulder problems the last two years greatly reduced his fastball, but he did pitch some in 2014. A good risk for a high-ceiling p...3249Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/036200-million-is-the-new-036100-million-r3245/A look back: In 2001, revenue was $3.6 billion; adjusted for inflation, $4.66 billion in today's dollars, according to Forbes. That year, three MLB teams had payrolls over $100 million; the Yankees led the way with just over $112 million. Sixteen more had more than $50 million in payroll that seas...3245Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/coming-soon-twins-prospect-handbook-r3247/This is the 3rd year I’ve been involved in the creation of the Twins Prospect Handbook. Coincidentally, it’s also the 3rd year I’ve truly been amazed that Seth used to do it all by himself. To the many of you that have purchased a copy in the past, I want to thank you. It really is a “labor of lov...3247Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rule-5-draft-what-to-expect-r3248/It should be also pointed out that the MLB Rule 5 draft is just the first of three Rule 5 drafts. There is a AAA portion of the Rule 5 draft. Each organization can put up to 39 players on their AAA roster. The Twins have 38 players on their roster, according to GM Terry Ryan on the Twins Hot Stove...3248Thu, 11 Dec 2014 04:34:00 +0000