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This Week's Game To Catch: Jackie Robinson Day

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 03:14:00 +0000

Tuesday, 4/15 vs Blue Jays at 7:10 Tuesday night, the Twins not only play the Blue Jays but celebrate the life and impact of Jackie Robinson. It’s suitable that a Minnesota team plays a Canadian team on this celebration, since both areas played key roles in baseball’s integration and supported to...

Position Battle: The Bullpen

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:10:00 +0000

The Twins need to make some decisions about the back end of their bullpen. Those decisions might not be based on merit. To understand why, we need to talk about “options.” My favorite way to talk about technical baseball transactions is to compare them to my marriage, even if it means blatantly plag...

Position Battle: Designated Hitter

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 03:57:00 +0000

In Josh Willingham, Oswaldo Arcia and Jason Kubel, the Twins have three players who are projected to be on the 25-man roster and are all probably best suited for designated hitter duty. Each is likely to see some time in that role, but determining which player should be the true "designated DH" is...

Gleeman and the Geek, Episode 134: Cribs, Mat Garza and Bathroom Etiquette

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 02:47:00 +0000

Aaron and John go on a tour of Aaron's new place in Uptown and talk about Matt Garza reportedly turning down the Twins' sizable offer, Pedro Florimon's grasp on the shortstop job, when not to use someone's bathroom, Liam Hendriks' waiver wire tour, investing in a marriage, working from coffee shops...

Twins Organizational Depth Chart - Relief Pitchers

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 23:57:00 +0000

In January, we reviewed the catchers, the first basemen, third basemen, middle infielders and outfielders in the Minnesota Twins organization. Last week, we took a look at the starting pitchers. Today, we conclude the series by discussing the relief pitchers in the Twins system. Obviously the Twins...

Catch Framing Predictability

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 00:24:00 +0000

There has been more and more talk lately about catcher framing, which is the ability of catchers to impact the runs scored in a game by garnering strikes from pitches outside the strike zone. My initial skepticism around it has largely been due to the huge impact it can have. For instance, last year...

Catch Framing Predictability

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 23:09:00 +0000

There has been more and more talk lately about pitch framing, which is the ability for catchers to impact the runs scored in a game by garnering strikes from pitches outside the strike zone. My initial skepticism around it has largely been due to the huge impact it can seem to have. For instance, la...

Position Battle: Fifth Starter

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:12:00 +0000

A year ago, Vance Worley came to camp and impressed coaches enough to earn an Opening Day assignment. The right-hander carried hefty expectations, having been acquired as one of the main pieces in a trade that sent Ben Revere to Philadelphia and left the Twins without a clear center fielder (an quan...

2014 Draft Board v.1.0

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:43:00 +0000

With the college season getting underway (where weather allowed), it's a good time to kick off the first of what will become a series of Draft Boards. These are not my draft boards. I've tried to gather as much information as possible from people involved in the actual decision-making process. Of co...

Position Battle: Starting Center Fielder

Thu, 20 Feb 2014 04:35:00 +0000

Over the next two weeks, we’ll be writing about some of the biggest topics of the Minnesota Twins' spring training. Some of those are position battles. One such ‘battle’ fans will be playing close attention to in 2014 is one that was pretty big in 2013. Who will go into the 2014 season as the Twins...

Spring Training Preview

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 03:57:00 +0000

First, an announcement: Wednesday marks the two-year anniversary of Twins Daily's launch! It's been a heck of a ride thus far and we want to heartily thank everybody who has visited, contributed and helped turn this site into one of the premier destinations for Minnesota Twins coverage and discus...

Twins Hangout: Tuesday, February 18

Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:09:00 +0000

Join Seth and I tonight along with special guest Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press. We'll be live at 8:30 and promise to get you geared up for Spring Training... as if you weren't already. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]