https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1048/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thats-the-ticket-failure-to-launch-r2711/Sponsored by Ticket King Among many in baseball circles, the Houston Astros organization may be considered the Smartest Team In The Room™. Their front office is loaded with brainiacs. They have field staff who carry out the philosophy from the lowest levels to the majors. They even have broadcas...2711Fri, 06 Jun 2014 06:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-select-nick-gordon-fifth-overall-r2709/With the number five pick in the 2014 MLB Draft, the Minnesota Twins selected Nick Gordon, a high school shortstop from Florida. This is the pick most people expected the Twins to make especially with word coming out that the team's top brass had seen him in person more than any other draft prospec...2709Thu, 05 Jun 2014 23:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-draft-day-1-r2707/Good morning, Twins fans!! Today is the day we have been thinking about since the end of the 2013 season when the Minnesota Twins finished with the fifth-worst record in baseball. That means the Twins have the fifth pick in each round of the MLB Draft. On Thursday evening, we will know who the Twins...2707Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-draft-preview-mock-draft-v30-r2706/This is the third and final (as of now) mock draft in advance of this weekend's MLB draft. You can view the first mock and second mock as well. Before I get into it, I'm going to post what I believe is the Twins draft board (explanation to follow): 1) Brady Aiken, LHP, California prep 2) Nick Gordo...2706Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-special-presented-by-twins-hangouts-r2710/IF YOU MISSED EITHER OF THE HANGOUT (6-7pm) OR THE KFAN SHOW (9-10pm), YOU CAN LISTEN TO THEM HERE OR DOWNLOAD THEM HERE. Jeremy and Seth will be covering the draft live via Google Hangouts tomorrow night. The duo will be joined by The Twins Geek himself for this show, so be sure to come back tonigh...2710Thu, 05 Jun 2014 01:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thats-the-ticket-milwaukee-bruisers-r2700/Sponsored by Ticket King After splitting a brief two-game set at Miller Park, the Twins now return to Target Field for the second half of a home-and-home series this week against the Brewers. The interstate rivalry annually produces a great deal of interest, with numerous Milwaukeeans trekkin...2700Wed, 04 Jun 2014 03:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/interview-with-twins-gm-terry-ryan-part-2-r2695/Minnesota Twins General Manager Terry Ryan had surgery for squamous cell carcinoma in February and has undergone radiation treatment as well. In the meantime, Assistant General Manager Rob Antony has filled in as the interim GM for the Twins, though Ryan has been in regular contact with Antony and o...2695Tue, 03 Jun 2014 13:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hangouts-june-3-episode-27-r2699/Don't forget, a special Hangout will happen on Thursday at 6pm to cover the draft. It's Tuesday again, so be sure to join Seth and Jeremy at 9 pm for another Hangout. We'll be joined live by Eric Pleiss of Talk2Contact fame. Feel free to ask him lots of questions (like, why the perma-sweater?) As...2699Tue, 03 Jun 2014 12:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rock-cats-report-including-a-potential-move-r2693/Late this afternoon, the Hartford Courant placed a story on its front page suggesting that the Rock Cats' owners may be moving the team to Hartford in 2016. It's only about 10 miles away, but would be significant for many local reasons I won't get into now. Journalism is funny in the Internet age....2693Tue, 03 Jun 2014 12:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-draft-preview-alex-jackson-r2702/As Twins fans have endured three straight 90-plus loss seasons, it’s been obvious that one of – and probably the biggest – roots of the problem is the lack of quality starters. Essentially, the Twins have employed a collection of #4 starters and have failed to draft or sign frontline starters. We sa...2702Tue, 03 Jun 2014 03:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-room-in-the-rotation-for-trevor-may-r2690/So, as you might have heard, Twins pitching prospect Trevor May has been on a heck of a run in Triple-A. The 25-year-old right-hander was named International League Pitcher of the Week on Monday and hasn't allowed an earned run in his last four starts. Overall, May is sitting with a 2.62 ERA and 1....2690Mon, 02 Jun 2014 16:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/interview-with-twins-gm-terry-ryan-part-1-r2689/During a routine physical exam early this year, Minnesota Twins General Manager Terry Ryan asked his doctor to take a look at a lump on his neck. Testing found Ryan to have squamous cell carcinoma. Ryan had surgery in February and has undergone radiation treatment. In the meantime, Assistant General...2689Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:56:00 +0000