https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1056/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/monday-morning-madness-september-30-2013-r2085/It's been said that all good things must come to an end. Sadly, this will be the final Monday Madness of the 2013 season. I know. Don't blame me though; I'm not the one who decided against a 12 month MLB season. It's time for a break from Twins baseball. After the month of September that we've all e...2085Mon, 30 Sep 2013 15:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ken-rosenthal-reporting-gardenhire-extended-two-years-r2084/Terry Ryan has promised a quick decision on Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, and presumably the rest of the coaching staff, very soon after the season ended. Update, 11:02 AM: This morning, Ken Rosenthal tweeted that the Twins will retain Gardenhire and it is believed to be a 2-year deal. Upd...2084Mon, 30 Sep 2013 03:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-113-live-from-target-field-r2083/Aaron and John take their Minnesota Twins podcast to Target Field for the final series of the season and talk about Ron Gardenhire's job status, Terry Ryan's aversion to spending money, Joe Mauer being shut down, Josmil Pinto's impressive September, Jumbotron proposals and the Kiss Cam, going ba...2083Mon, 30 Sep 2013 03:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-must-shake-loser-mentality-this-offseason-r2082/A third consecutive season that has seen the Twins finish among the worst teams in baseball has understandably bred a sense of hopelessness amongst the fan base. Not necessarily long-term hopelessness -- most people understand that Minnesota boasts one of the best farm systems in the game, and t...2082Mon, 30 Sep 2013 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/acquiring-talent-the-twins-way-terry-ryan-vs-the-al-part-3-of-3-r2081/We're taking a look at how the Twins acquired their talent using the 6 methods of talent acquisition. In Part 1 we looked at Twins position players. In Part 2, we looked at the pitchers. Today, we'll compare the Twins' successes in the 6 methods of talent acquisition versus the rest of the American...2081Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/acquiring-talent-the-twins-way-pitchers-part-2-of-3-r2080/In Part 1, we looked at the Twins history of acquiring positional talent via the Amateur Draft, Amateur Free Agency, the Rule 5 Draft, Trades, Waivers, and Free Agency, during the Terry Ryan era (1995-2013). Here we will do the same for pitchers. PITCHERS   1. Amateur Draft   Since 1995, the Twins t...2080Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/awardin-2013-the-american-league-r2079/Welcome back to Award Season! In my previous installment, I handed out the major NL awards. If you missed it, click here. I also lamented the lack of an actual Awards Ceremony for these important honors. Think of the bowties and suspenders we are missing out on! Danny Valencia would look great...2079Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pinto-could-ease-a-mauer-transition-r2078/With Joe Mauer’s season cut short due to brain trauma, now more than ever there is discussion of moving the franchise player out from behind the plate to a “safer” position in the infield. TwinsDaily.com’s Nick Nelson shared his thoughts and explained in detail why the move makes sense for 2014. T...2078Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-turnaround-in-cleveland-r2077/The Cleveland Indians are in Minneapolis, ready for a four-game, season-ending series against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Twins watched the Oakland A's celebrate winning the AL West Division title last weekend. Last night, they watched the Detroit Tigers win the AL Central for the third...2077Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/talking-pitching-kevin-correia-r2076/When the Twins signed Kevin Correia this offseason, they knew his ceiling was not high as, say, Francisco Liriano’s would be. They also figured that Correia’s floor would not be as low as Liriano’s either. Their goal was to acquire some semblance of consistency that was grossly lacking in 2012. To...2076Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/liam-hendriks-deserves-another-chance-r2075/Twins players will have will have plenty of things to reflect on this coming offseason. When a team has multiple 90-loss seasons in a row, changes are likely and some of those situations have started to play themselves out. Minnesota needs pitchers to stand out in the final games of the season as th...2075Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/catching-no-longer-an-option-for-mauer-r2074/Exactly five weeks after he last played in a game, the Minnesota Twins announced on Monday that Joe Mauer would be shut down for the remainder of the season. The decision has seemed obvious and inevitable ever since it was revealed the catcher was still suffering symptoms weeks after sustaining a co...2074Wed, 25 Sep 2013 02:09:00 +0000