https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1059/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-reasons-re-signing-mike-pelfrey-could-be-a-steal-r2232/There has been a lot of noise in Twins' Territory about the Minnesota Twins re-signing Mike Pelfrey, most of it negative. People see Pelfrey's 5-13 record, accompanied by a 5.19 ERA and by the long time that Pelfrey took between pitches and wonder why the Twins re-signed a guy who is perceived a...2232Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/finding-positives-in-pelfrey-r2231/On Saturday, the news we've been expecting for weeks finally arrived: the Twins have agreed to terms with Mike Pelfrey on a two-year contract. Ever since it was initially reported back in November that Minnesota had made a multi-year bid for the right-hander, there has been little question that a...2231Tue, 17 Dec 2013 04:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/winter-additions-mean-crowded-rotation-r2230/The Twins had one of the worst starting rotations in all baseball last year. In order to remedy the problem, the team has done its best to be aggressive in the open market, recently adding Mike Pelfrey via a two-year $11 million deal. This is the third free agent starter the Twins have added this se...2230Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-episode-124-jason-kubel-and-mike-pelfrey-r2229/Aaron and John visit HammerHeart Brewing Company and talk about Jason Kubel's return to Minnesota, the insanity of a two-year offer to Mike Pelfrey, the challenges and rewards of starting a brewery, losing Liam Hendriks on waivers, a sold out Meltdown event, the bizarre roster decisions the Twin...2229Mon, 16 Dec 2013 04:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/betting-against-the-house-r2227/The latest casino project in Las Vegas is going to cost seven billion dollars. That is an incredible gamble (*1), but there are reasons that investors make it. The first is that in the long run, the house always wins. But the second is equally important: in the short run, anyone can win. If that was...2227Sun, 15 Dec 2013 16:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-are-the-twins-doing-and-why-r2226/It has been a weird offseason for the Twins, hasn’t it? I’m not complaining. mind you. It’s refreshing to see General Manager Terry Ryan being aggressive in the free agent market, addressing the team’s starting pitching needs. Signing Ricky Nolasco to a four-year contract with a fifth year vesti...2226Sun, 15 Dec 2013 02:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-and-pelfrey-agree-to-deal-r2225/According to Jon Heyman, The Minnesota Twins have reached an agreement with RHP Mike Pelfrey. He says that it is a two year deal at $11 million. It also includes incentives up to another $3.5 million. There have been reports for a month that the two sides were very close, and that the Twins had made...2225Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-sign-jason-kubel-to-a-minor-league-deal-r2224/Consider it phase two of Terry Ryan’s sinister plan, Getting The Band Back Together: According to 1500ESPN.com’s Darren Wolfson, the Twins have inked Jason Kubel to a minor league deal. In November Pioneer Press's Mike Berardino wrote that outfielder Jason Kubel, who was released by the Cleveland In...2224Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-terry-ryan-truth-and-gravity-r2222/In Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert M Pirsig dwells on a topic about which we often argue at Twins Daily: Truth. (*1) Given a finite amount of data – and there is always only a finite amount of data – the human imagination is capable of creating an infinite number of explanations fo...2222Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-calm-before-the-storm-r2221/What you are about to read, should you choose to continue, is in a bit of a stream of consciousness style of writing. However, that is arguably the most accurate style in describing what the Winter Meetings are all about. A little chaos. A lot of rumors. Some with basis in truth, some just for fun....2221Thu, 12 Dec 2013 04:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-looking-for-another-pavano-in-arroyo-r2219/Monday's Rumor Mill Round-Up included an update on Bronson Arroyo, who was set to meet with multiple teams -- including the Twins -- at this week's Winter Meetings. I judged the probability of a match being rather low, largely because I guessed the local club would cease to be aggressive bidder...2219Wed, 11 Dec 2013 05:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/december-mailbag-r2218/Remember that song "December" by Collective Soul? This mailbag is dedicated to that song. As is typical, these are actual questions that will be actually answered by me. This month, I even have some questions written by others! Fame! FAME! The Twins have been surprisingly active this Fall, ad...2218Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:34:00 +0000