https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1060/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-happened-to-the-optimism-r2454/First things first... Happy 2014 Minnesota Twins Opening Day to the Twins Daily community! As the 2013 season came to yet-another frustrating end, many Twins fans found baseball difficult to watch. Many Septembers, prospects are called up and fans can catch a glimpse of the future. Last September, T...2454Sun, 30 Mar 2014 23:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-139-final-roster-and-lineup-preview-r2453/Aaron and John podcast from Freehouse and discuss the Twins final roster decisions, Kyle Gibson’s opportunity, losing Vance Worley and Alex Presley, distinctive Fanny Bay oysters, Byron Buxton’s injuries, gimpy knees, expectations for the Twins lineup, roto-bird, Aaron’s new iPhone and the magic of...2453Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-final-cuts-much-ado-about-almost-nothing-r2451/There seemed to be much consternation in some corners of the Twins blogosphere the last couple of days as the final roster decisions became evident. Alex Presley began spring training as a competitor for the Twins centerfield job. He leaves spring training a member of the Astros after Houston c...2451Sun, 30 Mar 2014 12:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/big-question-remains-will-twins-lineup-score-runs-r2452/Based on what has been seen this spring, if Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire still had hair on top of his head he would likely have scratched himself bald trying to figure out how to score runs with his lineup. For an entire week leading up to the season, it has felt like a broken record (or...2452Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/consistency-earned-kyle-gibson-the-fifth-starter-job-r2450/When it was announced Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Diamond went unclaimed through waivers and would not be named the fifth starter, the left-hander doffed his cap to his competition in Kyle Gibson. The decision was a tough one, with the left-hander being out of options, but Gibson’s strong spring...2450Fri, 28 Mar 2014 20:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/put-him-in-coach-aaron-hicks-is-ready-for-center-field-r2449/When the Minnesota Twins unloaded Denard Span and Ben Revere in one offseason, they envisioned Aaron Hicks being the bridge in center field to their super prospect, Byron Buxton. The torch, for the time being, was being passed along from Kirby to Torii to Denard to Aaron. “I would love to be the ne...2449Fri, 28 Mar 2014 03:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thursday-notes-from-hammond-diamond-parmelee-ampamp-presley-r2447/The Twins clubhouse had a vibe to it that can only be appropriately summarized by a line from the movie, Major League: You don’t want to celebrate too hard in front of guys who just died. After news broke yesterday that Scott Diamond was on waivers, he learned he cleared today and faces a career dec...2447Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-baseball-why-the-twins-r2446/As most of you know, I have now been blogging about the Minnesota Twins for past 11 years (in May). Until we started TwinsDaily.com just over two years ago, I was at SethSpeaks.net. Tonight, I was looking through the Archives of SethSpeaks.net and back in late 2005, I had a series I called Why Baseb...2446Thu, 27 Mar 2014 04:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-thin-pitching-herd-r2445/There have been few examples of teams having their Opening Day starter the previous season see his value deflate to the point where he clears waivers a year later and is traded for a stack of dollar bills. But that’s exactly what the Twins did with Vance Worley when they traded him to the Pirates f...2445Wed, 26 Mar 2014 21:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/moving-goalposts-r2444/Somewhere on the horizon, an end is in sight; a merciful conclusion to this horrendous chapter for the Minnesota Twins that has been characterized by losses piling up while mind-boggling injuries have plagued every level of the organization and interest has steadily declined in a team that should be...2444Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/wednesday-notes-from-hammond-offense-worley-and-buxton-r2443/Greetings from surprisingly chilly Hammond Stadium. I know it is below freezing back in Minnesota but for the locals here, this means breaking out the heavy gear. The good news is it is sunny and the team has had an opportunity to have a full day of workouts.   More notes:   The Twins traded Vance W...2443Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hangouts-tuesday-march-25-r2442/Join Seth and I tonight as we talk about the latest developments in Twins Territory. Tonight's episode is brought to you by the Talk2Contact podcast. Yeah, those guys! We're less than a week from Opening Day, so we will have plenty to talk about. We also welcome any and all questions that you may...2442Tue, 25 Mar 2014 19:52:00 +0000