https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1062/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/whats-next-for-kyle-gibson-r1973/On Monday, the Minnesota Twins and the New York Mets played the series finale of a series that started in April. The Twins lost 6-1 and will now head to Detroit where they'll play the Tigers for the next three days. Kyle Gibson made the start and went just 3.2 innings. He was charged with four runs...1973Tue, 20 Aug 2013 05:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/monday-morning-madness-white-sox-recap-r1969/Over the past week, the Twins offense has been inconsistent, their starting pitching has been up and down and their bullpen has started blowing leads. It's almost like this isn't a very good team. This weekend, the Twins had a lot more trouble with the lowly White Sox at home. This would be trou...1969Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-episode-107-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-r1967/Aaron and John talk about Justin Morneau going unclaimed on waivers, the rotation being heavy on mediocrity for 2014, getting blocked by a documentary film crew, free agent pitching options for the offseason, how to be a fan by way of Andrew Albers, adventures in dog-sitting, drinking vs. not dr...1967Mon, 19 Aug 2013 03:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pumping-the-brakes-r1965/On Saturday night, the Twins faced off against White Sox ace Chris Sale, widely regarded as one of the best pitchers in all of baseball in just his second season as a full-time starter. They countered with an “ace” of their own in Canadian lefty Andrew Albers, a 27-year-old journeyman who was pitchi...1965Sun, 18 Aug 2013 16:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/in-memoriam-nick-blackburn-r1963/The Twins have announced that starting pitcher Nick Blackburn will have surgery on Friday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, likely ending both his season and his career in Minnesota. This will be Blackburn’s third procedure in the past calendar year, and he has been limited to just six mi...1963Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/20-twins-trades-goodbye-johan-r1962/Ok, I'm going to need a second. It's just... it's hard to talk about this one. I mean... it's Johan. He was my favorite... PLAYER! BLAHAWAAWA! I'm sorry. I'm sorry! I can't do it! I'M JUST SO UPSET. I MEAN, HE'S JOHAN SANTANA, WHY DID THE TWINS HAVE TO TRADE HIM AWAY?!? ... YOU'RE CRYING!...1962Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/behind-brian-doziers-turnaround-r1961/At the end of May, Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier was batting a sad .214/.259/.299 and providing little reassurance that he would be able to consistently hit major league pitching. Since then, however, Dozier has been on fire offensively and has posted a robust .254/.340/.492 line with...1961Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/whats-the-plan-miguel-sano-r1953/In this new series, we'll take a look at several young players in the Twins' organization who may be ready to contribute by next season. How will they be handled? How should they be handled? What do their ascensions mean to players already on the MLB roster?   What's the plan? [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] -...1953Wed, 14 Aug 2013 02:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/not-such-minor-signings-r1951/Every year, every MLB team fills out their 40 man roster. As that is happening, they are also adding minor league free agents and offering them nothing more than an invitation to big league spring training. That is enough to be seen, to get an opportunity. Generally speaking, news of these minor le...1951Tue, 13 Aug 2013 05:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dozier-rosario-and-the-future-at-second-base-r1950/It has been quite the 12-month span for Twins second baseman Brian Dozier. On August 14th of last season, the Twins had seen enough of him at shortstop with the big league club. They demoted him to Rochester after 340 plate appearances in his rookie campaign. Many thought he would be back as a Septe...1950Tue, 13 Aug 2013 04:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/weekend-recap-r1949/Over the course of consecutive weekends, the Twins have proved that they can defeat teams of the quality of the Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox. I'm not sure what that means, but I guess it could signify that the Twins have vacated their position within the dregs of the league; a position...1949Tue, 13 Aug 2013 04:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/with-departure-of-carroll-twins-lose-professional-defender-r1948/Earlier in the season, I tracked down the recently traded Jamey Carroll in the Twins’ clubhouse and picked his brain on the art of fielding. A player’s offensive production tends to attract the lion’s share of the attention while the contributions with the glove go under-appreciated – especially if...1948Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:13:00 +0000