https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1063/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/my-top-10-minnesota-twins-starting-pitching-targets-r2171/I've been writing so much about free agency lately, it's sick! Last week, I addressed the position players the Twins should target. This week, I've been counting down my top 30 starting pitching targets for the Twins. If you missed any of this mini-dynasty, I'll provide you some links below. Sin...2171Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-contrarian-perspective-on-correia-twins-sabermetrics-use-and-the-front-office-r2170/(I'm going to start this off with some generalized statements about where I'm coming from and why I'm writing this. Feel free to scroll down until you see the big red “TL;DR”. I like to think I've got some insight or can provide a bit of entertainment, but that belief hardly makes me unique amongst...2170Thu, 14 Nov 2013 12:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agent-profile-scott-kazmir-r2169/As has been mentioned, the Twins are likely to be linked to many names over the next couple of months. One name I think we will hear a lot about is lefty Scott Kazmir. In 2013 with Cleveland he went 10-9 with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. There is certainly a lot of risk, but he will be 30 through the...2169Thu, 14 Nov 2013 05:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/starting-pitching-trade-target-jeff-samardzija-r2168/A week ago, I looked at the available starting pitchers who are free agents and I distilled the long list of names to three who the MInnesota Twins should target this off-season. The premise is that other than Alex Meyer and maybe Kyle Gibson, the Twins do not have any "sure bets" for the top of the...2168Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/finding-mauers-replacement-part-1-r2167/I'm not a doctor. I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. Nonetheless, it's been clear to me for some time that Joe Mauer was destined for a permanent move away from catcher after concussion issues cost him a quarter of his 2013 season. There was simply no way that continuing to expo...2167Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hangout-with-seth-and-jeremy-r2166/2166Tue, 12 Nov 2013 23:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ron-gardenhire-discusses-joe-mauers-decision-r2165/The Twins surprised everyone yesterday but announcing that Joe Mauer has made the decision to relocate to first base after spending his career as one of the game’s best two-way catchers. Comments from Twins general manager Terry Ryan in October made it clear that the team was not totally anticipatin...2165Tue, 12 Nov 2013 21:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rumors-and-expectations-r2164/The baseball offseason can be a lot of fun for rumor mongers. It is always interesting to hear what rumors are going around, particularly about the Minnesota Twins. Maybe it’s the cynic in me, but I have to take everything I read in the offseason with a little grain of salt, at least until things ha...2164Tue, 12 Nov 2013 06:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-ripple-effect-of-mauers-move-to-first-r2163/The Twins made it official on Monday... Joe Mauer's days behind the plate are over. After consulting with doctors at Mayo Clinic, it was felt that Mauer needed to avoid the chance of re-injuring himself at the roughest position on the baseball field. Even though Mauer is now symptom free and able t...2163Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/short-memory-twins-sign-jason-bartlett-r2162/Per ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, the Minnesota Twins have signed Jason Bartlett to a minor-league contract, and the veteran shortstop will compete for a job in spring training next year. Bartlett, of course, first reached the majors as a member of the Twins organization in 2004. He was acquired from the P...2162Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-official-twins-announce-joe-mauer-move-to-first-base-r2161/The Minnesota Twins' Dustin Morse announced via Twitter that the Twins will officially move Joe Mauer from catcher to first base for the 2014 season. In October, general manager Terry Ryan told Twins Daily in his offseason interview that the team was not planning for Mauer to move away from behind...2161Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-episode-119-live-from-moms-basement-r2160/Aaron and John talk about the Twins' interest in Johan Santana, Alex Meyer's impressive Arizona Fall League, the $4,700 exploding tire, injuries to Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano, redoing or undoing Denard Span and Ben Revere, beer-soaked iPads, tailgating at Gophers games, weddings in Dallas, mai...2160Mon, 11 Nov 2013 05:07:00 +0000