https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1067/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-vote-for-pedro-the-underappreciated-pedro-florimon-r1869/On Opening Day 2013, Pedro Florimon became the eighth* different player in the past nine years to open the season as the Twins' starting shortstop. Since the departure of Christian Guzman in 2005, it’s been a perennial struggle to find the next fixture at what is generally, outside of catcher, the m...1869Sun, 28 Jul 2013 00:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-to-do-with-mike-pelfrey-r1867/With six innings of one-run ball against the Angels on Wednesday, Mike Pelfrey lowered his ERA to 5.15 ERA, the lowest it has been since April 9. During the first couple months of the season, Pelfrey was pretty clearly the worst starting pitcher in baseball, at least among those to hold onto their j...1867Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-talk-the-new-york-yankees-r1865/Buyers or Sellers Remember the start of the season when all the "experts" were forecasting a fall from grace for the Yankees? [sigh] Those were the days to be a Yankee hater. Now a team of has-beens and "who-the-hells" are sitting a couple games over .500 and just a handful of games outside the wild...1865Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/farmville-midseason-top-prospect-update-r1864/Last week’s Triple-A All-Star Game marked the last of the minor league midsummer classics. The passing of the first half also meant the release of several midseason top prospect lists, and with the Twins steamrolling towards another 90-loss season, at least fans can take solace in the various updat...1864Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/umpire%E2%80%99s-error-jeopardizes-minnesota-twins-chance-at-sweep-in-los-angeles-r1862/After a drama-filled game on Tuesday evening in which the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 10 innings, the teams were back at it Wednesday afternoon with the Twins having a rare opportunity to sweep a road series. The game was an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel, but...1862Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-724-vargas-saves-the-day-r1860/Since the Twins were playing on the West Coast, their afternoon game with the Angels went into the early evening in the Central time zone. Minnesota won the first two games of the series before things got a little dicey on Wednesday. Jared Weaver was excellent on the mound but a bad infield fly call...1860Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/20-twins-trades-the-pierzynski-bonanza-r1859/The 2004 season marked two important Twins milestones. First, the team was coming off playoff runs in consecutive seasons for the first time in over thirty years. Second, the Baby Jesus, Joe Mauer was primed for his MLB debut. As a result of the second milestone, the Twins were looking to unload...1859Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/if-twins-play-in-ca-does-anyone-remember-what-time-twins-at-angels-95-97-r1858/Behind the Maps (Twins 4 Angels 2 – Game 95) Putting the Twins on a West Coast road trip is like keeping something in your glove compartment. No matter how much you swear you won’t forget this time, your mind goes blank when it counts. California-time victories are nice to find between smashes of th...1858Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-723-sano-buxton-homer-r1857/The second half of the minor league season is well under way. Some of the Twins affiliates are trying to find their way into the playoff race. It will be an interesting couple of months leading up to the playoffs. Let's see how Nick Blackburn did in his first start back at Triple-A. Plus there were...1857Wed, 24 Jul 2013 06:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-prepare-for-trade-deadline-r1856/On a gorgeous Minnesota July afternoon, Jack Goin, the Twins’ manager of major league administration and baseball research, sits in the Target Field broadcast booth high above the playing field. Below, the Twins are taking batting practice and a variation of infield warm-ups that happens behind prot...1856Wed, 24 Jul 2013 04:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reviewing-rotation-reinforcements-in-rochester-r1855/If it wasn't obvious before his latest poor performance, it certainly seems obvious now that Scott Diamond is in line for a demotion from the Minnesota Twins rotation. Since pitching well in his first five starts back in April and May, the lefty has gone 2-7 with a 6.65 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and 28/24...1855Wed, 24 Jul 2013 04:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ampquothello-good-byeampquot-poll-r1850/You say yes, I say no You say stop and I say go go go, oh no You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello This is the time of year when, like it or not, there’s a lot of discussion going on about who will or will not be wearing a Twins uniform a week or t...1850Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:24:00 +0000