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Twins' Terry Ryan battling treatable form of cancer

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 19:03:00 +0000

The Twins have released a statement today from Terry Ryan who says that he will miss at least the beginning portion of spring training because of cancer that is considered treatable. Ryan will undergo treatment at the Mayo Clinic for Squamous Cell Carcinoma after a biopsy of a lump on his neck was d...

Did Terry Ryan Act Too Aggressively in Free Agency?

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:10:00 +0000

Now there's a funny question to ask. Terry Ryan, who has long been billed by his detractors as stingy and overly conservative when it comes to free agency, drawing criticism for exhibiting too much aggression in his approach to the open market? Not long ago, such a notion would have been diff...

February Mailbag

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 22:43:00 +0000

I'm not really one to brag, but this mailbag is starting to take on a life of its own. I have not one, not two, not three, but FOUR questions from people who are not me. Sure, three of those questions are from the same person, but who are you to pick nits? In fact, what would you do? Wha-wha-wha-...

TD Top Prospects: #6 Jose Berrios

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:48:00 +0000

We were introduced to Jose Berrios in a video of him celebrating with his friends and family after receiving the exquisite news that he was drafted by a professional baseball team. Arms in a “V”, high-fives, hugs and tears. For Minnesota Twins fans, the sequel is of him doing the same thing on the...

TD Top Prospects: #7 Josmil Pinto

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 03:37:00 +0000

A year ago Josmil Pinto wasn’t on anyone’s prospect list. Baseball America. Baseball Prospectus. Seth Stohs. None of these minor league mavens saw Pinto coming in 2013. The kid was so far off the radar you’d figure he had drowned in tobacco juice (which has been known to happen in Wisconsin) somewh...

VOTE: Most Iconic Twins Moment

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 01:53:00 +0000

Earlier this week, The Sporting News released their list of the most iconic moment for each MLB team. Certain teams are tied to some of the best moments in the history of the sport while other teams' top moments aren't very memorable outside of their home market. That's the nature of these kinds of...

TD Top Prospects: #8 Jorge Polanco

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 05:45:00 +0000

Signed in the same year and from the same Dominican academy as Miguel Sano, Jorge Polanco has largely been overshadowed ever since starting his pro career. Sano received a franchise-record $3.5 million signing bonus and has had a documentary crew exhaustively following his rise to the majors. Polanc...

Twins Hangouts: Tuesday, February 4

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 23:40:00 +0000

Join Seth and Jeremy tonight at 8:30 on another edition of Hangout and Talk Twins. We've been asked by those in the Twitterverse to discuss the 25-man possibilities as well as the options that the Twins have with their open 40-man roster spot.