https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1072/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-110-backyard-bash-and-mauers-concussion-r2036/Aaron and John take the podcast to Summit Brewing's "Backyard Bash" and talk about the status of Joe Mauer's concussion, position switching Hall of Fame credentials, Josmil Pinto's hot start for the Minnesota Twins, top prospects going to the Arizona Fall League, a new "official couple of the po...2036Mon, 09 Sep 2013 01:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-97-rochester-lives-another-day-r2033/This much can be said. When the Rochester Red Wings have been in absolute need of a win, the bats have come through in big style. It has also helped to have Scott Diamond making those starts. That was again the case on Saturday night in Pawtucket. As you recall, on Labor Day, the final day of the re...2033Sun, 08 Sep 2013 01:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/revisiting-the-4-man-rotation-r2032/Parker Hageman posed his thoughts on how the Twins can improve their rotation through free agency. The players he suggested were either once-good pitchers who are now in decline or once-promising pitchers who have failed to keep their promises. If you are the Twins GM and those are the best pitching...2032Sat, 07 Sep 2013 18:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/shut-down-joe-mauer-now-r2029/It occurs to me that since I’ve been a little preoccupied with writing about the Cedar Rapids Kernels the past five months, I have written very little about the Minnesota Twins. Now that the Kernels’ season has come to a close, I’m going to try to remedy that situation and I’m going to begin by...2029Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-can-improve-rotation-through-free-agency-r2028/On Thursday, Jeff Sullivan of Fangraphs.com tweeted out a very depressing but all too telling statistic about the Minnesota Twins’ rotation: The bullpen staff has 17 more strikeouts than the starting rotation. Sure, it is bleak but it is not as historically awful as it sounds: The current 12.3% stri...2028Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/september-mailbag-r2027/Everywhere I go these days, it seems that people have questions for me. What's that stain on your shirt? Did you do that to your hair on purpose? Can you please move back a couple steps? I figured, with so many questions to answer, the only reasonable response is to breakout the old mailbag and...2027Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2013-rock-cats-mvp-josmil-pinto-r2020/I'll be the first to admit that the bulk of my Rock Cats coverage this season has centered around Miguel Sano. And it's for a reason -- he's the best prospect that has played for New Britain since I have been following the team. People were interested in watching grainy videos of his #PowerBanana sh...2020Fri, 06 Sep 2013 05:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-in-the-backseat-twins-astros-recap-r2026/Chuckles (Twins 10 Astros 6 Game 136) Other places it was Labor Day and the last day of the fair, but in our house it was preparation day. The next day my wife was due at the hospital for a thyroidectomy. She's fine, and she's going to be fine. It's just another annoying grown-up thing that reminds...2026Fri, 06 Sep 2013 04:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-to-do-with-trevor-plouffe-r2024/Through May of 2012, Trevor Plouffe was hitting just .163/.261/.347 (.608) with three doubles and five home runs. Then the calendar turned to June. Over his next 32 games played, Plouffe hit .317/.373/.634 (1.006) with nine doubles and 14 home runs. That's when he injured his thumb and did not play...2024Thu, 05 Sep 2013 17:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/message-from-the-king-the-best-seats-for-september-callups-r2023/~ sponsored by Ticket King ~ There are those who rejoice at the end of a dismal baseball season. I’m not one of them. September provides some of the nicest weather Minnesota can dish out, a last hurrah before we face a six month frigid baseball vacuum. So grab a seat while you still can. We’ll he...2023Thu, 05 Sep 2013 15:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-start-construction-on-spring-training-upgrades-r2021/Player development facilities have come a long way from the days of Branch Rickey and his infamous sliding pits. With numerous organizations moving into new or renovated complexes, the Minnesota Twins are trying to avoid being left behind. On Thursday, the Twins began construction on updating their...2021Wed, 04 Sep 2013 18:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-rotation-is-out-of-whack-r2018/The Twins entered this season with a wide assortment of "maybes" in their starting pitching mix, hoping that over the course of 162 games a couple would separate themselves from the pack and become established as sturdy options moving forward. In a transitional year where there was never any rea...2018Wed, 04 Sep 2013 02:26:00 +0000