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Twins Sign Jason Kubel to a Minor League Deal

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:17:00 +0000

Consider it phase two of Terry Ryan’s sinister plan, Getting The Band Back Together: According to 1500ESPN.com’s Darren Wolfson, the Twins have inked Jason Kubel to a minor league deal. In November Pioneer Press's Mike Berardino wrote that outfielder Jason Kubel, who was released by the Cleveland In...

On Terry Ryan, Truth And Gravity

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:08:00 +0000

In Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert M Pirsig dwells on a topic about which we often argue at Twins Daily: Truth. (*1) Given a finite amount of data – and there is always only a finite amount of data – the human imagination is capable of creating an infinite number of explanations fo...

The Calm before the Storm

Thu, 12 Dec 2013 04:57:00 +0000

What you are about to read, should you choose to continue, is in a bit of a stream of consciousness style of writing. However, that is arguably the most accurate style in describing what the Winter Meetings are all about. A little chaos. A lot of rumors. Some with basis in truth, some just for fun....

Twins Looking for Another Pavano in Arroyo?

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 05:43:00 +0000

Monday's Rumor Mill Round-Up included an update on Bronson Arroyo, who was set to meet with multiple teams -- including the Twins -- at this week's Winter Meetings. I judged the probability of a match being rather low, largely because I guessed the local club would cease to be aggressive bidder...

December Mailbag!

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:34:00 +0000

Remember that song "December" by Collective Soul? This mailbag is dedicated to that song. As is typical, these are actual questions that will be actually answered by me. This month, I even have some questions written by others! Fame! FAME! The Twins have been surprisingly active this Fall, ad...

Rajai Davis and the Twins Outfield Depth

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:33:00 +0000

Late on Monday night, rumors began circulating (originating from friend of Twins Daily, Darren Wolfson) that the Minnesota Twins are interested in outfielder Rajai Davis, maybe even willing to go to two years with him. Immediately I had some thoughts on the idea of Davis with the Twins and what he...

Rumor Mill Round-Up: 12/9

Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:20:00 +0000

As a handy one-stop shop for all Twins-related offseason rumors, we'll be running frequent "Rumor Mill Round-Up" columns here at Twins Daily, wherein we gather up all the recent rumblings involving the local club. With each rumor, we'll provide some analysis and a "Steam Rating," assigning a 1-5 sco...

Gleeman and the Geek, Episode 123: Musical Catchers, Event Planing and Love

Mon, 09 Dec 2013 02:18:00 +0000

Aaron and John talk about missing out on A.J. Pierzynski and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joe Nathan going to Detroit, a Twins Daily event during TwinsFest that you won't want to miss, Liam Hendriks being dropped from the roster, podcasting from Hammerheart Brewing next week, Justin Morneau going to Color...

#Hangout and Talk Twins, Winter Meetings

Sun, 08 Dec 2013 23:35:00 +0000

The Winter Meetings have come to an end and with that, so will our special edition Google Hangouts. We do have one left, though, and you can watch it here, live at 9pm.

Strike While It's Hot: Target The Mariners?

Sun, 08 Dec 2013 15:59:00 +0000

This off-season has been a crazy one. Many of the big name free agents are already off the board and we're not yet at the winter meetings. The number of significant trades has also been interesting. The Mariners just signed Robinson Cano to a 10 year, $240 million contract. This was a curious move b...

The Case For Brett Anderson

Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:56:00 +0000

Terry Ryan is acutely aware of how difficult it is to acquire front-end starting pitching. After trading Denard Span for Alex Meyer a year ago, he explained the logic behind giving up an established major-league regular for a player who hadn't yet played above Single-A, noting that with potential No...

Secret to Success? Nolasco Staying Inside

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 07:03:00 +0000

On Tuesday afternoon the Minnesota Twins introduced the most expensive free agent in the organization’s history. Outside on the scoreboard, high above the team’s dormant field, a graphic splashed welcoming Ricky Nolasco to Twins Territory. At the press conference cameras rolled, questions were lobb...