https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1077/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-and-the-art-of-being-good-r1671/Stop me if you have heard this before but Byron Buxton is doing stupid good stuff on the baseball field. Already Buxton has proven that he is far and above the level of the competition in the Midwest League. He is leading the league in on-base percentage (.431), slugging (.561), runs scored (65) an...1671Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-slowey-gibson-ampamp-may-r1670/* The Marlins announced this week that they've demoted Kevin Slowey to the bullpen to make room in their rotation for Nathan Eovaldi. Twins fans will recall how splendidly the last attempt to convert Slowey to a reliever turned out. On some level, unless you're one of the many local scribes who open...1670Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/those-damn-yankees-a-twins-fans-shocking-confession-r1668/This is the 3rd story in "Those Damn Yankees" series, stories about Twins-Yankees rivalry by some of our favorite Twins Daily writers, leading up to the Bombers visit July 1st to the 4th.   Psst. You there. Yeah, you in the Twins hat and Joe Mauer shirsey. Put down that plush TC bear, I have a secr...1668Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-key-for-mike-pelfrey-r1666/It’s hard to ignore the numbers. They are pretty glaring. Overall this year, Minnesota Twins starter Mike Pelfrey is 3-6 with a 6.12 ERA in his first 13 starts. He’s allowing over 1.6 base runners per inning. It has been a tough go. In April, he posted a 7.66 ERA. In May, that number dropped to 5.90...1666Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-curious-case-of-kyle-gibson-r1665/The middle of June has come and gone and there is no sign of Kyle Gibson in the Twin Cities. Teams like the Rays and the Mets are calling up top prospects like Wil Myers and Zack Wheeler because the deadline has passed for players to qualify for Super Two status. This means the Rays and Mets can co...1665Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-vs-white-sox-618-620-r1663/Looking to get back on track after a disappointing series against the Tigers, the Twins and White Sox square off in a three game battle royale for sole possession of the American League Central cellar.   The Twins will miss Jake Peavy (15 Day DL) but get the chance to face Chris Sale in game two of...1663Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/those-damn-yankees-the-twins-and-yankees-go-way-back-r1662/"Those Damn Yankees" is a series about Twins-Yankees history by some of our favorite Twins Daily writers, leading up to the Bombers four-game visit July 1st to the 4th. For a large fraction of Minnesota Twins fans, the Yankees clearly represent three things: a franchise that has a bottomless pit...1662Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-future-of-trevor-plouffe-r1661/Plouffe re-entered the Twins line-up this weekend with a bang. This was great to see from the former first round pick but one has to look at the future of Twins' baseball and wonder what his place will be. It seems as if the Twins are still a couple years away from contending and that could mean cha...1661Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/morning-madness-wrapping-up-the-twins-tigers-r1660/The Twins dropped two of three from the Tigers this weekend, falling to 7.5 games out of a division that they were never going to win. While the Twins have played better in 2013, they still do not have the talent to match the Tigers over a full season. Yet, there were some positives from the weeke...1660Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-on-twitter-mid-june-update-r1658/It's been about six weeks since we last updated which people in the Minnesota Twins organization are on Twitter. Since that time, several players have started tweeting while other players are new to the organization. This list does include several of the Twins 2013 draft picks. If they choose not to...1658Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rochester-recap-continuing-to-turn-things-around-r1657/Rapidly approaching the midpoint of the season, the Rochester Red Wings sit just two games short of the .500 mark at 34-36 after sweeping four games against the Gwinnett Braves this weekend. Currently in fourth place in the Northern division, seven games back, it seems it was ju...1657Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/those-damn-yankees-the-cuzzi-call-r1656/Love 'em or hate 'em, the Yankees are headed to town in the beginning of July. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first of four Twins postseason defeats at the hands of the Bronx Bombers, so we thought we'd take the opportunity to look back at what has been a lopsided -- but always enter...1656Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:46:00 +0000