https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1081/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/end-of-twins-beginning-of-baseball-twins-vs-indians-92-94-r1843/No More All-Star Moments (Twins 3 Indians 2 – Game 92) This is the story of the 2013 Twins, and there’s really not a whole lot left to cover in these remaining games. True believers will hold out for a miracle, a string of victories, and playoff glory. I love all things TC, but I can’t believe in th...1843Mon, 22 Jul 2013 03:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-103-trade-deadline-101-r1842/Aaron and John talk about what to expect from the trade deadline, Scott Diamond's demise, John reviewing ballparks and beer from his West Coast vacation, criticizing an opposing manager for once, analyzing the Twins' defense, dating by way of pitching matchups, eating money to move Justin Morneau, w...1842Mon, 22 Jul 2013 02:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-talk-los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim-r1840/Buyers or Sellers It’s somewhat unusual these days to see the trade deadline looming and the Angels not making any moves, but in all likelihood that’s what’s going to happen this season. Los Angeles is mired in mediocrity while Texas and Oakland appear to be running away with the division. Of course...1840Mon, 22 Jul 2013 01:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/grading-last-years-free-agent-pitching-market-r1839/In light of John's recent suggestion, I went ahead and compiled the results of the 2013 free agent pitching market. I excluded pitchers that ended up as relievers, and I excluded pitchers such as baseball's version of Gandolf the Gray (Jamie Moyer), who did not sign. The pitchers' results have be...1839Sun, 21 Jul 2013 17:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-birthdays-july-20-r1837/Tony Oliva (1938) Outfielder Tony Pedro Oliva played his entire career for the Twins, playing briefly in 1962-1963, making the team for good in 1964 and staying through 1976. He was born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, and signed as a free agent with Minnesota in 1961, one of the last Cubans allowed to lea...1837Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-goals-for-the-second-half-r1835/Technically, the actual halfway point in Minnesota's season came and went back in the first week of July, when the Twins played their 81st game at home against the Yankees. Yet, with the All-Star Game and its requisite four-day break falling in mid-July, it's tidier to simply use the Midsummer Class...1835Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/prospects-who-have-made-underappreciated-improvements-r1834/Here are four prospects showing major signs of improvement who have generally gone unnoticed: JaDamion Williams 2012 (A): 9.6%BB, 28.3%K, .34BB/K, .106 ISO, 9.6%IFB, .651OPS. 2013 (A): 14.5%BB, 20.7%K, .70BB/K, .180 ISO, 5.3%IFB, .852OPS. JD Williams has made significant improvements in both his BB...1834Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/20-twins-trades-2-trades-for-1-in-2001-r1832/The 2001 season was the first in what would become a nearly decade-long turnaround of the Twins' franchise. For the first time in ages, the Twins were in a position to buy, rather than sell, at the trade deadline. This exciting season was about to get more exciting! Two separate trades signified...1832Fri, 19 Jul 2013 10:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/handing-out-twins-first-half-awards-r1831/At the beginning of the season, I devoted an entire week to predictions about the upcoming MLB season. These predictions can be fun, especially with the surprises that surround the game of baseball. I had the Toronto Blue Jays winning the AL East... oops. There are going to be a few swings and misse...1831Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-look-at-joe-nathans-hall-of-fame-chances-r1828/Last night we saw future Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera be the set-up man for former Twins closer and current Texas Ranger Joe Nathan. Rivera was in the game in the eighth inning to secure his appearance in the game, but is it possible we saw a one-two punch of future Hall of Famers? It's tough for re...1828Thu, 18 Jul 2013 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/casey-fien-has-been-a-find-for-the-twins-r1825/The Minnesota Twins have excelled in certain areas of team-building. While they may be light years behind in developing starting pitchers, their ability to identify inexpensive bullpen talent has been impressive. Casey Fien is one such find.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] For less than a million dollars of sala...1825Wed, 17 Jul 2013 05:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-talk-cleveland-indians-r1824/Buyers or Sellers Just 1.5 games behind Detroit in the Central and three out in the Wild Card race, Cleveland has been the American League's biggest surprise. Staring up at a stacked Tigers squad that last year pulled away with a 44-32 record in the second half en route to a World Series berth,...1824Wed, 17 Jul 2013 02:50:00 +0000