https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1084/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/caleb-thielbar-promoted-kyle-gibson-next-r1512/Left-handed relief pitcher Caleb Thielbar, who played in Randolph, Minnesota and pitched for the St. Paul Saints as recently as 2011, will be called up by the Minnesota Twins today. To make room on the roster, the Twins are demoting fifth starter Pedro Hernandez to Rochester. That would open up a sp...1512Mon, 20 May 2013 18:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/scott-diamond-and-more-morning-madness-r1511/Welp. The Minnesota Twins weren't really supposed to be good or even decent this season, so a 2-7 homestand isn't crazy. It's more disappointing after what seemed like a such a positive start. Regardless, this franchise is clearly trending upward, even if this past week doesn't reflect that. The...1511Mon, 20 May 2013 13:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-braves-520-522-r1510/Well, the expected has arrived: the Minnesota Twins starting rotation has begun to implode and the bats have gone silent in response.   Losers of five straight while being outscored 33-14 in those matchups, the Twins head back out on the road and face the Atlanta Braves, owners of a 12-5 record at T...1510Mon, 20 May 2013 11:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-mlb-draft-profile-sean-manaea-sp-r1509/Who IS This Guy? He might have the highest ceiling of any pitching prospect in this year's draft class. A few years ago Sean Manaea was a raw high school kid with bad grades and no first-round aspirations, but now at age 21 he's in the conversation to become the first lefty pitcher drafted No. 1 ove...1509Mon, 20 May 2013 03:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-94-reunited-and-it-feels-so-meh-r1508/John rejoins Aaron and they talk about the Minnesota Twins tumble, two AAA players that could soon join the team, Darin Mastroianni's new diagnosis, Joe Mauer's new hot streak, ballparks, baseball bars, David Ortiz's return, Aaron's Apple fetish and difference between baseball prospects and baseball...1508Mon, 20 May 2013 03:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/25-minnesota-twins-drafts-in-25-days-1993-r1502/Welcome back! In my never-ending quest to recap old drafts (feature ends June 4), I present to you, 1993, in all it's glory: The 1992 draft was a nightmare, but the 1993 draft was like the morning after a nightmare when you realize that none of what you experienced was real and that you are safe in...1502Sat, 18 May 2013 16:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-blog-links-r1500/Like the Minnesota Twins, Twins Daily has a farm team on the blog page. Here's what you've been missing if you haven't been checking it out the writing from our top prospects... Cody Christie reminds us of a Twins starting pitcher who is about ready to rejoin the team. And it's not Kyle Gibson....1500Fri, 17 May 2013 15:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-weekly-links-n-thinks-r1499/It wasn't the best week for the Minnesota Twins as the team lost the rubber game of their three game set with the Orioles on Sunday. This was followed by losing two out of three games to the dreaded White Sox. Now Boston's in town for a three game series but don't forget to check out some of the top...1499Fri, 17 May 2013 11:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-vs-red-sox-517-519-r1496/The Twins starting pitching looked to be a problem going into the season and after several weeks of surprisingly good performances by several members of the rotation, we're starting to see regression by several key pitchers as the team ERA begins to bloat.   Thankfully, the Twins had an off day to r...1496Fri, 17 May 2013 10:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/when-will-gibson-get-a-chance-r1498/Mike Berardino, the excellent new beat writer for the Pioneer Press, linked to a new story on Wednesday with an amusing teaser: "Attention Gibsonites: Kyle Gibson takes a step back at Rochester."   Gibsonites. I like it. And it’s a label I’ll proudly wear because, from my view, it seems obvious that...1498Fri, 17 May 2013 05:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/geeking-out-pitch-to-contact-and-team-batting-r1493/Numbers are so clean. Until they aren’t. Yesterday we studied strikeouts/game and runs/game for teams and found a “correlation coefficient,” which is a number between -1 and 1. 1 means there is a perfect correlation, like the temperature in Fahrenheit and the temperature in Celsius. -1 means there i...1493Thu, 16 May 2013 01:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agent-pitching-2020-hindsight-r1492/By the end of the coming weekend, the Twins will have reached the one-quarter mark of the season with 40+ games under their belts. It’s as good a time as any to reflect upon how some of the decisions made by General Manager Terry Ryan in building the team’s roster have turned out. As a team, the Twi...1492Wed, 15 May 2013 15:23:00 +0000