https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1088/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/geeking-out-ops-minus-batting-average-r1705/It's pretty rare when you read me writing about any advanced statistics. I don't mind reading them and trying to understand what they mean and what they are telling me about a player. But I very rarely use more than a Triple Slash line (BA/OBP/SLG) with the OPS in parentheses. I like OPS, but like a...1705Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kyle-gibsons-aaa-rochester-season-game-by-game-r1702/Before the season started manager Gene Glynn named Kyle Gibson the number two starter in the rotation, a mild surprise considering Gibson’s hype, but he did take the mound in game two, against the Buffalo Bisons. In his first start of the year, Gibson pitched 5 innings, giving up four hits, one r...1702Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-marlins-626-627-r1701/The Minnesota Twins continue their road trip in Miami after dropping two of three games in Cleveland over the weekend. The Twins, struggling to reach the .500 mark for the season, face the worst-in-the-National League Marlins for a short two-game set in Marlins Park.   After seeing the roster plunde...1701Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-games-twins-at-indians-recap-r1700/Department of Water and Power (Twins 1 Indians 5 Game 69) It’s really easy to forget about a baseball game when you open up your blinds to see water slapping into your window like gravity made a 90 degree mistake. Weekend baseball series are like a family cookout you can take with you on the car ste...1700Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kernels-post-buxton-era-begins-welcome-max-kepler-r1699/It may surprise some Twins and Kernels fans to learn that, even with the promotion of fan-favorite Byron Buxton on Sunday, the Kernels still have an outfielder in their line up that was ranked among the Top 10 prospects of the parent Minnesota Twins coming in to the season. The reason for the surpri...1699Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2013-minnesota-twins-trade-tutorial-r1698/It is a little over a month away from the July 31st trade deadline. The season has started to look a little better for the Twins but the club is still in the bottom half of the AL Central. This should mean the club will be sellers at this year's trade deadline. As stated previously, the Twins focus...1698Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/for-minnesota-twins-the-future-is-now-r1696/We are reminded in the forums here daily that Twins fans have their (sometimes contentious) differences of opinion, but one thing everyone seems to agree on is that this season has been vastly more enjoyable than the previous two. In part, that's because the Twins are a far more respectable team. Th...1696Mon, 24 Jun 2013 04:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-99-gibson-time-r1694/In this week's Minnesota Twins podcast, Aaron and John talk about expectations for Kyle Gibson's promotion, where Aaron Hicks rehab stint will take him, Wilkin Ramirez' setback from a concussion, Trevor Plouffe's trade value, Antoan Richardson's eye-popping OBP, Oswald Arcia's quiet success, trade s...1694Mon, 24 Jun 2013 02:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/those-damn-yankees-dealing-with-fans-r1693/This is the 5th 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. Most people have a "Yankees fans stink" story. Back at the Metrodome, my wife and her father sat in front of th...1693Mon, 24 Jun 2013 02:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gibson-gets-the-call-r1691/The news came from Twins PR Director Dustin Morse following Sunday's win in Cleveland. Kyle Gibson will be promoted to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday and will make his major league debut on Saturday at Target Field. Sunday's winning pitcher, Pedro Hernandez, was sent back to Triple-A. Gibson has be...1691Sun, 23 Jun 2013 21:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/analyzing-mauers-new-power-approach-statistically-r1690/Mauer hitting his 8th home run tonight got me thinking about how this year stacks up against last season and his career. I thought about going further back, but since '11 was messed up due to the injuries, '10 is starting to get a little far back for my liking for comparative purposes, and '09 is a...1690Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-matter-what-the-minnesota-twins-should-not-be-trade-deadline-buyers-r1685/Following the sweep of the Chicago White Sox, the talk around Minnesota water coolers has been whether or not the Minnesota Twins will be buyers or sellers on the July 31st trade deadline. The Twins are currently 33-36 and are entering a stretch of games that could bring them to or over .500 when...1685Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:41:00 +0000