https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1097/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-birthdays-may-15-r1491/Scott Watkins (1970) Justin Morneau (1981) Brian Dozier (1987) Left-hander Scott Allen Watkins pitched for the Twins for about two months in 1995. He was born in Tulsa, went to high school in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, and was drafted by Minnesota in the 23rd round in 1992. A reliever throughout his...1491Wed, 15 May 2013 14:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tom-brunansky-is-getting-a-feel-for-the-job-r1489/In what is thought of as one of the greatest Simpsons episodes of all-time, nuclear power plant owner turned softball manager, C. Montgomery Burns gave one of his ringers, Daryl Strawberry, an invaluable hitting tip. “You there. Strawberry. Hit a home run,” advised the decrepit hitting instructor. S...1489Wed, 15 May 2013 06:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offense-looking-to-its-heart-r1488/After finishing the month of April ranked near the bottom of the American League in most categories, the Twins’ offense has undergone a stunning turnaround in May, in which they led the league in scoring through Monday. Prior to Tuesday's loss to the White Sox, the Twins had averaged 6.2 runs per ga...1488Wed, 15 May 2013 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/geeking-out-pitch-to-contact-and-team-pitching-r1487/Pitch To Contact - at this point, I think we can go with capital letters, don't you? That phrase and philosophy have drawn a fair amount of criticism, a chunk of which is just snark, but some of which at least tries to ground itself in statistical analysis. In a thread started yesterday on Twins Dai...1487Wed, 15 May 2013 01:25:00 +0000