https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1099/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/loss-leaders-twins-at-rays-games-85-88-r1800/Lots of Hits, No Crossovers (Twins 4 Rays 7 - Game 85) Crossed through the radio broadcast of the game like going over the same creek, again and again, driving down a country highway. Things were peaceful enough until I crossed paths with the game one more time to find the Twins down three runs. As...1800Fri, 12 Jul 2013 02:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/20-twins-trades-the-knoblauch-debacle-r1799/An unhappy superstar hoping to rekindle the team success he achieved in his rookie season. A budding dynasty looking to add a couple final pieces to a championship-level team. Later, batteries. You know what I'm talkin' about. The Trade: BREAKDOWN! The Minnesota Twins traded Chuck Knoblauch to the N...1799Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-talk-arizona-diamondbacks-r1798/Buyers or Sellers They’re buyers. The Diamondbacks currently hold a 2.5 game lead in the National League Western Division over the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, their 47 victories is the lowest of any division leader. They’ll want to hold off the Dodgers, the Rockies are just 4.5 games back, and ign...1798Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/marketable-twins-1st-of-two-part-series-r1797/Earlier today I asked Twitter followers (and others) to tell me who they think the Twins will or should trade. I figured I could come up with some hypotheticals and the readers at TwinsDaily could weigh in on the different proposals. I’m not suggesting these are all trades I would make, but are de...1797Thu, 11 Jul 2013 04:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-is-michael-tonkin-r1795/The Twins announced on Tuesday that Michael Tonkin would be called up to make his MLB debut. The 23-year old right-handed relief pitcher has been in the Twins organization since 2008. He was drafted in the 30th round that year out of high school and he has spent the last six seasons working his way...1795Wed, 10 Jul 2013 23:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/starting-pitching-2015-16-twins-and-recent-al-pennant-winners-r1794/What do the Twins need to win the pennant in 2015 or 2016? Well, several things. But the biggest deficiency of the current 2013 Twins team is starting pitching. The starters' ERA of 5.35 ranks last in the AL and last in the majors. The Twins have just 2 of the 45 pitchers in the AL with enough inni...1794Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-talk-st-louis-cardinals-r1788/Buyers or Sellers They’re buyers. The Cardinals are one of three teams in the NL Central, along with the Pirates and Reds, who have the three best records in the National League. Each seems assured of a playoff spot. However, only one of them is assured of a playoff series, and that’s the division...1788Tue, 09 Jul 2013 15:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/catching-up-on-mauers-catching-r1787/After an injury-plagued 2011 season, the Twins had to take an alternative approach with Joe Mauer and his time on the defensive side of the ball. In 2012,he started 72 games at catcher, 42 games at DH, and 30 games at first base. It was the first time in Mauer's career where he started more than 100...1787Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-diamond-be-sent-to-aaa-r1783/A recent post suggested the Twins flip Diamond for Hendriks if he doesn't turn it around by the end of the month. This has been on my mind as I listened to the Gardenhire show yesterday morning and the post-game discussions: if Diamond is to get but a handful more starts before flipping him for Hen...1783Tue, 09 Jul 2013 02:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/former-twins-litter-all-star-rosters-r1782/The Minnesota Twins will host the 2014 All-Star Game at Target Field but a plethora of their former players will gather a year early for the Mid-Summer Classic. Seven former members of the organization will join current Twins players Joe Mauer and Glen Perkins. It would be great to see all nine men...1782Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/monday-morning-madness-july-8-2013-r1781/The Twins dropped two of three in their series against the Blue Jays and in the process, they dropped to eleven games below .500. The Twins are on a 70-win pace, which would be a huge improvement and a giant disappointment at the same time. Prior to the season, if you had told me the Twins were go...1781Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-101-fools-for-love-r1778/Aaron and John talk about falling out of love with this year's Twins team, Josh Willingham's frustrating injury situation, Aaron Hicks' return, cutting bait on P.J. Walters, Jared Burton and the bullpen imploding, Brian Dozier showing signs of life, John's motorcycle-related idiocy, million-doll...1778Mon, 08 Jul 2013 02:09:00 +0000