https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1103/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/international-signing-preview-r1376/Over the course of the last week or so, a lot of news regarding the International Signing Period has come out. Up until July of 2012, International Free Agency has been a free-for-all. In the 2010-11 period, the Mariners spent $6.47 million. Four teams spent $5 million or more. Five teams spent...1376Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-oswaldo-arcias-ascension-mean-josh-willinghams-exit-r1374/Despite the Minnesota Twins' up and down start this year, it is most likely that the team will be sellers at the trade deadline. There will be plenty of talk about Justin Morneau being dealt in the coming months since his contract is up at the end of the year. Another name which will draw much specu...1374Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-isnt-jamey-carroll-playing-r1373/In 2012 infielder Jamey Carroll played in 138 games (second-most of his career) and racked up a career-high 537 plate appearances. He was the Opening Day shortstop but that was the position that he played the third-most. He played 66 games at second base, 44 games at third base and 37 games at short...1373Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-mauer-and-catcher-framing-r1369/Catcher framing is extremely popular in baseball research circles right now. Go over to Fangraphs.com or BaseballProspectus.com and you will find several studies and articles on the subject. It’s Hansel hot right now. While we can determine which catchers are better at getting more out-of-zone pitc...1369Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-being-crushed-by-constant-contact-r1367/During spring training, I observed a trend. It seemed that, all too frequently, a Twins starting pitcher would get knocked around in an outing and then remark after the game that he felt good about his performance. He executed his pitches and just didn't get results. I asked a beat reporter in Ft. M...1367Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cups-of-coffee-for-the-twins-r1365/Last night (April 15) Oswaldo Arcia made his major league debut and was sent down after the game. This puts him in select historical company - a Minnesota Twins player who had just a "cup of coffee" with the club. Arcia was called up by Minnesota when Wilkin Ramirez went on the paternity list. With...1365Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-the-greatest-game-r1364/Baseball is the greatest of the games for many reasons. It’s great because it’s a marathon and not a sprint. It’s great because it is the world’s greatest players. It’s great because of its willingness to respect and appreciate its great history including on Monday when all players wore #42 on their...1364Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-vs-angels-415-r1362/It has been a rough week for the Twins. After opening the season 4-2 with series wins over Detroit and Baltimore, the Twins have reeled off five losses in a row against the Royals and Mets. Thankfully, the Angels have been just as bad this season. With only four wins in their first 12 games, Los Ang...1362Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-89-hicks-arcia-rain-and-scouting-our-bar-r1360/Aaron and John's Minnesota Twins podcast visits a bar for sale. Then they talk about Aaron Hicks historic struggles, their move to KFAN, what went right for the Twins this week, conficting explanations for how the Twins ended up with a low-K pitching staff, Oswaldo Arcia's role this week, what makes...1360Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/arcias-short-promotion-speaks-volumes-r1358/According to the Star Tribune's Phil Miller, the Twins have elected to call up red-hot prospect Oswaldo Arcia from Triple-A. It appears that Arcia's major-league debut will be a brief one – just a few days while backup outfielder Wilkin Ramirez is away for the birth of his child – but still the deci...1358Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/oswaldo-arcia-to-be-called-up-on-monday-r1355/According to Phil Miller, the Star-Tribune's Minnesota Twins beat reporter, Oswaldo Arcia will be called up on Monday to fill-in for Wilkin Ramirez, who will go on paternity leave. Twins Daily ranks Arcia as the #4 prospect in the Twins system, is only 21 years old and is currently hitting .414 wit...1355Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/42-a-review-r1354/I had the pleasure of watching the movie “42” last night so thought I would post my review. The beginning credits alert us that it was “based on a true story.” Really? Who knew! (Maybe there was a specific reason they had to include that, I don’t know.) The opening scenes paint the picture of the c...1354Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:52:00 +0000