https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1109/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-board-v20-313-r1259/As we sit around three months from draft day there have been many risers and fallers around the draft world. Some larger than others. Obviously, there is still a lot of time for things to happen, but this is how I would stack the Twins Draft Board if it were up to me. The first installment of my d...1259Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/samuel-deduno-showing-progress-in-world-baseball-classic-r1258/Don’t look now, but Samuel Deduno has not walked a batter yet this spring. I know, I know: It has been five meaningless spring innings. Give it time, right? And, sure, four of those innings were against Spain in the World Baseball Classic, a team whose lineup was littered with players lacking even...1258Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-catcher-r1257/Likely Starter: Joe Mauer 2012 Stats: .319/.416/.446, 10 HR, 85 RBI, 81 R Potential Backups: Ryan Doumit, Drew Butera, Chris Herrmann Joe Mauer wasn't officially honored as the American League's Comeback Player of the Year last season, losing out to Fernando Rodney, but he had an awfully good case.[...1257Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-84-aaron-hicks-bar-dreams-and-over-under-r1255/Aaron and John talk about Aaron Hicks' odds of being the Twins' Opening Day center fielder, the pros and cons of service time shenanigans, dreaming of buying a bar together, betting on the over/under win totals for every American League team, why the AL Central is once again underwhelming, the dange...1255Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/recapping-the-week-in-ft-myers-r1251/I returned to Minnesota on Sunday night after a six-day excursion to southern Florida that featured plenty of baseball, beaches and beer. The vacation was perfect medicine after a long, cold winter here in the northland. If you haven't journeyed to Ft. Myers in March before, I can't recommend it hi...1251Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/analyzing-the-2013-twins-using-mlb-13-the-show-r1249/If you like tomfoolery... I buy MLB the Show every single year. I always think that I won't and then I do. I buy it, play it a lot, then completely forget about it. In fact, here is an easy to use monthly breakdown of my MLB the Show usage: March - Buy the game, play it often....1249Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/over-and-under-the-competition-the-royals-r1248/Can any season for the Kansas City Royals, who have only finished above .500 once since strike-shortened 1994, really be considered a disappointment? Maybe not, but last year was close. Last year was supposed to be the year the the Royals perennial rebuilding efforts finally paid off. Vegas gave the...1248Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spring-training-report-march-7-r1247/The headliner on Thursday was Aaron Hicks, who blasted three homers in a game against the Phillies in Clearwater. I didn't make the three-hour trip, opting to stay back in Ft. Myers for the home half of the split-squad set, and thus missed out on my favorite prospect's banner day. I can hardly comp...1247Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-roster-projection-20-r1246/Three weeks ago, as spring training was starting, I posted my first roster projections. In it, I gave percentages for what I felt was likelihood of each player, 40 man roster players and non-roster invitees, making the Opening Day roster. The Minnesota Twins have now played more than a dozen spring...1246Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spring-organizational-depth-chart-the-infielders-r1245/On Tuesday, I began my look at the Twins organizational depth chart by looking at all of the outfielders in the system. Today, we jump back into the Twins system by looking at the infielders. Compared to the outfielders, I’d say it’s more than fair to say that the Twins have not had as much success...1245Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spring-training-report-march-6-r1244/After watching my hometown get blanketed with several inches of snow on Monday and Tuesday, I finally said, "Screw it, I need to get out of here." So I hopped on a plane and flew to Florida. OK, it wasn't quite that spontaneous, but I am down here in Ft. Myers, and making several trips to the ballpa...1244Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-going-to-be-rough-r1243/"I know you love the Twins brother, it's just..." -- My little brother, January 2013.   For her birthday, I took Stinky, aka Mrs. Peanut, aka the co-founder of this blog, aka my wife, to Chicago to see her sister and a whole pile of friends. We had a great time, trying great restaurants, escaping...1243Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:26:00 +0000