https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1110/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-ryan-doumits-catching-a-critical-liability-r1037/"I don’t say this about many decisions, but starting Doumit at catcher might be a fireable offense. In 60 games at catcher for Pittsburgh in 2011, his framing cost the Pirates 20 runs. In 59 games for Minnesota in 2012, his framing cost the Twins 21 runs. All told, his framing has subtracted 98 runs...1037Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/talk-to-contact-ep-15-getting-denarded-with-seth-stohs-r1035/Episode 15 of the Twins baseball podcast, Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download via iTunes or by clicking here. This week Eric and Paul are joined by Twins prospect guru, Seth Stohs (@SethTweets), of TwinsDaily.com to discuss the Twins trade with the Nationals, his blog...1035Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-ampamp-the-geek-episode-70-denard-span-for-alex-meyer-r1034/Aaron and John record an emergency podcast to talk about the trade sending Denard Span to the Nationals for pitching prospect Alex Meyer, what it means for Chris Parmelee, how Span went from prospect bust to underrated big leaguer, why letter grades for prospects can lead to arguments, dropping...1034Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/meet-alex-meyer-r1033/Yesterday, the Twins traded a known commodity in center fielder Denard Span for the potential of right-hander Alex Meyer, a 6-foot-9, hard-throwing and former first round pick with talents that have impressed prospect pundits.   While the Nationals get immediately better, the Twins will have to wai...1033Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-look-back-the-denard-span-era-r1032/Last week, the Twins announced that they had signed Jeff Clement, the team’s 12th round pick in the 2002 draft. Clement chose not to sign with the Twins, instead going to USC and later signing with the Mariners as the #3 overall pick in 2005. Following the Twins Thursday trade of Denard Span to the...1032Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/winter-meetings-set-to-commence-r1031/Last weekend, I traveled down to Nashville to see one of my best friends get married. The fantastic event took place at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, which coincidentally is where general managers and other key executives from around baseball will congregate next week for th...1031Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-denard-span-for-nationals-2011-first-round-pick-r1030/The Twins announce that they have have traded Denard Span to the Washington Nationals for pitcher Alex Meyer, a 2011 first round draft pick (23rd overall). The big-bodied Meyer, 6'9" and 220, spent last year split between A and High-A, striking out 26.6% of batters faced, walking just 8.6% and produ...1030Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/winter-meeting-rumor-mongering-thursday-edition-r1029/Lord help me, but I love offseason speculation. It’s a weakness. If you really want to immerse yourself in the offseason rumor mill, the Twins Daily forums are the place to be. Below are some of the highlights from the last 24 hours. As always, have fun and play nice. Was Francisco Liriano offered...1029Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/braves-signing-upton-hurts-twins-trade-options-r1028/Minnesota Twins fans finally have a mildly good reason to push the panic button. It wasn’t that Scott Baker was leaving the team – without an option year, his value the year after Tommy John isn’t particularly meaningful. It certainly isn’t that (gasp) other free agent starting pitchers are signing...1028Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-full-forty-dissecting-the-40-man-roster-pitchers-r1026/Originally posted at Knuckleballsblog.com Last week the Minnesota Twins added eight players to their 40-man roster, maxing out their roster with 40 players. The Twins will likely remove at least one player prior to the upcoming Rule 5 draft, but for now, the Twins do not have room for any addit...1026Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-interested-in-a-francisco-liriano-reunion-r1025/The Star Tribune’s LaVelle Neal reported yesterday that the Twins officials have been in contact with Francisco Liriano’s representatives and will meet next week in Nashville during the winter meetings. To many Twins fans, the news probably inspired a palm to the face followed by a head to the desk...1025Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hot-stove-football-and-instant-gratification-r1024/We live in a society of instant gratification. This is certainly not a provocative or groundbreaking statement to make in 2012, but that doesn’t make it less significant. We’re one month into the hot stove, one week from the Winter Meetings and about three days from a five part expose on Kyle Gibson...1024Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:23:00 +0000