https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1115/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mike-redmond-the-anti-ozzie-r965/Originally posted at theunplayable.com With a new stadium, a new star in Jose Reyes and new life in South Florida last off-season (not to mention a new “location” as the “Miami” Marlins) the Marlins wanted to make a big splash in selecting a new manager. The splash they made in hiring Ozzie Guillen...965Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/whats-next-for-delmon-young-now-that-tigers-wont-bring-him-back-r963/As reported in the Detroit Free Press, Tigers' GM Dave Dombrowski (who I occasionally confuse with this guy or this guy) announced that the Tigers weren't planning to bring back American League Championship Series MVP Delmon Young next season. Young, playing out a 1-year 6.75 million dollar contract...963Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/glen-perkins-set-up-to-be-closer-r962/For the first time since Eddie Guardado, the team will enter next season with a homegrown pitcher as the closer. Glen Perkins exploded onto the scene in 2011 and he continued that success into 2012 by providing dominant relief. All of this came after he failed to sustain success as a starter and...962Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/state-of-the-twins-bullpen-r961/In the recent Twins Daily interview with Twins GM Terry Ryan, it was surprising to hear him say that his Number Two priority, after starting pitching, was the bullpen. He followed by using the old “You can never have enough pitching” cliché. It is a cliché, of course, because it has proven true ove...961Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/capps-redux-r960/In recent days, the Twins have announced a few procedural moves that weren't especially surprising. Among them were the decisions to decline 2013 options for Scott Baker and Matt Capps, which would have paid $9.25 million and $6 million, respectively. With both hurlers coming off seasons severely af...960Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-much-is-it-worth-to-twins-to-avoid-multi-year-contracts-r959/Jon Heyman notes the Angels are looking to trade Dan Haren and/or Ervin Santana. Both have option years for 2013, and if their options are picked up both are fairly pricey: Haren's is for $15.5 million and Santana $13 million. Neither had fantastic years (Santana in particular, who also experience...959Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-announce-2012-diamond-awards-r958/The Twins Cities chapter of the Baseball Writers of America voted for the Twins 2012 Diamond Awards They will be presented at the Diamond Awards Ceremony on Thursday, January 24th at Target Field, kicking off Twins Fest weekend. Feel free to discuss: MVP - Josh Willingham Pitcher of Year - Scott Di...958Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-will-seek-competition-for-trevor-plouffe-r956/In the TwinsCentric interview with Terry Ryan last week, (the 9-page entirety of which you can find in the 2013 Offseason Handbook), we asked about his confidence in Trevor Plouffe. John Bonnes: Are you comfortable with [Trevor] Plouffe at third base? Terry Ryan: Well, he needs some work too. Defen...956Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-aaron-hicks-be-an-opening-day-starter-r955/This offseason, some minor leaguers have provided plenty of excitement. Kyle Gibson looked dominant in his first Arizona Fall League starts before a rough start yesterday. But he isn't the only player making some noise in a winter league as Aaron Hicks has put together some strong numbers in the...955Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/power-sources-r954/At a glance, one would think that Minnesota's power output this year was well above the norm. Josh Willingham launched 35 bombs and fellow newcomer Ryan Doumit chipped in 18. Trevor Plouffe's 24 were a pleasant surprise, as were Justin Morneau's 19. Even Joe Mauer delivered 10 long balls – just his...954Mon, 29 Oct 2012 06:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-65-warm-ampamp-fuzzy-wolfhammerl-r952/The Minnesota Twins add some coaches and drop some players. From Surly Darkness Days, Aaron and John review their beers against thrash metal, break down the changes, wonder what the new coaches mean, debate the relative value of Ron Gardenhire, recap their motorcycle adventure, review the player...952Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/if-twins-will-trade-justin-morneau-theres-a-way-toward-contention-r951/According to the Washington Post, the only legitimately good first baseman on the free agent market, Adam LaRoche, is in talks to re-sign with the Nationals. In the 2013 Offseason Handbook, I think the next best option we found was Carlos Lee, who slugged just .365 (and is 36 years old.) What’s more...951Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:56:00 +0000