https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1121/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-60-tickle-me-pink-r883/Aaron sips a pink libation. John begs their listeners to take a quick survery for recruiting sponsors. Then they chat about whether Sam Deduno belong, whether the Twins can and should re-sign Scott Baker, how one characterizes the starting pitching market, Liam Hendriks first "W," the MLB televis...883Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r882/A couple of milestones happened for the Twins during the past week. The team won a series against the Indians but as part of that series, Josh Willingham crushed his 35 home run of the season and Liam Hendriks picked up his first victory at the big league level. These might not seem like very import...882Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-samuel-deduno-a-lock-for-the-2013-rotation-r881/The front office will likely do some shopping-n-swapping to infill the rotation this winter however one member of the Twins staff who is almost certain to get an opportunity to win a role next spring is Samuel Deduno. For the most part, Deduno’s unexpected and head-scratching success has continued a...881Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/career-of-lost-opportunities-for-alexi-casilla-r880/As the offseason is approaching, there are plenty of decisions the Twins will have to make in the coming months. The team needs to address some gapping holes in the starting rotation, there are issues with the middle infield, and even the training staff might need to be replaced. There are plenty...880Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-hammer-pounds-again-r879/Rightfully so, the big story from the Twins 6-4 win in Cleveland was Liam Hendriks. The right-hander won his first big league game in his 18th big league start. It was a tremendous moment for the Australian. However, it was also a huge night for another Twins player. He went 4-5 with a home run and...879Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/deep-starting-pitching-market-is-a-lucky-break-for-twins-r878/I may have exaggerated a little. I know – shocking for a blogger. For months I’ve been saying that this free agent class of pitchers is almost historically deep. That might be a little strong, unless you think history only goes back as far as 2007. Because based on the dollars that were thrown aroun...878Thu, 20 Sep 2012 01:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spans-last-hurrah-r877/Denard Span stepped into the box to lead off Tuesday night's game and turned on the third pitch he saw from left-hander David Huff, driving it into right field for a double and sparking a three-hit night. In six games since returning from the disabled list, the center fielder is now 9-for-25 (.360)...877Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-scott-diamond-be-shutdown-r875/One of the best story lines for the Twins in 2012 has been the emergence of Scott Diamond as a stabilizing force in the starting rotation. In a season where the Twins have used 12 different starting pitchers, Diamond leads the way with 24 starts under his belt. During the first half of the season, i...875Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-final-fifteen-what-to-watch-for-r874/It's been a long season for the Twins and their fans. Many years at this time, I would say, "Boy, April doesn't seem like that long ago!" This year, it has been a very, very long season and April does seem like forever ago. However, starting tonight, the Twins will have just 15 more games to play t...874Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/does-a-deal-with-scott-baker-make-sense-r873/Yesterday, teams looking for free agent starting pitching this offseason were dealt a minor blow by the Texas Rangers. Colby Lewis, the solid starting pitcher of the Rangers, re-signed with them at the bargain price of $2 million plus incentives. If that sounds shrewd, it’s continuing a trend. Lewis...873Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pedro-florimon-in-line-to-be-opening-day-starter-r870/"I love having him at shortstop."- Ron Gardenhire, 9/16/12, The Ron Gardenhire Show It didn't take very long for Brian Dozier to fall out of the good graces with the Minnesota Twins. The team gave him plenty of opportunities to showcase his talents as the shortstop of the future for the organiza...870Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-59-buying-starting-pitching-r869/Aaron and John talk about Aaron's "healthy" new look, discuss next year's middle infield, tell listeners how they can get a free audiobook, and review the expected free agent starting pitchers and give Aaron's choices, John's choices, and the Twins probable choices. Here are: the podcasts the rss...869Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:57:00 +0000