https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1122/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-drop-series-opener-to-royals-r860/What happened to all that offense that showed up for the Cleveland series? Or pitching for that matter? After scoring 24 runs, averaging six per game against the Indians, Will Smith and the Royals stopped the Twins bats cold and Kansas City would, as Ron Gardenhire would say after the game, hit the...860Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/orioles-provide-hope-for-the-hopeless-r859/Many believe there's no way the Twins can possibly turn things around quickly enough to be a competitive team next season. They're on their way to a second straight 90-plus loss season, their starting rotation is an absolute mess and their best prospects are still probably a couple years away from m...859Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mauer-sidelined-with-back-spasms-r858/Heading into Tuesday’s game, Joe Mauer had played in 131 of the 141 games. That was quite a remarkable run considering the amount of time he missed just a year ago. Mauer, however, would not make it to game number 132 just yet as back spasms prior to the game would keep him unavailable. [PRBREAK][/P...858Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/morneaus-fastball-improvement-r855/What was interesting about Justin Morneau’s second home run of the game yesterday (and the walk-off winner which John Bonnes detailed here) is that it happened to be just his third home run he has hit which was thrown over 90 miles per hour this year. On his second homer of the year back on April 18...855Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cole-de-vries-making-most-of-late-season-audition-r853/The Twins are getting a long look at plenty of different players as the 2012 season is coming to a close. There are a ton of questions about the future of the Twins organization and it is tough to know if all of them can be answered before the end of the year. Can Chris Parmelee earn a starting j...853Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/in-perk-we-trust-r852/Ron Gardenhire told reporters over the weekend that he would have "no problem" with Glen Perkins assuming closer duties for his club moving forward. Well, you'd hope not. Since Matt Capps was officially placed on the disabled list on July 17, Perkins has received the lion's share of save chances,...852Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/justin-morneau-reminds-twins-fans-that-hes-still-here-r851/851Mon, 10 Sep 2012 02:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/comparing-strasburg-and-gibson-what-to-do-r849/This morning, Nationals manager Davey Johnson told hard-throwing All Star right-hander Stephen Strasburg that he is being shut down. He then blamed his struggles on the media attention that the team's decision has drawn. Strasburg had his Tommy John surgery almost exactly one year to the day befor...849Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-shop-for-a-shortstop-this-offseason-r847/When the Twins front office begins to renovate this mess of a house in the winter, at the top of the list the highest priority has to be fixing the starting rotation. It is the home’s crumbling foundation and that needs the most attention. Afterwards, item number two could be repairing the all-impor...847Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r845/Anytime the Twins end a week with a .500 record, it is a step in the right direction. A sweep of a day-night double header in Kansas City last Saturday helped to get the team off to the right track for the week. The big offensive showing on Tuesday night against the White Sox was also fun to see eve...845Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-10-prospects-season-in-review-r843/Prior to the start of every season, I like to go through the Twins organization and rank my Top 10 prospects, offering a glimpse of the farm system's strength and providing my personal take on the hierarchy of the club's best up-and-coming players. Now that the regular seasons of every minor-league...843Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-curious-case-of-anthony-slama-r841/The last two seasons have been rough for the Twins as the team has posted back-to-back horrible win-loss records. But some positive things came out of this madness. For instance, in this past June's amateur draft, the Twins selected Byron Buxton, arguably the best player in the draft. Also, all...841Thu, 06 Sep 2012 01:45:00 +0000