https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1123/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-right-field-r1287/Likely Starter: Chris Parmelee 2012 Stats: .229/.290/.380, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 18 R   Potential Backups: Darin Mastroianni, Wilkin Ramirez, Ryan Doumit One of the big storylines for the Twins this year will be the trio of former first-round draft picks getting opportunities to prove their worth in the maj...1287Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/roster-becomes-clearer-with-more-transactions-r1286/On Monday morning, the Minnesota Twins made several very telling roster decisions.The Twins optioned catcher Drew Butera. They also reassigned catcher Dan Rohlfing, infielders Ray Olmedo and Jeff Clement, and outfielder Brandon Boggs. The roster is now at 31. The news is good for outfielder Wilkin R...1286Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-center-field-r1285/Likely Starter: Aaron Hicks 2012 Stats (AA): .286/.384/.460, 13 HR, 61 RBI, 100 R Potential Backups: Darin Mastroianni, Joe Benson Those who were eager to see an intense and compelling spring competition for the starting center field job have surely been disappointed. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Aaron Hick...1285Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fan-forum-conference-call-brunansky-and-steinbach-r1284/The Twins conducted another Fan Form conference call for season-ticket holders, this time featuring new hitting coach Tom Brunansky and new bench and catchers' coach Terry Steinbach. I furiously scribbled notes as fast as a could so I can recap the call for you. As always, I'm pretty crappy at takin...1284Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/and-then-there-were-two-joe-benson-optioned-to-rochester-r1283/The Minnesota Twins made three roster moves today, the most significant of which was optioning outfielder Joe Benson to AAA-Rochester.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Benson had been nominally competing for the Twins centerfield spot with Aaron Hicks and Darin Mastroianni this spring. In addition, left-handed pi...1283Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/liam-hendriks-making-final-pitch-for-rotation-spot-r1282/On Thursday night, the Minnesota Twins showcased two of their potential starters for their remaining rotation vacancy – Liam Hendriks and Cole Devries. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Together, the pair silenced the Yankees’ bats over eight innings, allowing just one unearned run over eight innings. Of course...1282Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-left-field-r1281/Likely Starter: Josh Willingham 2012 Stats: .260/.366/.524, 35 HR, 110 RBI, 85 R   Potential Backups: Darin Mastroianni, Ryan Doumit Since joining the Minnesota Twins last winter, Josh Willingham has been destroying long-standing conceptions in addition to baseballs. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] There was a...1281Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-next-in-a-long-line-r1280/“It excites me a lot. Look at that line. Those guys have all been mentored by the guy in front of them. Me being mentored by Denard Span means I'm the next one in line. I've still got to get to the big leagues, still have to earn my place as a big league center fielder.”[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Those wer...1280Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-shortstop-r1278/Likely Starter: Pedro Florimon 2012 Stats: .219/.272/.307, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 16 R   Potential Backups: Eduardo Escobar, Jamie Carroll [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] On April 1, Pedro Florimon will become the Twins' ninth Opening Day starter at shortstop in 10 years. Will he be able to become the first player since...1278Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-two-week-warning-r1277/You may not have realized it by looking out your window at the new snow Monday morning, but the Minnesota Twins’ Opening Day is less than two weeks away. That means it’s probably time to start taking a more serious look at how the team is rounding in to shape in Fort Myers.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] This...1277Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-birthdays-320-the-queer-career-of-hank-izquierdo-r1276/Catcher Enrique Roberto (Valdes) "Hank" Izquierdo was a reserve catcher for the Twins for only two months in 1967. But he stands out in the distinct path he took to the major leagues. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] ~~~Also posted at wgom.org~~~ Born and raised in Matanzas, Cuba, he started playing in...1276Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/samuel-deduno-keeps-throwing-curves-r1275/It is probably an indictment of the Minnesota Twins’ rotation when the biggest conversation of the month of March is focused on the performance of a pitcher who is currently not on the team’s 40 man roster. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] As Mike Pelfrey, Vance Worley and Kevin Correia continue to turn in clu...1275Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:06:00 +0000