https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1125/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/analyzing-the-2013-twins-using-mlb-13-the-show-r1249/If you like tomfoolery... I buy MLB the Show every single year. I always think that I won't and then I do. I buy it, play it a lot, then completely forget about it. In fact, here is an easy to use monthly breakdown of my MLB the Show usage: March - Buy the game, play it often....1249Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/over-and-under-the-competition-the-royals-r1248/Can any season for the Kansas City Royals, who have only finished above .500 once since strike-shortened 1994, really be considered a disappointment? Maybe not, but last year was close. Last year was supposed to be the year the the Royals perennial rebuilding efforts finally paid off. Vegas gave the...1248Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spring-training-report-march-7-r1247/The headliner on Thursday was Aaron Hicks, who blasted three homers in a game against the Phillies in Clearwater. I didn't make the three-hour trip, opting to stay back in Ft. Myers for the home half of the split-squad set, and thus missed out on my favorite prospect's banner day. I can hardly comp...1247Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-roster-projection-20-r1246/Three weeks ago, as spring training was starting, I posted my first roster projections. In it, I gave percentages for what I felt was likelihood of each player, 40 man roster players and non-roster invitees, making the Opening Day roster. The Minnesota Twins have now played more than a dozen spring...1246Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spring-organizational-depth-chart-the-infielders-r1245/On Tuesday, I began my look at the Twins organizational depth chart by looking at all of the outfielders in the system. Today, we jump back into the Twins system by looking at the infielders. Compared to the outfielders, I’d say it’s more than fair to say that the Twins have not had as much success...1245Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spring-training-report-march-6-r1244/After watching my hometown get blanketed with several inches of snow on Monday and Tuesday, I finally said, "Screw it, I need to get out of here." So I hopped on a plane and flew to Florida. OK, it wasn't quite that spontaneous, but I am down here in Ft. Myers, and making several trips to the ballpa...1244Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-going-to-be-rough-r1243/"I know you love the Twins brother, it's just..." -- My little brother, January 2013.   For her birthday, I took Stinky, aka Mrs. Peanut, aka the co-founder of this blog, aka my wife, to Chicago to see her sister and a whole pile of friends. We had a great time, trying great restaurants, escaping...1243Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-does-liam-hendriks-need-to-do-to-succeed-r1242/Liam Hendriks could very well be one of the five starting pitchers the Minnesota Twins take north when camp breaks at the end of the month. He has the minor league numbers to show that he capable of retiring batters. He just needs to do the same against major league hitters. One area he needs to im...1242Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-role-of-rich-harden-r1241/The Twins have multiple pitchers in camp recovering from different surgeries in the last year. Scott Diamond and Vance Worley had bone chips removed from their throwing elbow. Mike Pelfrey and Kyle Gibson are recovering from Tommy John surgery. Another interesting name in camp is Rich Harden and...1241Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/over-and-under-evaluating-the-white-sox-r1240/So, you think you know what's going to happen in the AL Central? Let's find out. Every year Vegas takes bets on how teams will do over a full year. This represents an unbelievable opportunity for someone who iss super confident in their baseball statistics, because it eliminates the "sample size" ex...1240Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-gibson-hicks-destined-for-rochester-r1239/Some of the most intriguing spring training battles for the Twins are the race for the starting center fielder job and for the last spot in the rotation. Two of the best prospects for the Twins are in the middle of these battles and they both have been putting together decent starts this spring....1239Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spring-organizational-depth-chart-the-outfielders-r1238/On Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins minor leaguers report to the Twins minor league complex in Ft. Myers. Soon after, the players will have their first full-squad workouts. In between, the players will have to run a mile, and the pitchers will also need to do a shuttle run. After a few days of workouts,...1238Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:41:00 +0000