https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1134/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sp-depth-chart-914-r868/An updated glance at the Twins' starting pitching depth chart, with a couple weeks remaining in the season. Barring any major developments over the rest of the month, this is how we view the team's SP pecking order heading into the offseason: 1. Scott Diamond. He's gone through some struggles recent...868Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/whats-hindering-hendriks-r867/The befuddlement continues as Hendriks’ winless streak now reaches 17 starts and counting. Dating back to beginning of 2011, Hendriks has put up two stellar seasons in the minor leagues, posting a 2.86 ERA with a 193/49 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 245.2 innings split between New Britain and Rochester...867Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r866/While the Twins have been busy playing decent baseball in the last week, fans have gotten to the point where they are just shrugging their shoulders and saying, "That's nice." The team swept the Indians over the weekend but they have put up some clunkers against the Royals in front of the small crow...866Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:48:00 +0000