https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1139/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/favorite-jim-thome-twins-moment-r518/Be sure to read John's tremendous article on Jim Thome and his long-awaited arrival in Minnesota, in a Twins uniform. He spent just over a year and a half wearing the Twins pinstripes, and yet, he provided Twins fans with many memorable moments. Often, the question "What was your favorite Player X m...518Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jim-thome-moments-r517/It was the end of the 2002 season. Jim Thome was finally a free agent after years of torturing the Twins. (And particularly, torturing Rick Reed. Good lord, did Big Jim take it to Reed. Thome hit more home runs (9) off of Reed than any other pitcher, even though he only had 27 at-bats against him. T...517Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-good-are-the-twins-r515/The circumstances and details have differed, but so far the course of this Twins season has very closely mirrored the last one. In both instances, the club looked strong coming out of spring training before being derailed by injuries and poor performance over the first two months, digging a deep ear...515Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-ampamp-the-geek-ep-45-youth-and-youther-r514/Aaron and John talk about the Twins' youth-led turnaround, Byron Buxton and the power arm-filled draft class, Trevor Plouffe's homer binge, Scott Diamond's ace impression, Chris Parmelee's return from Rochester, Ben Revere's long-term upside, Liam Hendriks' impending re-arrival, the wisdom of re...514Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r509/Original post from North Dakota Twins Fan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's finally Friday and the Twins are coming home to welcome a couple of teams that have yet to make a trip to Target Field. Interleague play means the Cubs and the Phillies will make their inaugural trek to Minneapolis to explore the friendly...509Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-tom-brunansky-mr-fix-it-for-the-twins-hitters-r507/If you had not noticed, Rochester Red Wings hitting coach Tom Brunansky has been a Mr. Fix-It when it comes to the system’s hitters. He has worked well with the young players in the organization, helping get the most out of middling prospects as well as putting the finishing touches on fast-risers i...507Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ra-the-one-that-got-away-r505/On Thursday afternoon, R.A. Dickey tossed 7 1/3 innings of shutout ball for the Mets in a win over the first-place Nationals. The victory moved the knuckleballer's record to 9-1 on the year and lowered his ERA to 2.44. Holding opponents to a .225 average and sporting a dazzling 78-to-14 strikeout-to...505Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-recall-chris-parmelee-r504/The Twins made a move today sending starter Cole DeVries down to Rochester and recalling the white-hot hitting Chris Parmelee back to the club. After struggling hardcore at the beginning of the year with the Twins, Parmelee was demoted to AAA and has rediscovered his swing. Interestingly, according...504Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-back-at-the-2002-twins-draft-r503/The Twins and the rest of MLB just completed their 2012 draft. The Twins made 43 picks, six of them in the top 100. I know many expect a lot of first round picks, but also of Top 10 picks. It’s understandable, but I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the Twins 2002 draft. Obviously the T...503Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nationals-should-not-be-lone-suitor-for-denard-span-r501/Last year in Twins Territory, Denard Span was the hot topic as the trade deadline approached, much to Span’s dismay. This year, we’ve read that the Nationals are still interested in Span. They certainly should be, given their stopgap centerfield solution, Rick Ankiel, is hitting just .221. But they...501Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/plouffe-answering-the-call-r500/On May 13, not long after sending down incumbent third baseman Danny Valencia to AAA, the Twins GM Terry Ryan called out the option-less Plouffe to step up his game: “I’d like to think we’re going to give Plouffe an opportunity here to step up and see what we’ve got. Eventually, we’re going to hav...500Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bang-for-your-buxton-r498/Five-tool potential? Check. Comparisons to all-time greats like Bo Jackson and Willie Mays? Check. Classic baseball name? Check. Yep, Byron Buxton seems to have everything you'd hope for in a top pick. Now he just needs to turn his elite tools into production on the professional stage – something th...498Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:09:00 +0000