https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1140/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-must-pay-to-improve-r1013/Ask Terry Ryan what his payroll limitation is for next year and he'll tell you that he doesn't view payroll as a limitation. It's his way of sidestepping an important question, possibly at the behest of an ownership that has notoriously shied away from big spending. Ryan can downplay the impor...1013Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gibson-hicks-among-8-players-added-to-twins-40-man-roster-r1012/On Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins announced the additions of eight players to their 40 man roster. This protects those players from being selected in the December 6 Rule 5 draft. They added pitchers Kyle Gibson, Caleb Thielbar, BJ Hermsen, Tim Wood and Michael Tonkin, along with catcher Josmil Pinto,...1012Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/money-matters-r1011/Originally posted at Knuckleballsblog.com. I’m constantly struck by how so many otherwise intelligent people suddenly sound like idiots when discussing issues related to money. A number of these people are certainly not idiots… they’re accomplished business owners and/or people who have achieved...1011Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/does-torii-hunters-contract-bode-well-for-a-josh-willingham-trade-r1010/Torii Hunter had 12 or 13 teams chasing after him?!? And signed for two years and $26M? Then how much must Josh Willingham, who hit twice as many home runs as Hunter last year and makes half as much, be worth? I thought of this question on Sunday as I was podcasting with Aaron Gleeman. A quick look...1010Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-rising-tide-r1007/The free agent market has been slow to develop early in the offseason, with very few high-profile signings in the books as Thanksgiving approaches. Things should start kicking into gear now that the Winter Meetings are just two weeks away, but it's worth wondering whether the first few contracts are...1007Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-68-live-from-gleemanor-r1006/Aaron and John are at GleeManor being filmed for a documentary and talk about Scott Baker signing with the Cubs, Torii Hunter's post-Twins career and return to the AL Central, poor Mike Redmond, how the local media has and hasn't changed in their decade of blogging, why the Tigers and Blue Jays...1006Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/whats-next-part-2-november-edition-r1005/Even though we’ve suffered through a painfully uneventful first half of November, there is still a lot left to do before the end of the month. The Twins will have to have their 40-man roster set in advance of the Rule 5 draft by Tuesday. At this point, there are really only two slam-dunk additions...1005Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/torii-hunters-legacy-r1003/Back in the 1993 when the Twins drafted a high school outfielder from Arkansas, there was plenty of hope surrounding his future. The greatest player in franchise history, Kirby Puckett, was manning the outfield for the current team and this new athletic young man was in line to be his heir appare...1003Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/building-for-the-future-r1002/On Wednesday, the Detroit Tigers signed former Twins outfielder Torii Hunter to a two-year, $26 million contract. On the surface, the Tigers paid a ton for his charisma, leadership and veteran status. Although he had a terrific 2012 season, including the first .300+ batting average season of his ca...1002Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/character-vs-production-r1001/In their blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays earlier this week, the Marlins acquired a player who has been discussed in some circles as a potential target for the Twins: Yunel Escobar. The 30-year-old shortstop is coming off a rather tumultuous year in Toronto, but there's no denying that he's got...1001Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-should-follow-blue-jays-bold-lead-r999/Originally posted at Knuckleballsblog.com I’ve been feeling under the weather the past couple of weeks and that tends to make me grumpy. I’m feeling much better, but apparently the grumpiness is not wearing off quickly. The Toronto-Miami trade announced Tuesday didn’t help my mood much, either. [PRB...999Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-the-tigers-really-have-that-much-more-money-than-the-twins-r998/This is back-of-the-napkin type math based on a lot of assumption so please, do not attempt to cite the concluded numbers as final. They are, in essence, an educated guess that is founded from bits and pieces of available public information. But let’s use it to attempt to figure out why the Tigers...998Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:47:00 +0000