https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1140/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-draft-day-two-twins-will-likely-focus-on-more-pitching-r494/Pitching, it has been said, is a war of attrition. The acronym, TINSTAPP, was invented and has been thrown around a lot in reference to this phenomenon. It means, “There Is No Such Thing as a Pitching Prospect”. Think your club has just landed the next big arm in the draft? Nope, there goes his el...494Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-send-pavano-to-the-dl-blackburn-comes-off-r490/Per the Star Tribune's Joe Christensen, the Twins have announced that they will be sending Carl Pavano to the DL with a right anterior capsular strain in his throwing shoulder and Nick Blackburn will be activated from the DL. Pavano's obvious velocity decline throughout the season and the effect hi...490Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-discussion-on-the-forum-r487/On Monday night, the Twins will make their highest draft pick since they selected Joe Mauer first overall back in 2001. They'll also pick twice in the supplemental round, making this a big day for the future of the franchise. You can chat with other fans about the picks made by the Twins and other c...487Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/second-in-line-r486/The last time the Twins owned the No. 2 pick in the MLB draft, they selected a college pitcher named Adam Johnson out of Cal State Fullerton. As most fans will recall, he cruised through the minors and made his major-league debut at the age of 21, but hit a wall and quickly fizzled out. That's a sc...486Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-ampamp-the-geek-ep-44-draft-talk-and-scouting-sano-r485/Aaron and John talk about Byron Buxton versus Mark Appel versus Carlos Correa, why Monday is the most important day of the Twins' season, first-hand scouting reports on Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, and the Beloit team from special guest Seth Stohs, how Carl Pavano is the new Shannon Stewart, what...485Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r478/Original post from North Dakota Twins Fan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get out the brooms because the Twins just got done sweeping the A's in a series at Target Field. It wasn't the prettiest of sweeps but a walk-off home run from Josh Willingham and an interesting outing from Francisco Liriano put the cap on th...478Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/depending-on-dozier-r476/Prior to the start of the season, I called Jamey Carroll "the latest passenger on Minnesota's never-ending shortstop carousel," noting the position's instability over the past decade. As it would turn out, the veteran's ride didn't last long, as he ceased drawing regular starts at short by early May...476Thu, 31 May 2012 06:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/si-story-focuses-on-twins-pitcher-dan-naultys-steroid-use-r473/The June 4, 2012 edition of Sports Illustrated had a story by Tom Verducci where he attempts to document... well, he's a better writer than I'll ever be, so let's let him tell you... “This is a story about the real cost of steroids in baseball -- not the broken records, not the litigation, not the t...473Thu, 31 May 2012 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/teams-adjust-and-dozier-slumps-r472/Brian Dozier’s profile was elevated quickly thanks to a strong spring training performance. The shortstop was lifted on to Twins fan’s radars when favorable reports emerged from Florida, touting him as the Twins’ next “big” prospect -- ignoring for a moment that at 25 years old he was far from a ris...472Wed, 30 May 2012 15:35:00 +0000