https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1144/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-aaron-hicks-be-an-opening-day-starter-r955/This offseason, some minor leaguers have provided plenty of excitement. Kyle Gibson looked dominant in his first Arizona Fall League starts before a rough start yesterday. But he isn't the only player making some noise in a winter league as Aaron Hicks has put together some strong numbers in the...955Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/power-sources-r954/At a glance, one would think that Minnesota's power output this year was well above the norm. Josh Willingham launched 35 bombs and fellow newcomer Ryan Doumit chipped in 18. Trevor Plouffe's 24 were a pleasant surprise, as were Justin Morneau's 19. Even Joe Mauer delivered 10 long balls – just his...954Mon, 29 Oct 2012 06:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-65-warm-ampamp-fuzzy-wolfhammerl-r952/The Minnesota Twins add some coaches and drop some players. From Surly Darkness Days, Aaron and John review their beers against thrash metal, break down the changes, wonder what the new coaches mean, debate the relative value of Ron Gardenhire, recap their motorcycle adventure, review the player...952Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/if-twins-will-trade-justin-morneau-theres-a-way-toward-contention-r951/According to the Washington Post, the only legitimately good first baseman on the free agent market, Adam LaRoche, is in talks to re-sign with the Nationals. In the 2013 Offseason Handbook, I think the next best option we found was Carlos Lee, who slugged just .365 (and is 36 years old.) What’s more...951Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-tumultuous-twins-tenure-of-matt-capps-r949/Wednesday marked the end of a sad love affair between the Twins and relief pitcher Matt Capps. The team turned down his multi-million dollar option for next season and instead decided to pay him a $250,000 buyout of his deal. Capps will become a free agent at age 29 and his time with the Twins looks...949Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gatg-ep-64-postmortem-geek-on-wheels-r948/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9-h0fcFU-g John show off his motorcycle minutes after podcast #64 - and moments before he realizes he's killed the battery, which will undoubtedly be talked about at length in Episode 65.948Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/roster-reconstruction-begins-r947/On Wednesday, the Twins started their offseason reconstruction by removing several players from the 40 man roster. First, they declined Matt Capps’ option for the 2013 season by buying it out. There is no surprise there. Next, the Twins drooped several players from their 40 man roster. Pitchers PJ...947Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-purge-matt-capps-and-seven-others-from-40-man-roster-r946/The Twins cleared eight players from their 40-man roster today in moves that affected suspects, prospects and Matt Capps. Because there were actually forty-three players on the 40-man roster, the moves left five spots open which will be filled throughout the offseason by free agents and other new pl...946Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/contemplating-bringing-scott-baker-back-r945/The Twins held their organizational meetings last week and there are plenty of decisions for the club to make about the pending offseason. Some of those decisions might have already been revealed as the club announced the new members of their coaching staff and the readjustment of the men that were...945Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-offseason-predictions-r944/1) The Twins will be one of the first teams to sign a pitcher, and it will be a relatively big name. This certainly wouldn't be business as usual, and I don't actually think it'll be Zack Greinke. But the front office has been frank in its dissatisfaction with the current starting pitching situation...944Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/shaun-marcum-could-be-a-fit-for-the-twins-r943/The worst kept secret in baseball is that teams need an abundance of starting pitching. Like crack, you can never have enough. Also, pitching, like crack, can be an expensive endeavor – particularly when you need a lot of it. And this is exactly the position the Twins are in so said the team’s gener...943Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dont-forget-dozier-r942/As the World Series combatants are now set, and we all start putting together our thoughts for what the Twins offseason should look like, one of the key positions discussed by many is the middle infield. Specifically, people are asking now who the Twins shortstop will be early in the 2013 season. So...942Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:29:00 +0000