https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1151/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-starting-pitcher-r253/Last year, the rotation was an utter disaster, with Twins starters ranking 26th in the majors in ERA and WHIP. Short outings taxed an already ill-equipped bullpen and frequently put games out of reach before the offense had much of a say. It's not hard to see why these pitchers struggled so badly. B...253Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/todays-twinsdaily-stories-r252/In case you didn't check out the blogs from today, you missed some good stuff... If Stephen Strassburg can pitch on Opening Day this year, can Kyle Gibson next year? Cristian Guzman was released and is taking his (injured) talents to the Dominican Republic. It sounds like former top prospect Aa...252Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-report-from-fort-myers-march-27th-edition-tk-and-the-beloit-snappers-r251/This post was originally posted in its entirety at The Tenth Inning Stretch. Because of the image limitations I can only post some of it. To see the whole post with Action Photos of Twins' prospects including 2 Round 1 draft picks, please go here ----- Today the big boys were playing the Orioles in...251Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-capps-perform-better-than-nathan-in-12-r247/http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KZX8EGdYn68/T3EvATxuTVI/AAAAAAAABJg/5My-BrqTyAk/s320/Matt+Capps.jpg Original Post from North Dakota Twins Fan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Twins saw their long-time closer Joe Nathan leave the team in free agency this offseason. With his departure to the Texas Rangers, the organiza...247Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/manship-benson-optioned-more-roster-moves-r246/On Monday, the Twins reassigned RHP Brendan Wise to minor league camp. Tuesday morning, the Twins optioned OF Joe Benson and RHP Jeff Manship. They also reassigned INF Pedro Florimon and C Rene Rivera. None of the moves are completely surprising, and yet it further cements some of the roster spots t...246Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-ampamp-the-geek-ep-34-schmoes-schlubs-and-schmucks-r245/Big roster announcements prompt a debate about the Twins making decisions based on spring training performances. Here are: the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe and the podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).245Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-luke-hughes-start-at-2b-for-the-twins-r244/On Saturday, Luke Hughes went 5-5 with two doubles, a home run and five RBI. On Sunday, he went 2-3 with another home run. That raised his spring training numbers to .385/.429/.795 (1.223) with four doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI. When the 2011 season ended, TwinsCentric released its Offseason...244Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-designated-hitter-r243/Likely Starter: Ryan Doumit 2011 Stats: .303/.353/.477, 8 HR, 30 RBI, 17 R, 0/1 SB Potential Backups: Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer No team has everything set in stone with two weeks left in spring training. For the Twins, with uncertainties surrounding several players, plenty is subject to change betwe...243Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/good-days-ampamp-bad-days-r242/Fueled by interviews with assistant GM Rob Antony and manager Ron Gardenhire, yesterday became the best day of the year for Twins spring training news. The result? Almost every projected lineup you saw this offseason was probably wrong. Instead, you’ll like see a whole lot of Josh Willingham playing...242Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gardenhire-announces-his-outfield-plans-r241/After months of expecting Josh Willingham to move from left field, the outfield position he has played the most in his career, across the turf to right field, Ron Gardenhire has switched courses on that plan. Back in February, Gardenhire acknowledged that the experiment of moving Willingham to right...241Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/roster-starting-to-come-together-r240/A lot of key information has been coming out of Twins camp on Sunday morning. First, Assistant GM Rob Antony appeared as a guest of Sunday Morning Sports Talk on 1500espn with Tom Pelissero and Jim Souhan. He said many things that I found interesting, but these are the three that stood out most to m...240Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-position-rankings-starting-pitchers-r239/The last couple of weeks, Twins Daily readers have had the opportunity to vote for the preseason all-AL Central All Star Team. Here are those results: Catcher – Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins First Base – Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers Second Base – Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians Third Base – Mi...239Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:43:00 +0000