https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1157/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/danny-valencia-traded-to-red-sox-nishioka-recalled-r724/The Minnesota Twins have traded third baseman Danny Valencia to the Boston Red Sox for minor league outfielder Jeremias Pineda. Valencia, who started the year as the Twins everyday third baseman, has spent most of the year in Rochester but was recalled two weeks ago when Trevor Plouffe was injured....724Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-cares-glen-perkins-cystic-fibrosis-5k-r721/Let's see if Twins Daily can do some good.... Next Sunday, the 12th, Twins pitcher Glen Perkins and his wife Alisha are organizing a 5K in downtown Minneapolis to raise money for the fight against cyctis fibrosis (CF). The whole Bonnes family is joining in, so if you would like to run with us at our...721Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-red-sox-08-03-2012-610pm-r716/Sam Deduno was effectively wild again last night, holding the Red Sox to only two hits in six innings as the Twins rolled over the Red Sox 5-0. Don't look now but the Twins pitching has slowly started to look respectable. Since the All-Star break, the Twins have posted a 4.65 ERA, good for 21st i...716Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r718/It's the first Friday in August and that means the trade deadline came and passed in the last week. There was plenty of speculation that the Twins might be in the midst of a fire sale with the team on pace for their second straight 90-loss. Denard Span, Josh Willingham, and Justin Morneau were some...718Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/morneau-is-steadily-improving-r714/In early July Justin Morneau had been plodding through a season in which he was completely lost at the plate against left-handed pitching. Even though his performance against right-handed pitchers was classic Morneausie, against the sinister his swing was basically a clusterbleep. His front side lea...714Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-red-sox-08-02-2012-610pm-r712/The Twins suffered another close loss in their final game against the White Sox, losing 3-2. It was another disappointing series for the Twins, as their received good starting pitching in the last two games but couldn't close out either with a win. Now, it's on to Boston to face the other Sox of...712Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-francisco-liriano-postmortem-r709/Last night saw a near vintage Francisco Liriano carving up his now former team. In six innings of work, the lefty punched out eight Twins batters, showcasing a well-placed 94 mile per hour fastball and a devastating slide piece. It was this first weapon, the well-placed fastball, which would have be...709Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-white-sox-08-01-2012-1210pm-r708/The Twins lost a game on a late homer last night. After receiving what was easily Nick Blackburn's best start of the year, Gardenhire opted to put Jeff Gray in for the ninth, leaving Glen Perkins on the bench. AJ Pierzynski homered and that was all for the Twins. This afternoon, the Twins send ou...708Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-flatline-r705/Tuesday's 3:00 PM trade deadline came and went with Minnesota, for a second consecutive year, standing pat. There's a lot of frustration being directed toward the Twins, who – unlike other cellar-dwellers around the league – weren't able to unload assets for impact prospects. Their only trade sent F...705Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-white-sox-07-31-2012-710pm-r701/Tonight, we can count on at least one thing: the fans at Target Field are going to boo a pitcher. Nick Blackburn takes the mound against recently-traded Francisco Liriano for the White Sox. While it's pretty likely that Nick Blackburn will give up a handful of runs in the first four innings, most...701Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-if-the-twins-do-nothing-today-r702/Today is the July trade deadline. At 3:00 this afternoon (central time), the non-waiver trade deadline will come and go. The Twins have already traded Francisco Liriano. That was a given. The Twins needed to deal him before July 31 regardless of the 10 (or more) things that we hate about the actual...702Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-white-sox-07-30-2012-710pm-r699/The big news of the weekend was that Francisco Liriano was traded for two White Sox players. Fan outrage and then the grief process followed. Whether you like it or not, Francisco is done and the Twins now have Pedro Hernandez and somebody named Escobar. The other news of the weekend was that the...699Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:00:00 +0000