https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1163/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/terry-ryan-twins-will-chase-ampquotpretty-darn-goodampquot-pitcher-r941/In our TwinsCentric Offseason Handbook, we’re including a transcript from a 45-minute meeting "State of the Twins" interview with Terry Ryan. As you can imagine, an 8000-word interview covers a lot of topics, including: the strengths of the new coaching staff, Joe Mauer’s future at catcher, add...941Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hire-cuellar-brunansky-steinbach-set-coaching-roles-r940/The Twins set their coaching staff today, adding Bobby Cuellar, Tom Brunansky and Terry Steinbach to the coaching staff and clarifying the roles of Scott Ullger, Joe Vavra and Rick Anderson. Rick Anderson will keep his role as pitching coach, and holdovers Joe Vavra and Scott Ullger will take over...940Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/paul-molitors-coaching-snub-is-puzzling-r939/When the Twins announced the retooling of their coaching staff at the conclusion of the regular season, one of the first names to come to mind for most Twins fans was former Twins player and Twin Cities native Paul Molitor. The Hall of Fame player is currently employed by the organization as a ro...939Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:25:00 +0000