https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1163/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2012-twins-top-10-prospects-r86/It’s that time of the year again when Top Prospect Lists come out for teams all across Major League Baseball. Baseball America gives Top 10’s for each team leading up to their Top 100 Prospects, blogs everywhere chime in on their favorite teams, and universally fans complain that their favorite guys...86Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-twins-acquire-aj-r85/No, I do not think that the Twins should consider a trade to bring back former catcher AJ Pierzynski. I’m talking about whether or not the Twins should consider working on a trade with the Yankees to acquire RHP AJ Burnett. When asked about that idea weeks ago, my immediate response was “No, thank...85Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/stream-of-consciousness-r84/As many can tell I am not a typical Twins blogger in that my posts are very infrequent. That is because I go to school in Texas and am very busy. I know everybody is busy, but for me my blogging is a hobby that I only do if I have time for it. I will blog more in the summer when I don’t have classes...84Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-not-wuertz-r83/The Twins are one week away from the start of spring training when pitchers and catchers report to Fort Myers, Florida. The team is eagar to put behind one of the worst seasons in franchise history. There has been quite a shakeup this winter to an organization that lost 99 games in 2011. Bill Smi...83Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/alexi-and-arbitration-r82/In the next couple of days, the Alexi Casilla arbitration situation will be over. Arbitration hearings are to be complete by February 15th. The sides are not to discuss when a hearing is scheduled, so we don’t know when the Twins and Casilla would have a hearing in front of an arbiter. Of course, it...82Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/guest-filled-twins-podcast-is-a-success-r81/Last night’s 90-minute SethSpeaks.net Weekly Minnesota Twins podcast was a lot of fun! We talked to Kyle Waldrop about what it was like to finally getting his first big league opportunity after spending eight seasons in the Twins system. He discussed what he did in the offseason to improve and what...81Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sethspeaksnet-weekly-minnesota-twins-podcast-live-at-900-central-time-r79/OK, so the show hasn’t been exactly weekly of late. Frankly, the ratings haven’t been where we would like them to be. However, tonight at 9:00 central time, I’ll be hosting a 90-minute Twins podcast. We’ll get caught up on the goings-on around the Twins as we are now about one week from pitchers and...79Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/organizational-depth-chart-the-relief-pitchers-r78/Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook 2012 – Now Available as an e-book for $6.99 by clicking here. You can, of course, still get the print version for $13.99 by clicking here. Today, we will conclude our Organizational Depth Chart by looking at the Relief Pitchers. Frankly, it is kind of a mess than...78Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ntb-top-10-prospects-2012-r77/While many, like me, are holding out hope that the Twins can find a way to compete in a 2012 season where the odds are stacked pretty heavily against them, we must acknowledge that there's a good chance the big-league club won't catch the number of breaks it needs, and that by the mid-season poi...77Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/prediction-time-r75/This is the hardest time of the year to be a baseball fan. At least it is for me. I actually really enjoy the offseason. I love hearing rumors, and trying to think about what the Twins could do, and what they will do. Who will they sign? Will there be a trade? From the end of the World Series until...75Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-preview-chicago-white-sox-r74/Sometimes I wonder if the Twins actually have a true “rivalry” with any other MLB team. I think we’re all tired of getting our brains beat in by the Yankees every series, whether in the regular season or post-season, but everyone hates the Yankees and, after all, a true rivalry requires some lev...74Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-valencia-improve-in-2012-r73/After former Twins third baseman Corey Koskie left before the 2005 season, the Twins had trouble finding a suitable replacement for years. They trotted out such names as Tony Batista, Mike Lamb, Joe Crede, Matt Tolbert and Nick Punto to name a few. Then came the 2010 season when Twins prospect Da...73Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:21:00 +0000