https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/576/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-low-tech-tool-in-a-high-tech-baseball-world-r10071/In his book, The Inner Game of Tennis, W. Timothy Gallwey describes the phenomenon of an athlete having two selves -- the self that talks and the self that does. The first self is the voice in your head. It’s the part of you that tells you what to do or what to focus on. The second self is the per...10071Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-baseball-video-games-from-every-generation-r10068/I recently published my first book, VERSUS: 25 Head-to-Head Battles that Shaped the Evolution of Video Games. Created in partnership with designer Jerrald Spencer Jr., it is available via Lulu (paperback) and Gumroad (digital). Over the course of 25 chapters, we navigate the history of gaming thr...10068Mon, 16 Nov 2020 02:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/don%E2%80%99t-sleep-on-trevor-larnach-r10066/Alex Kirilloff became a part of history when he made his MLB debut in the postseason. That puts him much more at the forefront of our minds, but fellow former first-round pick Trevor Larnach is hot on his heels. These two started this year by putting on an absolute show in spring training before...10066Sun, 15 Nov 2020 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-501-free-agent-starting-pitchers-r10065/LISTEN HERE NOW10065Sun, 15 Nov 2020 19:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/michael-cuddyer-and-the-butterfly-effect-r10064/The Draft: In 1997, Minnesota had the No. 9 overall pick. Terry Ryan and company had strong interest in a three-sport standout from Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. Eventually they decided to draft Michael Cuddyer as a shortstop and pitcher in the first round. Looking back, it’s e...10064Sun, 15 Nov 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-potential-trades-the-twins-can-make-this-winter-r10056/TRADE NO. 1: MINNESOTA RECEIVES: SS TREVOR STORY COLORADO RECEIVES: MLB Pipeline No. 81, Twins No. 4 prospect RHP JORDAN BALAZOVIC Why the Twins would accept: The Twins have to ask themselves whether Jorge Polanco would be better suited in a utility role. Royce Lewis is seemingly on his way, but P...10056Sat, 14 Nov 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-models-for-a-twins-blockbuster-trade-this-winter-r10063/On Thursday night's episode of Offseason Live, I was joined by Tom Froemming and Nash Walker as we exchanged and dissected Twins trade proposals that we view as plausible and sensible. You can watch that below to see the specific ideas and discussions: I won't relitigate the debates. Each Armch...10063Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/re-signing-jake-odorizzi-needs-to-be-a-priority-for-the-minnesota-twins-r10061/Wednesday afternoon was the deadline for Major League players to accept or decline the one-year, $18.9M qualifying offers that they were offered. Marcus Stroman and Kevin Gausman were two of those players, and each of them opted to accept the one-year offer and re-join the Mets and Giants respecti...10061Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-live-replay-twins-trade-targets-r10060/I was joined via live-stream by Tom Froemming and Nash Walker on Thursday night as we submitted our (ostensibly realistic) trade proposals on behalf of the Twins this winter. Does Minnesota have a chance to acquire the market's top prize, Francisco Lindor? Is there a way they could deal Miguel San...10060Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/examining-the-aj-pierzynski-transaction-tree-r10053/Initial Deal: November 14, 2003 Joe Mauer was waiting in the wings to talk over as the team’s full-time catcher. During the previous minor league season, Mauer posted an .832 OPS with 37 extra-base hits while making it all the way to Double-A. He was widely considered baseball’s best prospect and...10053Thu, 12 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-former-all-star-starters-the-twins-could-sign-r10058/1. Chris Archer: Missed all of 2020 due to injury This one probably won't be too popular, but maybe there is something there. It also will cost next to nothing to bring Archer on for a cheap one-year deal and see if there's anything there. He was a good pitcher for years in the Rays organization u...10058Thu, 12 Nov 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-st-paul-saints-pay-to-become-minnesota-twins-affiliate-r10059/The part of La Velle’s article (which I encourage you to read because it includes much more detail than what we’re going to go into here) that really struck me is that the Saints would have to pay to become a Twins affiliate. Perhaps as much as $20 million! La Velle did mention the Twins could ult...10059Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:00:00 +0000