https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/675/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-look-into-how-the-twins-fared-in-mlb%E2%80%99s-5-best-draft-classes-r9389/1) 1985 This draft was absolutely loaded and included B.J. Surhoff, Will Clark, Bobby Witt, Barry Larkin, and Barry Bonds as five of the first six picks. Raphael Palmeiro and Randy Johnson also came out of this draft and there are plenty more impressive names. But how’d the Twins fare? Twins draft...9389Sat, 30 May 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brent-rooker-is-%E2%80%98ready-to-go%E2%80%99-for-a-%E2%80%98big%E2%80%99-year-r9387/“With the way things are shaking out with negotiations, we may need to be ready to go at the drop of a hat,” Rooker said. Rooker, 25, whom the Twins drafted with the 35th pick in 2017, was tearing it up for Triple-A Rochester before injuring his groin last July, hitting .281/.398/.535 with 14 home...9387Sat, 30 May 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-in-the-2000s-the-2009-season-r9376/We're running a 20-part series in which we look back at each Minnesota Twins season of the 2000s. A rotation of different writers will highlight key moments, unearth forgotten details, and share nostalgic tales from the past two decades leading up to the present. This installment covers the 2009 s...9376Fri, 29 May 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-torii-hunter-and-josh-donaldson-future-hall-of-famers-r9388/Torii Hunter: Hunter’s case is decent. He won nine Gold Glove awards, two Silver Sluggers, and was a five time All-Star over his career. The good news for Hunter is that there are only six outfielders who have more career GG’s (Clemente, Mays, Griffey Jr., Jones, Kaline, Suzuki). Four of those pla...9388Fri, 29 May 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-is-running-out-on-its-future-r9390/In a normal season finances aren’t great for the future players of Major League Baseball. They are paid pennies on the dollar and make substantially less than minimum wage over the course of a full year. During spring training, they go unpaid, and the only financial help they get equates to little...9390Fri, 29 May 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-mauer%E2%80%99s-cooperstown-case-the-batting-titles-r9379/I sat in the stands back in 2006 as the Twins were locking up the AL Central and Mauer beat out multiple Yankees for his first batting title. At the time, I certainly thought it was great for a catcher to win a batting title, but I didn’t fully appreciate what it meant for a backstop to be able to...9379Thu, 28 May 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-in-the-2000s-the-2008-season-r9374/We're running a 20-part series in which we look back at each Minnesota Twins season of the 2000s. A rotation of different writers will highlight key moments, unearth forgotten details, and share nostalgic tales from the past two decades leading up to the present. This installment covers the 2008 s...9374Thu, 28 May 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-miguel-san%C3%B3-about-to-have-a-babip-problem-r9385/Miguel Sanó will always strike out a lot. In fact, he’ll probably always strike out at a higher rate than that at which any player in baseball history has sustained his caliber of production at the plate. His power is extraordinary, but in order to make up for all his strikeouts, Sanó has to have...9385Thu, 28 May 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-the-twins-top-3-pitchers-stack-up-against-each-other-r9384/2017-2019 statistics: Jose Berrios: 537 IP, 3.80 ERA, 3.87 FIP, 9.0 K/9, 2.7 BB/9, 1.20 WHIP, .298 wOBA Jake Odorizzi: 466 IP, 4.05 ERA, 4.29 FIP, 9.0 K/9, 3.5 BB/9, 1.27 WHIP, .308 wOBA Kenta Maeda: 371 IP, 4.12 ERA, 3.84 FIP, 9.8 K/9, 2.9 BB/9, 1.18 WHIP, .294 wOBA Jose Berrios: I don’t thi...9384Thu, 28 May 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2020-mlb-draft-top-50-prospects-31-40-r9386/40. Austin Wells, Arizona Pos: C | B/T: L/R | Height: 6' 1" | Weight: 220 | Age: 20 Previously Drafted: 35th Round, 2018 (NYY) Scouting Grades Hit: 60 Power: 55 Run: 50 Throw: 45 Field: 40 Overall: 50 Finding a catcher with the offensive output that Austin Wells has is a rare occurrence, and usual...9386Wed, 27 May 2020 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-in-the-2000s-the-2007-season-r9373/We're running a 20-part series in which we look back at each Minnesota Twins season of the 2000s. A rotation of different writers will highlight key moments, unearth forgotten details, and share nostalgic tales from the past two decades leading up to the present. This installment covers the 2007 s...9373Wed, 27 May 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-brief-history-of-byrons-in-baseball-r9375/But first, a brief history of the name. Byron originated as a descriptive term, meaning “at the byres,” or cowshed for those of you not living in England. It was used to describe people who watched over cattle. This morphed into a surname and was made famous by the romantic poet, Lord Byron. Somet...9375Wed, 27 May 2020 01:30:00 +0000