https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/776/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-393-firing-paul-molitor-r7286/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/ep_393_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=74590 Sponsored by Bombfell and Harry's Razors.7286Mon, 08 Oct 2018 02:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/miguel-sano-detained-in-dominican-republic-r7285/According to a variety of reports, Sano left a club around 3 a.m. The exact details are still not clear, but it appears the vehicle Sano was in made contact with an officer. https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/1049013440545804288 The police officer is in the hospital with a broken leg. Some report...7285Sun, 07 Oct 2018 20:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2018-twins-highlights-walk-off-wins-r7283/The 2018 Twins team will go down in infamy as the club that suffered 15 walk-off losses. That mark tied a team record, and fell just one shy of the MLB record. But it wasn’t all bad. The Twins had six walk-off victories of their own, and each one tied in nicely with a major story line from the 201...7283Sat, 06 Oct 2018 22:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-handbook-faq-r7282/What is this [Dr. Evil air quotes] "Offseason Handbook"? It's a digital guide we've been creating annually since 2009, long before this site even launched. Back then we were a dorky bunch of bloggers (how far we've come?) who obsessed over every offseason and its infinite possibilities.We wanted t...7282Fri, 05 Oct 2018 03:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2018-awards-most-valuable-player-r7281/In 2016 and 2017, Dozier was worth 6.2 and 5.0 WAR respectively (per FanGraphs). Last year Byron Buxton came in second on the Twins at 3.5, which slightly edges Rosario's team-leading mark here in 2018 (3.4). This isn't meant as a knock on Eddie. For much of the season, Rosario seemed determined t...7281Fri, 05 Oct 2018 03:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/an-offseason-of-intrigue-r7276/Last winter free agents were met with a depressed market. Despite some players holding out and still finding acceptable deals, there were plenty of solid names to be had late in the game. As organizations see results indicating mega-deals to players at or beyond 30 years of age aren’t good busines...7276Thu, 04 Oct 2018 23:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-primer-twins-need-to-be-prepared-to-pivot-from-buxton-and-sano-r7278/Note: This is basically a B-side from the upcoming 2019 Offseason Handbook, which you can now preorder. If you like this piece, you’ll LOVE the handbook. Claim your copy today to get it before its official release. Maybe the solution to getting the Twins turned around isn’t making big, sweeping ch...7278Thu, 04 Oct 2018 02:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2018-awards-pitcher-of-the-year-r7277/Of all the things that went wrong for the Twins in 2018, the organization has to especially feel good about the fact that Berrios took another step toward emerging as one of the game’s best starters. The first thing that stick out about Berrios’ numbers are the strikeouts. He increased his K/9 rat...7277Thu, 04 Oct 2018 02:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2018-awards-rookie-of-the-year-r7274/Garver won the Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Year in 2017 and the Twins organization also honored him with the same award. He has been a hitter throughout his time in the minor leagues and his game calling ability has continued to improve. Jason Castro’s injury allowed him to take on a mo...7274Wed, 03 Oct 2018 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-manager-paul-molitor-fired-r7275/The team's 2017 season earned Paul Molitor Manager Of The Year Award honors, and a winner for this last season has not yet been announced, meaning he is still the reigning Manager of the Year. But his position as the Twins manager has been in doubt each of the last three seasons. In 2016, the Twin...7275Tue, 02 Oct 2018 16:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2018-awards-most-improved-r7273/2017 was a tough season for Kyle Gibson. The Twins top pick from 2009 was the Twins Daily choice for Best Pitcher in 2015 when he posted an ERA of 3.84. But he posted a 5.07 ERA in both 2016 and 2017. In fact, in 2017, he was demoted to Triple-A Rochester twice and told to work on certain things....7273Tue, 02 Oct 2018 04:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mauer%E2%80%99s-myths-the-hero-minnesota-didn%E2%80%99t-deserve-r7272/I’ve had some frustrating conversations with friends and colleagues over the last few weeks as it became ever more apparent that Mauer’s career was coming to an end. In fact, Sports Illustrated looked into the reasons some Twins fans dislike Mauer. Let’s dispel some of those myths. The Money Myth...7272Tue, 02 Oct 2018 02:26:00 +0000