https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/791/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dozier-in-dodger-blue-r7072/There is a lot to like about Brian Dozier. An undersized middle infielder (listed at 5”11” and 185 his senior year by his Southern Miss bio) drafted in the eighth round, Dozier could have succumbed to what had been standard practice in the Twins’ organization – converting their middle men into sl...7072Wed, 01 Aug 2018 19:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-roundtable-hall-of-fame-impact-r7071/John Bonnes I've followed the Twins since 1972, and in my mind, there is no doubt that Kirby Puckett has had the biggest impact. It wasn't just the World Series championships or the postseason heroics. Indeed that was just a small fraction of what he brought, as was his performance on the field. H...7071Wed, 01 Aug 2018 18:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cle-6-min-2-deadline-day-ends-in-defeat-r7068/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Kyle Gibson: 53 Game Score, 6.0 IP, 3 ER, 6 K, 3 BB, 58.2% strikes Home Runs: Logan Morrison (14) Multi-Hit Games: Max Kepler (2-for-4, 2B) WPA of 0.1 or higher: Morrison .107 WPA of -0.1 or lower: Rosario -.127, Mauer -.133, Belisle -.202 We’ll get back to the gam...7068Wed, 01 Aug 2018 03:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/7-critical-twins-players-to-track-in-the-final-months-r7067/Minnesota's roster has been whittled down over the past week, but plenty of remaining team members will be using the final third of the schedule to build toward better things next year. Positive signs from these seven enigmatic figures over the balance of the season would be extremely reaffirming...7067Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/deadline-deal-twins-trade-brian-dozier-to-dodgers-r7066/Like Dozier, Forsythe is on an expiring contract. His inclusion in the deal seems to be 100 percent about money moving around. Raley was the No. 19 prospect in the Dodgers' org per MLB Pipeline. Smeltzer was not included in LA's top 30. Raley, 23, has spent all season with the Dodgers' Double-A af...7066Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-5-cle-4-awesome-sauce33-r7065/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Ervin Santana: 27 Game Score, 5.1 IP, 4 ER, 1 K, 2 BB, 68.2% strikes Multi-Hit Games: Miguel Sano (2-for-3, 2B, BB), Mitch Garver (2-for-4, 2B) WPA of 0.1 or higher: Garver .271, Magill .180, Sano .171, Polanco .158, Rodney .147, Moya .131 WPA of -0.1 or lower: Rosa...7065Tue, 31 Jul 2018 03:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-lance-lynn-to-yankees-r7062/Austin has seen big league time with the Yankees over parts of three seasons, hitting .230/.287/.459 (.746 OPS) over 85 games. The bulk of his time has come at first base, but he's also played some in the outfield. Rated as the 77th-best prospect in the game prior to the 2013 season by Baseball Am...7062Mon, 30 Jul 2018 23:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-zach-duke-to-seattle-r7061/The Twins acquired starting pitcher Chase De Jong, a 24-year-old, who has started 21 games for the Mariners' AA affiliate. He's 5-5 with a 3.80 ERA. In 120 2/3 innings, he has walked 34 and struck out 89. He has already pitched in the Blue Jays (2012-15), Dodgers (2015-16) systems, as well as the...7061Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-brian-dozier-get-traded-r7060/When we were initially having the discussion on whether or not to trade Dozier, it mostly revolved around if it was better to trade him, or wait and give him a qualifying offer this offseason so the Twins could get the draft pick compensation that would come if Dozier signed elsewhere. However, at...7060Mon, 30 Jul 2018 20:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-381-escobar-and-pressly-r7059/7059Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/winner-announced-for-jack-morris-autographed-hall-of-fame-baseball33-r7029/From the parks of St. Paul to Game Seven (editor's note: darn right I'm capitalizing it) of the 1991 World Series to the Twins broadcast booth, Jack Morris is a Minnesota institution. Now you can win an autographed MLB Hall of Fame baseball to display proudly, absolutely free, courtesy of Twins Da...7029Wed, 25 Jul 2018 01:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-selling-and-losing-steam-r7057/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 7/23 through Sun, 7/29 *** Record Last Week: 4-3 (Overall: 48-56) Run Differential Last Week: +7 (Overall: -31) Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (9.0 GB) Despite holding their own on the East Coast leg of their post-break road trip, the Twins essentially waved...7057Mon, 30 Jul 2018 00:40:00 +0000