https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/813/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-almanac-for-march-4%E2%80%9310-r6466/March 4 Happy 82nd Birthday, Bob “Rocky” Johnson It’s the birthday of 1954 Edina-Morningside grad and 11-year major league middle infielder Bob “Rocky” Johnson, born in Omaha in 1936. Johnson’s father had grown up in the Twin Cities and the family returned to Minneapolis in December 1947. Johns...6466Sun, 04 Mar 2018 12:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agents-who-signed-for-less-than-the-qualifying-offer-they-rejected-r6465/The qualifying offer came into existence at the start of the 2012-13 offseason. Its purpose was to grant compensation, in the form of a draft pick, to MLB teams that lost a key player in free agency. Since its inception, 73 players have been extended a qualifying offer and only five have accepted...6465Sun, 04 Mar 2018 04:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-the-fifth-starter39s-road-is-long-r6462/It’s also an open question whether the fifth starter would be better served being the eighth guy in the bullpen or starting the season in Rochester. For that matter, given how often new Twins management utilized the waiver wire last year, it wouldn’t be inconceivable that they grab someone from an...6462Sat, 03 Mar 2018 20:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-you-need-an-ace-to-win-the-world-series-r6461/Jamie Cameron here. If you haven’t been reading John Olson’s Four-Six-Three Blog at Twins Daily, get on it. He’s been churning out some really great content. John is also a great Twitter follow (@Four_Six_Three). Recently he posted a thread which caught my attention, essentially attempting to answ...6461Sat, 03 Mar 2018 16:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-from-puzzle-to-picture-r6460/“We explained to [Morrison] that Joe Mauer is our first baseman.” The initial question when Morrison signed was where he would fit into the Twins lineup. Would he be sharing at-bats with another left-handed hitting first baseman? Maybe at times. But Morrison wasn’t going to be cutting into Mauer’s...6460Sat, 03 Mar 2018 01:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-weekly-for-feb-23-march-1-geeking-out-r6457/It’s Twins Geek week! Let’s lead things off with all the “Report From The Fort” articles via John from the past week: Spring Training Update: Waiting For The Big Story Report From The Fort: Logan Morrison Is Nice, But BULLPEN CARS Report From The Fort: Mound Visits Brian Dozier: I'll Be A Free Age...6457Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-dh-dozier-and-destiny-r6459/* Heading into camp, it appeared the Twins were committed to keeping the designated hitter spot flexible this year, adhering to the revolving door approach that's basically been their norm. Not a bad idea for a team with a slow-footed fourth outfielder, an aging first baseman who benefits from res...6459Fri, 02 Mar 2018 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-jake-odorizzi-is-better-than-you-think-r6455/“Below average,” replies Odorizzi. “I built a rapport of being better than that. I guess it comes with the territory. I guess when you decline a little bit, people just automatically say it’s a horrible year.” It was a decline from the 3.69 ERA the year before, which was a decline from the 3.35 ER...6455Fri, 02 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/an-offense-poised-to-do-damage-r6456/A year ago, the Twins had back-to-back 200 home run seasons for the first time since Harmon Killebrew was on the roster (1964). Minnesota base runners touched home plate 815 times, which was good enough for seventh in all of Major League Baseball (4th in the American League). Though the 206 longba...6456Fri, 02 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nightly-wrap-jake-odorizzi-next-offseason-amp-jorge-polanco-r6458/To add this podcast to your iPhone podcast app, do the following: 1. Open up this page in your iphone and copy this link: http://twinsdaily.libsyn.com/rss 2. Go into your iPhone podcast app and click on the "Library" tab at the bottom and then click on "Edit" in the upper right-hand corner: 3. C...6458Fri, 02 Mar 2018 02:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-fans-should-be-excited-about-jorge-polanco-r6454/From August on, Polanco hit .316/.377/.553 (.931 OPS), but we know he’s not that good. Few hitters are. His emergence helped the Twins finish out the season on a 35-24 run. That would be a 96-win pace over the course of a full season. A good Polanco makes this Twins lineup terrifying. Polanco can...6454Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what39s-next-for-kennys-vargas-r6453/First, we have to note that the Twins do not have to make this decision right now. Because they had DFAd JT Chargois late last week, the Twins 40-man roster was down to 39. So with the addition of Morrison, the Twins roster is back up to 40. Second, we have to acknowledge that Kennys Vargas and Ro...6453Thu, 01 Mar 2018 04:31:00 +0000