https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/816/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-this-front-office-truly-enlightened-about-pitching-r6420/While Ivy League educations are now becoming the norm at 1 Twins Way, it didn't take a Harvard grad to see that Minnesota needed to seriously upgrade its rotation for 2018. Opinions differ on the seriousness of their attempts, but the Twins did take a shot at top names like Yu Darvish and Chris Ar...6420Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-356-jake-odorizzi-amp-anibal-sanchez-r6419/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_356_Jake_Odorizzi_and_Anibal_Sanchez.mp3?dest-id=745906419Sun, 18 Feb 2018 20:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-almanac-for-february-18%E2%80%9324-r6412/February 18 Happy 54th Birthday, Kevin Tapani It’s the birthday of Twins all-time great Kevin Tapani, born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1964. He grew up on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where he quarterbacked the Escanaba Eskymos to the Class 1A state championship as a senior in 1981. Escanaba didn’t ha...6412Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-acquire-jake-odorizzi-from-rays-for-jermaine-palacios-r6416/One day after Twins fans were frustrated by the signing of Anibal Sanchez, the Twins have acquired a hard-throwing right-hander from the Tampa Bay Rays. Odorizzi went 10-8 in 2017 with a 4.14 ERA for the Rays. In his four full major league seasons, he has had ERAs between 3.35 and 4.14. After comp...6416Sun, 18 Feb 2018 02:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-sign-rhp-anibal-sanchez-no-really-r6415/Nick wrote about 24 hours ago of this winter of discontent about how the Twins have reportedly been in on Shohei Ohtani, and Yu Darvish, and Gerritt Cole, and even Chris Archer. There were, of course, other rumors that they may be talking to guys like Jaime Garcia and Chris Tillman. In Anibal Sanc...6415Fri, 16 Feb 2018 22:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-weekly-for-feb-9-15-darvish-derby-depression-r6413/6413Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-and-mauer-facing-important-2018-r6409/At first base, Joe Mauer has reinvented himself on the diamond. Despite being an offensive juggernaut behind the dish, he was also more than adept with the glove. After the brain injury forced him into a new role, he very nearly grabbed his first Gold Glove at a new position a year ago (and deserv...6409Fri, 16 Feb 2018 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota39s-winter-of-discontent-r6411/The Twins have been edged for the likes of Ohtani, Darvish and Cole by the very teams they're trying to join in the game's top tier. While the front office has openly tried to run with the big boys in pursuit of high-impact additions, they've repeatedly come up short. They talk like a team that's...6411Fri, 16 Feb 2018 01:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-wall-of-ground-ball-prevention-r6410/In some ways, major league baseball grew stale in the sense that development people continued to trot out the same methods in spite of a game that was changing around them. Those who failed to adapt were not retained, and younger coaches from the amateur ranks replaced the lifers.Offensively, new...6410Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/scouting-target-field%E2%80%99s-biggest-games-of-2018-r6408/Before we get into the individual games of note, I just wanted to pass along some information regarding the tickets and packages that are currently available. Opening Day Tickets are already available for the home opener, which is Thursday, April 5 at 3:10 pm CT vs. Seattle . The cheapest ticket...6408Wed, 14 Feb 2018 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spring-training-storylines-pitchers-and-catchers-r6403/Who leads the rotation? Ervin Santana is out for the first month of the season. This will give an opportunity for other pitchers to step up and lead the rotation. Jose Berrios could be poised for a breakout season. He dominated at multiple levels in the minor leagues and he’s shown flashes of bril...6403Tue, 13 Feb 2018 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-target-collin-mchugh-mcwho-r6402/Background Collin McHugh made 15 big league appearances in 2012 and 2013 for the Mets and Rockies. Following that 2013 season, Colorado waived him and the Astros claimed him. As a 27-year-old rookie in 2014, he made 25 starts for Houston and went 11-9 with a 2.73 ERA. In 2015, he went 19-7 with a...6402Mon, 12 Feb 2018 03:49:00 +0000