https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/818/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agent-starters-by-the-numbers-part-ii-war-and-projections-r6384/To start, let’s look at where the Twins currently stand by the one major projection system that’s been fully public so far. On FanGraphs you’ll find an early look at their projected standings for 2018 based on the Steamer projection system. FanGraphs writers have cautioned that their projected st...6384Sun, 04 Feb 2018 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-10-minnesota-twins-commercials-r6374/This list is obviously subjective, but I’d love to hear from you. What are your favorite ads produced by the Twins or featuring Twins players? Laurel Krahn (@wintwins on Twitter) has a wonderful playlist on YouTube with more than 100 Twins commercials. But even the Internet has its limitations. I’...6374Sun, 04 Feb 2018 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-10-twins-world-series-performances-per-wpa-r6381/WPA tries to put into context an individual play’s impact on a team's odds of winning. So while Kent Hrbek’s grand slam in Game 6 of the 1987 World Series was a great accomplishment, his performance in that game doesn’t crack the top 10. The slam was Hrbek’s only hit in that game, it came in the s...6381Sun, 04 Feb 2018 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-twins-team-that-ever-wasn39t-r6383/Interestingly enough, after I compiled my list Seth Stohs wrote about the "Top 15 Minnesota Twins Players". You'll see a lot of overlap here, but I put it in the form of a 25-man roster. Here is how I constructed the 25-man team. The roster had to be realistic. This specifically pertains to the be...6383Sun, 04 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/to-the-victor-go-the-spoils-and-special-sections-r6379/Game 7 of the 1987 World Series was Sunday, Oct. 25, and the special section was published that following Thursday. The cover was a giant picture from the parade with this box of text with the headline “Minnesota Magic.” That may be a little difficult to read, so I typed it up below. I get goose...6379Sun, 04 Feb 2018 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-almanac-for-february-4%E2%80%9310-r6380/February 4 Happy 37th Birthday, Ben Hendrickson It's the birthday of 1999 Bloomington Jefferson grad and former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Ben Hendrickson, born in St. Cloud in 1981. Milwaukee chose Hendrickson in the 10th round of the ’99 draft. He was the second of three Jefferson Jaguars draf...6380Sun, 04 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/1961-welcome-to-the-big-leagues-r6375/I loved the Met, the big erector set in the distant community of Bloomington. This was the big leagues for both football and baseball (shortly after we added the soccer team – the Kicks) and it was in this rural suburb that we planted the seeds for this part of our community lore. Of course, they...6375Sun, 04 Feb 2018 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-shift-driving-market-realities-r6377/Looking at the list of the top 25 free agents for 2018 from MLB.com, only four of the top 10 players available have been inked to deals. Shohei Ohtani chose the Los Angeles Angels in a deal that was never going to reflect true market value. Wade Davis inked the largest relief contract ever with th...6377Sat, 03 Feb 2018 16:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2018-twins-super-bowl-predictions-r6376/Let’s get to the predictions you came to see, those of the Twins players and personnel from the past, the present and the future. Prospects, big leaguers and suspects, enjoy these predictions. Taylor Grzelakowski (Catcher signed in 2017, played in GCL) - 27-14 Patriots! Hector Lujan (RHP was the c...6376Sat, 03 Feb 2018 05:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-weekly-for-jan-26-feb-1-asking-questions-r6373/6373Fri, 02 Feb 2018 13:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-central-of-historic-proportions-r6372/As Nick Nelson wrote recently, windows are currently open for the Minnesota Twins. Only the Cleveland Indians present a significant challenge within the division, and the three other teams are genuinely up a creek without a paddle. Kansas City is attempting to hang on despite no real farm, the Tig...6372Fri, 02 Feb 2018 02:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-the-twins-may-opt-for-short-term-sp-commitment-r6371/First of all, when you look at the upper tier of free agent starters beyond Darvish, there are an awful lot of question marks. Arrieta turns 32 in March and has steadily declined since his Cy Young season in 2015. Cobb has never thrown 180 innings in a campaign and had one of the league's worst sw...6371Fri, 02 Feb 2018 02:08:00 +0000