https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/824/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-almanac-for-dec-31-jan-6-r6267/December 31 Happy 56th Birthday, Rick Aguilera It’s the birthday of longtime Twins closer Rick Aguilera, born in San Gabriel, CA in 1961. Aggie saved 254 games for the Twins between 1989 and ’99, second only to Joe Nathan‘s 260. He saved 42 regular season games for the 1991 World Series Champio...6267Sun, 31 Dec 2017 15:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-miguel-sano-al-franken-and-believing-in-heroes-r6300/Spend two months thinking about a bunch of minor leaguers who’ve made major sacrifices to chase their dreams and you can’t help but develop a bit of a soft spot. In other words, to quote Moneyball, “It’s hard not to be romantic about baseball.” Right when I was getting wrapped up in some of those...6300Sat, 30 Dec 2017 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2017-the-year-in-debuts-r6299/It will likely not surprise anyone to know that of the 14 players to debut, 11 of them were pitchers. The first four pitchers on the list below are no longer with the organization. Of the remaining players, it’s not difficult to see a potential role for each of them at some point in 2018 or beyond...6299Fri, 29 Dec 2017 04:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-re-do-on-dozier-for-minnesota-r6296/At the time of his deal, a four-year, $20 million pact, Dozier looked like a manageable extension for an up-and-coming second basemen. My initial thoughts were that both sides came out for the better, but that the Twins could find themselves getting bitten in the end by not buying into his free ag...6296Fri, 29 Dec 2017 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-top-20-minnesota-twins-assets-part-2-11-15-r6298/15. Taylor Rogers - LHP (27) Shutdown relievers are becoming increasingly coveted commodities in today's game, and Rogers is well on his way to firmly establishing such a rep. Outside of a brutal two-week stretch following the All-Star break, he was lights-out in 2017, following an impressive rook...6298Fri, 29 Dec 2017 02:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/photographer-accuses-miguel-sano-of-assault-r6297/On Twitter, Bissen detailed the assault charge. "I pulled back as he held onto my wrist. It hurt, how badly he was grasping at my wrist, but he wouldn't let go. I wasn't going to give up my fight though. He then leaned down and tried to kiss me, more than once. Every time he did, I said no and kep...6297Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-happens-if-the-twins-can39t-sign-yu-darvish-r6293/Every team in baseball has to do a little re-tooling each offseason, but as it stands right now, the Twins will have a number of big decisions to make at the end of 2018. Joe Mauer, Brian Dozier and Eduardo Escobar are all due to become free agents while Ervin Santana has a $14 million option. It...6293Wed, 27 Dec 2017 20:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-minnesota-twins-zach-duke-and-best-practices-r6292/When Duke transitioned into a reliever, he noticed that the majority of the bullpenners were chucking mid-90s heat. Duke never averaged a season over 90 miles per hour in his entire career. He needed something that would help him get hitters out, he needed deception. It was while with the Brewers...6292Wed, 27 Dec 2017 05:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-top-20-minnesota-twins-assets-part-1-16-20-r6291/20. Alex Kirilloff - OF (20) The pure hitting talent is unmistakable. It convinced the Twins to select Kirilloff with the 15th overall pick in the 2016 draft, and then to send him straight to advanced level rookie ball as an 18-year-old fresh out of high school. The Pittsburgh native answered the...6291Wed, 27 Dec 2017 03:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily39s-long-term-future-and-writers-r6289/We haven’t had the success we anticipated we could have in developing a large group of independent Twins writers. When we designed Twins Daily, we attempted to create an organic model for growth. Readers become commenters, and eventually they try writing, which they do on their blogs, and then we...6289Tue, 26 Dec 2017 13:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mike-napoli-the-missing-piece-r6288/The Napoli Connection Derek Falvey and Thad Levine both got to know Napoli during his time in Cleveland and Texas. There were rumors of the Twins being interested last off-season but he decided to return to Texas. During the 2017 campaign, he hit .193/.285/.428 with 29 home runs in 124 games. Whil...6288Tue, 26 Dec 2017 03:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-to-sign-zach-duke-maintaining-interest-in-mike-napoli-r6287/It wasn't too long ago Duke was a hot commodity on the free agent market. In November of 2014, Duke landed a three-year, $15 million deal to pitch for the White Sox. He was eventually traded to the Cardinals in mid-2016. From 2014-16 he was among the more consistently effective relievers in baseb...6287Tue, 26 Dec 2017 03:00:00 +0000