https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/825/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tunnels-and-the-hall-mauer-and-santana-r6282/As of this writing, 72 ballots have been made public (or roughly 17% of the total vote). The former Twins ace has yet to garner a single nod, and while I’d hope he gets at least a few, it’s all but certain he’ll fall below the necessary 5% to get a second go-round. While it’s fair for the argument...6282Fri, 22 Dec 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tampa-open-to-trades-r6285/Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reported that the Rays are “open to trading most of their higher-paid players.” Those players would include former All-Star Chris Archer, a starting pitcher, and closer Alex Colome. Both of these players are going to come at a high cost. There are other options i...6285Fri, 22 Dec 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/building-a-super-bullpen-r6284/What Makes A Super Bullpen? https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/943632267708157957 The Rockies have been aggressive with their bullpen plan this offseason. Bryan Shaw and Jake McGee have both already been added in free agency. Greg Holland served as the team’s closer in 2017 and he could still re...6284Thu, 21 Dec 2017 15:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-do-the-twins-see-in-tyler-kinley-r6281/When the deadline arrived for teams to protect players from the Rule 5 draft, Minnesota conspicuously added only three, leaving a number of vulnerable prospects exposed. Among them were several hard-throwing relievers in their mid-20s, including Nick Burdi and Luke Bard, both of whom ended up bein...6281Wed, 20 Dec 2017 04:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-prospect-spotlight-series-travis-blankenhorn-r6280/Ranking prospects is a difficult task and everyone has a bit of a different methodology. This series isn’t meant to be critical of any of the other lists out there, it’s all about presenting a positive case for the featured player. We started at the bottom of my list and worked up from there. Here...6280Tue, 19 Dec 2017 23:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/diving-into-the-offseason-an-eduardo-escobar-extension-r6279/While the priority should likely be working out long-term deals for the young core, like Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, Max Kepler and Jose Berrios, etc., it should not keep the Twins front office from also working toward - or at least having the conversation about - an extension for Ed...6279Tue, 19 Dec 2017 02:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/running-down-the-hall-of-fame-ballot-r6277/If you missed any of the series on Johan Santana’s Cooperstown Case, there were three parts to the series. The first post looked at the Kirby Puckett Clause and how it can be applied to Santana. The second article touched on the similarities in careers between Santana and the great Sandy Koufax. T...6277Tue, 19 Dec 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-gifts-for-the-holidays-r6278/Speaking of the Winter Meltdown, AME Sports, who provided the Migueal Sano-signed bat for our 2017 Winter Meltdown, has a variety of great signed memorabilia for Twins fans, including a signed Jack Morris 1991 World Series Replica Jersey. They also have locations in Rosedale and Southdale, if you...6278Tue, 19 Dec 2017 01:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-348-fernando-rodney-is-friday-night-pizza-r6276/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_348_Fernando_Rodney_Is_Friday_Night_Pizza.mp36276Mon, 18 Dec 2017 03:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/winter-meltdown-presale-is-right-now-thru-xmas-eve-r6274/Besides the pint glass and two free 612 Brew beers, we have a Twins player come join us. We're not letting the cat out of the bag yet who our special guests are this year until after the new year, but in the past they've included LaTroy Hawkins, Tim Laudner, Scott Erickson, Jacque Jones and Mike P...6274Mon, 18 Dec 2017 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-must-get-creative-to-lure-darvish-r6275/In the Offseason Handbook, we projected that Darvish would get a five-year contract worth $135 million. MLB Trade Rumors predicted six years, $160 million. So it seems there's agreement that $27 million annually sounds about right, and given the competitive market for his services, the right-hande...6275Sun, 17 Dec 2017 23:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-sending-relief-messages-r6272/Looking at what we know thus far, the Twins have been connected to relievers like Brandon Kintzler, Steve Cishek, Fernando Rodney and Matt Belisle. Of that foursome, only Rodney has landed with the Twins. In 2018, he’ll be 41 years old, and the lone leftover (Belisle) will be 38. Other names they’...6272Fri, 15 Dec 2017 03:30:00 +0000