https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/828/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/johan-santana%E2%80%99s-cooperstown-case-the-puckett-clause-r6239/The Puckett Clause Twins fans are well aware of the legend of Kirby Puckett. His career tragically ended too soon at the young age of 35 after 12 seasons. Puckett was a dominant player during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s as the Twins won two championships in a five year span. For 10 straight s...6239Tue, 28 Nov 2017 02:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/from-the-handbook-building-on-buxton-r6238/From afar, the narrative surrounding Buxton is that he jettisoned his leg kick and suddenly emerged as this elite hitter in the late throes of the season. The story sold was in the clickbait mold of BUXTON MADE THIS ONE SIMPLE CHANGE and, boom, he’s all fixed. While that is the most visually obvi...6238Mon, 27 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byung-ho-park-signs-with-kbo%E2%80%99s-nexen-heroes-r6237/Yonhap News reporter Jeejo Yoo was the first to report Park’s return to Korea. https://twitter.com/Jeeho_1/status/934976475744239617 Park struggled with the transition to major league baseball. In 62 big league games, he hit .191/.275/.412 with 12 home runs and nine doubles. His 80 to 21 strikeout...6237Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sho-time-could-the-twins-really-land-ohtani-r6236/Flexibility By all accounts, Ohtani is adamant about carrying on his legacy as a two-way player in the United States. Given his position of leverage in negotiations, he can make that a hard-line demand if he wishes, and plenty of teams will be ready to meet it. Sure, he'd be able to bat during sta...6236Mon, 27 Nov 2017 02:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/from-the-handbook-free-agent-relievers-r6235/The Twins bullpen was an area of concern heading into the 2017 season, and occasionally a costly weakness, but overall the unit acquitted itself nicely. There are a number of hurlers who did enough to make cases for jobs next year, including Taylor Rogers, Trevor Hildenberger, Tyler Duffey, Alan B...6235Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-345-protected-prospects-amp-extension-candidates-r6234/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_345_Protected_Prospects_and_Extension_Candidates.mp36234Sun, 26 Nov 2017 18:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-with-options-on-the-trade-front-r6233/First and foremost, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine sent a message that they intend to be active in the coming weeks and months. In leaving prospects like Jake Reed, Kohl Stewart and Lewin Diaz unprotected from the Rule 5 draft, they also kept four open spots on the 40-man roster. It stands to reason...6233Fri, 24 Nov 2017 01:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-things-twins-fan-can-be-thankful-for-r6232/1. Surprise 2017 Season Twins Territory has suffered through a lot of losing for the greater part of the last decade. Besides a surprising 2015 season, there were 92 losses or more from 2011-2016 including a franchise worst 103 losses in 2017. Minnesota qualified for the second AL Wild Card before...6232Thu, 23 Nov 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-40-man-additions-paul-molitor-amp-tyler-jay-r6230/* Monday marked the deadline for MLB teams to protect prospects from exposure to the Rule 5 draft by adding them to the 40-man roster. The Twins, somewhat surprisingly, added only three: RHP Zack Littell, LHP Stephen Gonsalves and LHP Lewis Thorpe. The first two names were essentially givens. Litt...6230Wed, 22 Nov 2017 02:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/from-the-handbook-twins-payroll-r6228/With a competitive team on the upswing, and a new management team in place, could this be the year that the Twins leverage the free agent market for their ultimate push to a championship level team? An analysis of the Twins’ committed payroll suggests... probably not. 1. We don’t know exactly how...6228Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thome-santana-get-first-shot-at-the-hall-r6225/Thome’s Resume Thome’s numbers speak for themselves. Only nine players have surpassed the 600 home run plateau and Thome is one of them. He also compiled 1,699 RBIs, 1,583 runs scored, a .402 OBP and 2,328 hits. According to Baseball Reference’s Offensive WAR, he has the 44th highest total in base...6225Tue, 21 Nov 2017 01:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-add-three-players-to-40-man-roster-r6224/Pitching was the theme of the Twins 40-man roster additions. Adding three pitchers to the roster continues the front office's theme of finding and retaining quality pitching. Stephen Gonsalves was the easiest choice of the group. The lanky left-hander from California has been the Twins Daily Minor...6224Mon, 20 Nov 2017 22:40:00 +0000