https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/831/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/handbook-preview-trade-jorge-or-nay-r6189/If you even visit this site occasionally, you're going to love the Offseason Handbook. It lays out the whole offseason as if you were the Twins General Manager: the free agents, the trade options, the payroll limitations, and a complete organizational depth chart featuring all your minor league pl...6189Tue, 31 Oct 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-can-the-twins-add-to-their-defensive-strength-r6185/In 2016, the Twins ranked 29th out of 30 MLB teams in Defensive Efficiency Rating. In 2017 they rocketed up to 12th. That's a remarkable jump. Sure, the pitching staff played a role in shaving off 11% of the runs allowed from 2016, but not a very big role. As mentioned above, the K, BB, and HR ra...6185Mon, 30 Oct 2017 01:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-341-on-pitching-coaches-amp-perkins-r6183/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_341.mp36183Sun, 29 Oct 2017 23:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/handbook-preview-rebuilding-buxton39s-swing-r6184/1. Nick Nelson's essay on a prime trade target on the Twins and 2. The Twins Daily Offseason Handbook as soon as the offseason starts, when the last out of the World Series is recorded. If you even visit this site occasionally, you're going to love the Offseason Handbook. It lays out the whole of...6184Sun, 29 Oct 2017 23:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/supplementing-the-twins-a-rotation-trio-r6181/In looking at the final three pitching names, a certain level of brevity will be used. Given that both Lynn and Chatwood seem to be a bit better fit on the surface, the following trio would be nice complementary pieces to one of the top two options. Without any further explanation though, let’s ge...6181Fri, 27 Oct 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/expectations-for-new-pitching-coach-garvin-alston-r6182/Background Alston’s big league pitching career was limited to six innings with the 1996 Colorado Rockies. From 1992 through 2003 he played professional and independent baseball. For the last 13 years he has coached professionally. Within a couple years of retiring, he had joined the Athletics orga...6182Fri, 27 Oct 2017 01:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/buxton-and-dozier-gold-glove-finalists-r6180/At second base, Dozier’s inclusion seems a bit odd on the surface, but it highlights a bit of what the Gold Glove has turned into. Despite defensive metrics not being the only criteria worth noting, they should hold substantial value for what is certainly a defensive award. Looking at the metrics...6180Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mauer-snubbed-in-gold-glove-voting-r6179/Yes, you read that correctly. Mauer not only didn't win the award, he wasn't even named a finalist. Among the trio up for the award, you have the Red Sox Mitch Moreland, Indians Carlos Santana, and Royals Eric Hosmer. As I have been suggesting all year on Twitter, Mauer should've been considered a...6179Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/diving-into-the-offseason-rosario-and-kepler-extensions-r6178/Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario are being lumped together today since they are both left-handed hitting outfielders. They both will be arbitration-eligible for the first time after the 2018 season. While they have different styles on the field, they have put up similar numbers. Rosario has 50 home ru...6178Thu, 26 Oct 2017 01:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/this-week-in-baseball-history-episode-21-the-twins-become-the-worst-world-champions-r6177/After that, we discuss what the club's success meant to the state of Minnesota and whether the '87 Twins really were, as they're often described, the "worst" World Series winners of all time. You can download or listen to the episode here. You can also find it, and our entire back catalog, on Appl...6177Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-hunt-for-an-ace-starter-r6175/Minnesota has one starting pitcher who can credibly be placed in the same category as the four mentioned above, and in many ways it feels like a stretch to do so. Sure, Ervin Santana had some core numbers in 2017 that were on par with the league's top tier – namely, a 3.28 ERA and 1.13 WHIP to go...6175Wed, 25 Oct 2017 01:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kare-1139s-cory-hepola-discusses-the-astros-r6174/Perham (MN) native Cory Hepola has worked in several markets around the country. One of his first jobs was as a sports anchor at WROC-TV in Rochester, New York. It was back in the days when Trevor Plouffe and Danny Valencia played for the Red Wings. Recently, Cory was kind enough to spend some tim...6174Tue, 24 Oct 2017 04:34:00 +0000