https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/851/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-close-to-acquiring-lhp-jaime-garcia-r5869/The 31-year-old Garcia debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008. He stayed in that organization through the 2016 season when he was traded. Last offseason, he was traded to Atlanta in exchange for three minor leaguers. In 17 starts and 106 innings, Garcia is 3-7 with a 4.33 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP...5869Thu, 20 Jul 2017 23:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/deadline-primer-the-national-league-west-r5868/Over the coming week we’ll take a look which teams are buyers and sellers and who the Twins could look to acquire. We’ll start with the teams in the National League West division. STANDINGS Los Angeles Dodgers - 66-29 Colorado Rockies - 56-41 (11 games back) Arizona Diamondbacks - 54-40 (11.5 game...5868Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-twins-territory-divided-r5866/Sunday’s @TwinsDaily survey results surprised me. That night, after posting the latest Gleeman and the Geek podcast titled Buyers or Sellers, I posted a @TwinsDaily survey asking followers if the Twins should buy (trade prospects for players), sell (trade players for prospects) or stand pat. If yo...5866Thu, 20 Jul 2017 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-yankees-1-berrios-sano-lift-twins-to-series-victory-r5865/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) The bats finally broke out and had a big inning, tallying six runs in the second frame. What's even more impressive is all six runs were scored with two outs. Zack Granite delivered a two-run single, Eduardo Escobar followed with an RBI base knock and Sano capped t...5865Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bartolo-colon-considering-retirement-r5864/"Bartolo Colón told me that he has been considering retirement and that his next start against the Dodgers could be a determining factor in making a decision," reported Marty Rivera from ESPN. In his most recent outing the 44-year-old Colon lasted four innings while surrendering four runs on eight...5864Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/deadline-primer-strategies-for-upgrading-the-bullpen-r5863/It's accurate to say the bullpen has been a considerable weakness for the Twins overall, and yet, per Win Probability Added, they have two of the league's four most valuable firemen. Kintzler ranks third in the AL in WPA, trailing only Andrew Miller and Craig Kimbrel. Rogers is right him behind in...5863Wed, 19 Jul 2017 04:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/yankees-6-twins-3-bartolopalooza-ends-in-defeat-r5862/5862Wed, 19 Jul 2017 03:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-look-back-the-2005-american-league-cy-young-r5859/With Colon joining the Twins and making a start tonight, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at that 2005 American League Cy Young vote through the lens of what we now know. Was Johan still robbed? Of course he was robbed, we’re Twins fans. He absolutely deserved to win it. Santana won t...5859Tue, 18 Jul 2017 05:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-yankees-2-pitching-defense-timely-hitting-lead-to-victory-r5858/5858Tue, 18 Jul 2017 04:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/appreciating-max-kepler-r5856/Only two short seasons ago, Kepler exploded at Double-A on his way to winning Southern League MVP honors. He hit .322/.416/.531 with 56 extra-base hits across 431 at-bats. These numbers were an improvement from his career totals in the minor leagues (.281/.363/.446) and many prospect followers bel...5856Tue, 18 Jul 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-yankees-717710pm-ct-r5855/1. New York Mills – With a population of 1,225 people, New York Mills is pretty close to the middle of Twins Territory, located about 78 miles east of Fargo and 1,255 Miles from Plattsburgh, NY. The town got its name because the area sawmills were owned by a New York Compan - those Yankees decided...5855Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/deadline-primer-the-state-of-the-central-r5854/Complacency in Cleveland After a somewhat slow start, it seemed as though the Indians – prohibitive preseason favorites in the AL Central – were turning the corner in mid-June when they came to Target Field and swept a four-game series from the upstart Twins, ending a five-week run for Minnesota i...5854Mon, 17 Jul 2017 03:46:00 +0000