https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/856/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-rooker-getting-into-the-swing-of-spring-r6526/On Monday on the back fields of the Lee County Sports Complex, Brent Rooker played first base for the Chattanooga Lookouts work group against the AA work group of the Boston Red Sox. Long-time big leaguer Chris Heisey came down from big league camp and introduced himself to the Twins 2017 draft pi...6526Tue, 20 Mar 2018 04:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/let%E2%80%99s-go-crazy-off-the-wall-2018-predictions-r6524/2018 American League MVP: Byron Buxton As a 23-year old, Byron Buxton radically changed his swing while playing every day at the big league level. Say good-bye to his leg kick and say hello to a completely different player at the plate. In the second-half, he hit .300/.347/.546 with 11 home runs a...6524Tue, 20 Mar 2018 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nightly-wrap-polanco-fallout-amp-minor-league-notes-r6525/To add this podcast to your iPhone podcast app, do the following: 1. Open up this page in your iphone and copy this link: http://twinsdaily.libsyn.com/rss 2. Go into your iPhone podcast app and click on the "Library" tab at the bottom and then click on "Edit" in the upper right-hand corner: 3. Cl...6525Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-polanco-i39m-really-sorry-r6522/Jorge Polanco began his comments by making an apology. "I’m here to say that I’m really sorry to be in this situation. I wanted to apologize to the entire Twins organization, my fans, my family and my country the Dominican Republic." Polanco said that he learned about the failed drug test "a month...6522Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ehire-of-hope-can-adrianza-seize-a-prime-opportunity-r6521/On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins and their fans were stunned to learn that Jorge Polanco, fresh off a breakout finish in 2017, was being hit with an 80-game suspension after testing positive for the steroid stanozolol. Not only will he miss the first half of the season, but the shortstop will also b...6521Mon, 19 Mar 2018 04:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2018-position-analysis-center-field-r6520/Projected Starter: Byron Buxton Likely Backup: Max Kepler Depth: Eddie Rosario, Zack Granite, Jake Cave Prospects: Granite, LaMonte Wade, Royce Lewis THE GOOD On August 18th of last season, Buxton drove a high fly ball off the right-center field wall at Target Field and sprinted around the bases f...6520Mon, 19 Mar 2018 01:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/polanco-suspension-brings-opportunity-for-others-r6518/If St. Patrick's Day is about luck, the day following saw Minnesota have next to none. Ervin Santana reportedly cannot yet make a fist, let alone grip a baseball. That reality puts a May 1 return to the mound in serious jeopardy. The bigger bomb came in the early evening however, as starting short...6518Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-polanco-receives-80-game-suspension-for-ped-r6516/The Twins have issued a statement. "We were disappointed to learn of the suspension of Jorge Polanco for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. We fully support Major League Baseball’s policy and its efforts to eliminate performance enhancing substances fro...6516Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-360-2018-over-unders-part-1-r6514/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/2018_Over-Under_Pt_1.mp3?dest-id=745906514Sun, 18 Mar 2018 17:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-almanac-for-march-18%E2%80%9324-r6511/March 18, 1977 Twins Sign Zahn The Twins sign free agent pitcher Geoff Zahn. The lefty, who had won a total of six games during his first four years in the majors, recorded double-digit wins in each of his four seasons in Minnesota, going 53-53 from 1977 to 1980. Zahn earned a complete game 8-1...6511Sun, 18 Mar 2018 12:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sire-of-fort-myers-update-and-spring-highlights-r6512/In case you missed it, here’s my introductory post regarding the title of Sire of Fort Myers. Basically, the goal is to crown the player who had the most impressive spring. The caveat being that player has to either have never played in the major leagues or not be on the 40-man roster. This is not...6512Sun, 18 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-time-for-jose-berrios-to-take-control-r6510/Heading into his fourth start of the spring on Friday afternoon, Berrios had yet to allow a single walk in Grapefruit League action. He broke that streak against Tampa Bay, issuing a pair of free passes in the second inning of a game where his final line failed to reflect his performance. Berrios...6510Sat, 17 Mar 2018 17:39:00 +0000