https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/860/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-gibson39s-arbitration-r6464/One could argue that if an organization was trying to stress test their arbitration process, Gibson’s case provided an ideal scenario. It wasn’t for much money and Gibson seems like a level-headed enough fellow that he wouldn’t take it personally. And he didn’t. “I didn’t hear anything or go throu...6464Tue, 06 Mar 2018 02:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/buxton-extending-into-the-future-r6470/As players like Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Jose Berrios, and some of the other developing youngsters push towards extensions, the Twins crossroads is an interesting one. It's at the end of 2018 that star second basemen Brian Dozier sees his four-year, $20 million extension run out. As John Bonnes...6470Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-358-daniel-adler-r6469/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_358_Daniel_Adler_Twins_Director_of_Baseball_Operations.mp3?dest-id=745906469Mon, 05 Mar 2018 14:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2018-position-analysis-catcher-r6468/Projected Starter: Jason Castro Likely Backup: Mitch Garver Depth: Bobby Wilson, Willians Astudillo, Brian Navarreto Prospects: David Banuelos, Ben Rortvedt THE GOOD By signing Jason Castro to a three-year deal within his first few weeks on the job, GM Thad Levine was laying groundwork for a susta...6468Mon, 05 Mar 2018 02:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-a-market-squeezed-r6463/That narrative is that luxury tax is having a huge effect and it is, but “not as much as everyone seems to be pointing too,” says Clark. “The resetting provision that most are now aware of has been in the CBA [Collective Bargaining Agreement] for last three CBAs now.” Clark is talking about some s...6463Mon, 05 Mar 2018 02:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/uncertainty-continues-to-follow-sano-r6467/Last week, Miguel Sano spent four hours being interviewed by investigators from Major League Baseball. This comes two months after Sano was accused of unwanted advances by photographer Betsy Bissen. The incident in question allegedly occurred after an autograph signing back in 2015. Sano has denie...6467Sun, 04 Mar 2018 20:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-almanac-for-march-4%E2%80%9310-r6466/March 4 Happy 82nd Birthday, Bob “Rocky” Johnson It’s the birthday of 1954 Edina-Morningside grad and 11-year major league middle infielder Bob “Rocky” Johnson, born in Omaha in 1936. Johnson’s father had grown up in the Twin Cities and the family returned to Minneapolis in December 1947. Johns...6466Sun, 04 Mar 2018 12:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agents-who-signed-for-less-than-the-qualifying-offer-they-rejected-r6465/The qualifying offer came into existence at the start of the 2012-13 offseason. Its purpose was to grant compensation, in the form of a draft pick, to MLB teams that lost a key player in free agency. Since its inception, 73 players have been extended a qualifying offer and only five have accepted...6465Sun, 04 Mar 2018 04:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-the-fifth-starter39s-road-is-long-r6462/It’s also an open question whether the fifth starter would be better served being the eighth guy in the bullpen or starting the season in Rochester. For that matter, given how often new Twins management utilized the waiver wire last year, it wouldn’t be inconceivable that they grab someone from an...6462Sat, 03 Mar 2018 20:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-you-need-an-ace-to-win-the-world-series-r6461/Jamie Cameron here. If you haven’t been reading John Olson’s Four-Six-Three Blog at Twins Daily, get on it. He’s been churning out some really great content. John is also a great Twitter follow (@Four_Six_Three). Recently he posted a thread which caught my attention, essentially attempting to answ...6461Sat, 03 Mar 2018 16:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-from-puzzle-to-picture-r6460/“We explained to [Morrison] that Joe Mauer is our first baseman.” The initial question when Morrison signed was where he would fit into the Twins lineup. Would he be sharing at-bats with another left-handed hitting first baseman? Maybe at times. But Morrison wasn’t going to be cutting into Mauer’s...6460Sat, 03 Mar 2018 01:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-weekly-for-feb-23-march-1-geeking-out-r6457/It’s Twins Geek week! Let’s lead things off with all the “Report From The Fort” articles via John from the past week: Spring Training Update: Waiting For The Big Story Report From The Fort: Logan Morrison Is Nice, But BULLPEN CARS Report From The Fort: Mound Visits Brian Dozier: I'll Be A Free Age...6457Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000