https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/862/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-nightly-wrap-22618-r6445/Download it here.6445Tue, 27 Feb 2018 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-mound-visits-r6444/“[Catcher Mitch] Garver took a foul tip off the mask and I asked [the umpire] ‘If I go up and see how he’s doing, if that would count as a mound visit,’” said Hughes. “And he said ‘As of right now, yes.’ Which I thought was surprising, because when a guy takes a ball off a mask, we’re just checkin...6444Tue, 27 Feb 2018 02:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-logan-morrison-is-nice-but-bullpen-cars-r6442/In fact, messy is the best way to describe MLB and the length of their games. The games are longer because they’re messy. The solutions are messy. The positions of both the league and the MLBPA are messy. And the agreement that was reached for this year’s games is messy, too. Even the use of the w...6442Mon, 26 Feb 2018 05:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-rushing-pitchers-and-taking-lumps-r6441/Jose Berrios arrived in the majors in 2016 at age 22. He went on to post an 8.02 ERA in 14 starts as a Twin. Must have been rushed. Byron Buxton reached the big leagues a year earlier in 2015, at age 21. He posted a brutal .576 OPS in 46 games with Minnesota. Had to be rushed. And last season, as...6441Mon, 26 Feb 2018 01:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-nightly-wrap-225-r6440/Listen here.6440Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-logan-morrison-r6439/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_357_Logan_Morrison.mp3?dest-id=745906439Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/examining-logan-morrison%E2%80%99s-breakout-2017-season-r6438/According to the Pioneer Press, Jake Odorizzi was trying to recruit Logan Morrison and Alex Cobb to the Twins. The story also said, “according to a person with direct knowledge, the Twins are showing interest in Morrison, a 30-year old first baseman coming off a 38-homer breakout season with the R...6438Sun, 25 Feb 2018 18:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-to-sign-dh-logan-morrison-r6437/Darren Wolfson hinted at strong interest from both sides on Saturday night, as well as last week on his Scoops podcast. Morrison is a left-handed hitting first baseman and designated hitter. He played some outfield earlier in his career. He is a big man who was always touted for his power potentia...6437Sun, 25 Feb 2018 18:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/does-the-logan-morrison-signing-make-sense-for-the-twins-r6436/Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press was first to report the Twins had interest in Morrison, and that new acquisition Jake Odorizzi has put in a good word on the team’s behalf. ***UPDATE*** https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/967834834788732928 The DH spot is the only real apparent opportunity for...6436Sun, 25 Feb 2018 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-almanac-for-february-25%E2%80%93march-3-r6432/February 25 Happy 57th Birthday, Dana Kiecker It’s the birthday of 1979 Fairfax High School and 1983 St. Cloud State graduate Dana Kiecker, born in Sleepy Eye in 1961. Kiecker was chosen by the Red Sox in the eighth round of the 1983 Draft. He made his major league debut on April 12, 1990 at ag...6432Sun, 25 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spring-training-update-waiting-for-the-big-story-r6435/It’s that last criteria that is the only question. In theory, moving Eduardo Escobar to full time duty at third base opens up a utility infielder spot that Aybar could fill and it sounds like that’s his focus. “I’ll be here for everything. Play second, third, short, outfield, whatever,” said Aybar...6435Sun, 25 Feb 2018 04:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/arms-race-will-the-twins-front-office-regret-losing-high-impact-arms-r6434/The Falvey and Levine regime, let’s call them The Falvgime, deserves credit for the rapidity of their organizational overhaul. After a year of assessment and modest additions in 2017, they have added exciting, progressive coaching voices such as James Rowson and Garvin Alston. They have beefed up...6434Sun, 25 Feb 2018 02:30:00 +0000