https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/864/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-garcia-trade-braves-balk-at-twins%E2%80%99-prospect%E2%80%99s-health-r5876/According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, the trade stalled “due to Braves’ medical concern on Twins’ prospect.” The trade was first made public on Thursday, when Rosenthal tweeted that the Twins and Braves were “close” on a Garcia trade. This report was confirmed by several members of the l...5876Sat, 22 Jul 2017 17:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tigers-6-twins-3-bad-santana-r5875/5875Sat, 22 Jul 2017 04:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-721-wade-hr-extends-chattanooga39s-hot-streak-r5874/Find out everything that happened in the Twins minor league system on Friday. Glen Perkins had a big announcement to share on Twitter: https://twitter.com/glenperkins/status/888566576152289280 Twins radio man Cory Provus elaborated during the big club's broadcast that Perkins would be pitching in...5874Sat, 22 Jul 2017 03:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-tigers-721-710pm-ct-r5873/1. Detroit Lakes – In the French language… Detroit means strait. In the English language… a strait is defined as a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. Yet another example of the French moving about our country and naming cities something nonsensical as a practical joke. D...5873Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-now-a-destination-for-pitching-r5872/This summer, Minnesota finds themselves in the thick of a hotly contested race for the AL Central title. Thank in part to overachievement on their end, and underwhelming results from the Cleveland Indians, Paul Molitor’s club remains on the heels of the division leader. Down the stretch it will be...5872Fri, 21 Jul 2017 05:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-bump-in-the-road-for-the-saints-r5871/Sioux Falls Canaries (July 10th-13th) Starting the latest home stand was a four-game series versus the Sioux Falls Canaries. Normally when the term “sweep” is used in my stories it is referring to the Saints, but not this time. For the first time in CHS Field history the Saints were swept at home,...5871Fri, 21 Jul 2017 05:59:00 +0000https://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 +0000