https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/869/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-white-sox-414710pm-ct-r5504/1. Good Friday – My wife is a faithful practicing Catholic… I’m Lutheran so you can say that I’m a little more relaxed. She reminded me last night that it was Good Friday… so I got up at 3AM this morning to beat the crowd and buy me a new TV. My wife explained that I confused it with Black Friday...5504Fri, 14 Apr 2017 12:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-have-luxury-of-home-heavy-schedule-through-may-r5502/Friday night, the Twins start a 10-game homestand, which is tied for their longest of the season. In fact, 16 of the team's next 22 games will be played at Target Field and 28 of the next 43. Since Target Field opened in 2010, the Twins have a .461 winning percentage at home versus a .425 mark on...5502Fri, 14 Apr 2017 08:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/only-one-call-away-r5500/In many cases, we will lump together some positions where it makes sense. I’d certainly welcome your feedback on each. Of course, circumstances in the big leagues and in the minor leagues can alter any of this thinking from day to day. PITCHING The Twins are already at 13 pitchers, and as Nick not...5500Thu, 13 Apr 2017 05:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-will-be-pitching-staff39s-odd-man-out-r5498/Operating with just three position backups, all of whom are more or less defensive specialists, has limited Molitor's ability to tweak and plug into the lineup. When he wanted to give DH Robbie Grossman a day off Saturday, the uninspiring replacement was utility infielder Eduardo Escobar. On Tuesd...5498Wed, 12 Apr 2017 03:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-tigers-411-1210pm-ct-r5496/1. Detroit – In the investment world there is an old saying… “The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.” So… buy Detroit!!! Do it now before it gets all revitalized and stuff. The automobile industry isn’t what it once was and is for the most part out of Detroit now leaving behind pove...5496Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-much-can-minnesota39s-defense-improve-r5493/Outfield Byron Buxton, Max Kepler, and Eddie Rosario have all played center field at some point during their professional careers. Buxton's five-star ability was on full display during the season's first week. According to MLB.com, Buxton made the first five- star catch of the 2017 season with his...5493Tue, 11 Apr 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-takeaways-from-a-fun-first-week-r5491/It's important not to blow small-sample trends and observations out of proportion at this time of year, even if there's a natural inclination to do so. Still, these five storylines loom large with two series victories in the books. 1. The outfield defense is an enormous difference-maker. "Nothing...5491Mon, 10 Apr 2017 01:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-304-reunited-and-it-feels-so-good-r5490/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_304.mp3?dest-id=745905490Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-white-sox-47710pm-ct-r5486/1. Chicago – The Windy City is a weird place. Just cruise by the art and it doesn’t take long to come to that conclusion. Chicagoans are basically down to earth people but when they make a concentrated effort to be snobby… they choose to be snobby about… of all things… Hot Dogs. They like their sa...5486Fri, 07 Apr 2017 13:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-walk-their-way-to-3-0-r5485/Twins hitters tallied 23 walks in the opening series against the Royals, while the pitching staff issued just nine free passes. To put that into perspective, last season the Twins didn't draw their 23rd walk until the eighth game of the season. Not surprisingly, all those walks did in the Royals,...5485Fri, 07 Apr 2017 01:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-quick-look-around-r5483/Before I look ahead two years, though, I looked back at the Opening Day lineup from 2015, you know, the year the Twins won 83 and narrowly missed the playoffs. Beyond the top three (Danny Santana, SS; Joe Mauer, 1B and Brian Dozier, 2B), none of the other six remain with the Twins. (Kennys Vargas...5483Thu, 06 Apr 2017 23:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/paul-molitor39s-opening-day-redemption-r5479/Many eyebrows were raised last summer when Minnesota's GM vacancy opened up along with an immediate, non-negotiable stipulation that Molitor would stay on. His team was on its way to an historically awful finish, and given his complete lack of managerial experience prior to 2015, the sophomore ski...5479Wed, 05 Apr 2017 01:29:00 +0000