https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/876/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-2017-it-begins-r5390/Phil Hughes will make his second start of the spring. Hughes, who is returning from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, surrendered four hits and two runs in two innings of work against the Red Sox in his first outing. According to the Pioneer Press’s Mike Berardino, Hughes reached 90 on the radar,...5390Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/non-guaranteed-contracts-dollars-and-sense-r5389/Back in late November, the Twins had to make arbitration decisions on five players (after releasing Trevor Plouffe earlier). In January the Twins avoided arbitration with all five of those players; infielder Eduardo Escobar, LHP Hector Santiago, and RHPs Kyle Gibson, Brandon Kintzler and Ryan Pres...5389Thu, 02 Mar 2017 05:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/planning-a-mauer-platoon-r5387/Batting Order Options Mauer made his spring debut on Wednesday while batting in the second spot. Manager Paul Molitor is still trying to decide how the line-up will shakeout before the season begins. Byron Buxton or Brian Dozier will likely start the year in the lead-off spot and other players lik...5387Thu, 02 Mar 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/camp-sleepers-r5385/There are a number of NRIs who stand a good chance of making the team and shouldn't really be viewed as "sleepers" per se. For instance, I would say Chris Gimenez is the favorite to win the backup catcher job, and Craig Breslow probably has better than a 50/50 shot at making the bullpen, provided...5385Wed, 01 Mar 2017 04:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-position-battles-backup-catcher-r5384/There are three catchers vying for the backup catcher spot, so let’s consider the pros and cons of each. CHRIS GIMENEZ Let’s start with the most veteran of the group, Chris Gimenez. Thad Levine and Derek Falvey spoke a lot about wanting more veteran leadership on the roster. Gimenez is 34 and has...5384Tue, 28 Feb 2017 04:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cody39s-top-prospects-11-20-r5382/20. LaMonte Wade, OF Age: 23/ Highest Level: Low-A Wade showed an advanced approach at the plate this season by getting on base over 40% of the time. He has strong baseball skills and showed them throughout the 2016 campaign. He might not have the tools of some of the other higher ranked prospects...5382Tue, 28 Feb 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-298-medicinal-mailbag-r5378/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_298.mp35378Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-roster-projection-2017-version-20-r5372/So here is my second attempt at projecting the Twins Opening Day roster… I encourage you to read my thoughts, develop your own and then post your thoughts and projections in the comments below. THE HITTERS Catchers (2): Jason Castro, Mitch Garver Jason Castro will be the primary catcher. He will l...5372Tue, 21 Feb 2017 05:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-blunder-polanco39s-development-r5371/Throughout his professional career, Polanco has played over 3300 innings at shortstop. Unfortunately, he didn't play an inning at short to start the 2016 season. Before being called up in July to take over the Twins shortstop role, he started 64 games at second base and two games at third base. Tw...5371Tue, 21 Feb 2017 03:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-297-prospect-parade-r5368/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_297.mp3?dest-id=745905368Mon, 20 Feb 2017 04:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-position-player-headlines-r5362/Sano Starts At Third Minnesota's attempt to use Miguel Sano in the outfield was a disaster. His offensive numbers also took a dip after a tremendous rookie campaign. Sano will start this season as the team's Opening Day third baseman. As a prospect, there were questions about his defensive skills...5362Fri, 17 Feb 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reliever-arbitration-salaries-on-the-rise-r5364/We already know teams will delay calling up prospects in an effort to gain an extra year of team of control/delay a player's arbitration eligibility, but should they also make an effort to keep players affordable in their arbitration seasons? Are they already doing this? Counting stats still weigh...5364Fri, 17 Feb 2017 02:02:00 +0000