https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/877/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-inside-story-of-twins-daily-r5357/That resulted in the Trade Deadline Primer, which had a foreword written by Phil Mackey. It sold only 87 copies, but that was about $800 more than we had ever made before. Plus, it was so much fun to write that we followed it up with the Offseason Handbook, which sold even better. That project con...5357Wed, 15 Feb 2017 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/td-top-prospects-9-travis-blankenhorn-r5353/Age: 20 (DOB: 8/3/96) 2016 Stats (RK/Low-A): .293/.348/.502 (.850), 12 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs ETA: 2020 2016 Ranking: NR National Top 100 Rankings BA: NR | MLB: NR | ESPN: NR | BP: NR What's To Like Blankenhorn has been at least a year and a half younger than the competition at ever...5353Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-are-always-interesting-r5355/This is exactly how I feel about Minnesota Twins baseball. That feeling is never stronger for a team than when pitchers and catchers report. The latter took place on February 13th for the Twin Cities nine. While those who make up the pitchers and catchers are particularly exciting, unless you're a...5355Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/td-top-prospects-10-lewin-diaz-r5352/Age: 20 (DOB: 11/19/96) 2015 Stats (Rk): 46 G, .310/.353/.575, 9 HR, 37 RBI ETA: 2019 2016 Ranking: 18 National Top 100 Rankings BA: NR | MLB: NR | ESPN: NR | BP: NR What’s To Like With the exception of Daniel Palka (our 14th-highest rated prospect in the system), Diaz represents the only source...5352Mon, 13 Feb 2017 05:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/camp-opens-twins-news-rundown-r5351/* Byung Ho Park passed through waivers so he will be among the non-roster invites in camp. Ostensibly he'll be competing with Kennys Vargas and others for the DH job, but it would seem that Park will have a tough hill to climb. When we were recording a podcast shortly after the new front office le...5351Mon, 13 Feb 2017 04:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-pitcher-and-catcher-headlines-r5350/Can Castro Make An Immediate Impact? Minnesota's biggest off-season move was signing catcher Jason Castro after parting ways with Kurt Suzuki. Castro comes to the Twins with a reputation for being a strong defensive catcher. Minnesota's pitching was lackluster in 2016 and the new front office hope...5350Mon, 13 Feb 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-296-bullpen-breakdown-r5349/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_296.mp3?dest-id=745905349Sat, 11 Feb 2017 21:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-to-make-of-kennys-vargas-r5348/Byungho Park is still around, but having been removed from the 40-man roster, his path to playing time is obstructed. Potential free agent targets Jose Bautista (back with Toronto), Mike Napoli (back with Texas) and Chris Carter (signed with the Yankees) are off the market, leaving the likes of Pe...5348Fri, 10 Feb 2017 02:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-top-prospect-countdown-20-16-r5345/20. Justin Haley, RHP Age: 25 2016 Stats (AA/AAA): 146.2 IP, 3.01 ERA, 126/45 K/BB, 1.12 WHIP ETA: 2017 Photo courtesy Louriann Mardo-Zayat With the top pick in December's Rule 5 draft, the Twins selected Miguel Diaz, a hard-throwing righty from the Brewers system, but traded him for the play...5345Thu, 09 Feb 2017 05:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-and-former-twins-in-the-world-baseball-classic-r5343/The WBC is coming next month. It is the reason the spring training is starting earlier across baseball. But let's take a look at the teams that have current or former members of the Twins organization. AUSTRALIA Let's start Down Under where there are 14 players with Twins ties. Current Twins minor...5343Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/defensive-reactions-r5342/It started with Jason Castro, who netted a $25 million contract as a free agent despite a sub-.700 career OPS. The former Astro generated significant demand due largely to his receiving and framing capabilities. His upgrade behind the plate over Kurt Suzuki – whose $1.5 million deal with the last-...5342Wed, 08 Feb 2017 04:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-claim-ehire-adrianza-dfa-pat-light-r5338/Ehire Adrianza has spent parts of each of the past four seasons with San Francisco Giants. He was DFAd by the Giants late last month when the Giants signed Nick Hundley. The Brewers claimed him but then put him back on the DFA roller coaster. The Twins claimed him. He hasn't hit much in the big le...5338Mon, 06 Feb 2017 22:25:00 +0000