https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/883/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-off-season-r5249/1. Snow – In Minnesota… snow is a seasonal reality, but truth be told, the cold in Minnesota trumps the snow we get. For example… Buffalo, New York averages 93 inches annually while Buffalo, Minnesota averages 46 inches. I guess the point is… it could be worse. Now last week… none of that mattered...5249Thu, 15 Dec 2016 04:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-will-the-new-cba-affect-the-twins-r5248/The exact details of the renewed agreement – reached under the watch of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred (pictured above) – aren't public, but plenty of details have trickled out. From what we know, here are the biggest changes: Luxury Tax Threshold Increases What Changed? In 2017, the spending thres...5248Wed, 14 Dec 2016 03:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-the-twins-drafts-stack-up-r5247/5247Tue, 13 Dec 2016 12:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-288-beach-formal-r5246/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_288_Beach_Formal.mp3?dest-id=745905246Mon, 12 Dec 2016 04:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/winter-meetings-are-over-now-what-r5245/We now have a little under two weeks remaining until the holiday season gets underway. During the time period surrounding Christmas and New Year's, major league front offices go mostly silent. You'll see a few moves announced during this stretch, but for the most part there will be minimal action....5245Mon, 12 Dec 2016 02:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/go-quotbehind-the-voicequot-with-sean-aronson-r5243/With nearly 40 episodes since beginning earlier this year, the hour-long chats feature broadcasters from all four major professional sports and some NCAA Division I programs. Past guests have included Buck Martinez of the Toronto Blue Jays and Bob Davis of the Kansas Jayhawks, as well as local guy...5243Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/less-is-more-r5242/5242Fri, 09 Dec 2016 03:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/haley-trade-carries-shades-of-old-and-new-r5241/For Haley, Thursday morning was an unimaginable whirlwind. A former sixth-round draft pick of the Red Sox who had spent his entire career up to this point in Boston's system, Haley was the eighth player claimed in the Rule 5 when the Angels grabbed him. They then dealt the righty to the Padres, wh...5241Fri, 09 Dec 2016 01:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rule-5-results-twins-take-miguel-diaz-likely-to-trade-r5239/Miguel Diaz is a 6-1, 175 pound right-hander went 1-8 for Wisconsin in the Midwest League last year. He had 91 strikeouts in 94+ innings. He is 22 years old. Following the draft, the Twins announced that they had traded the right-hander to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Justin Haley and a Pl...5239Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/official-winter-meetings-thursday-thread-r5238/Before we get to the Rule 5 discussion, let’s start with the moves from Wednesday: The Nationals didn’t get Chris Sale, and they couldn’t reach an agreement with the Pirates on Andrew McCutchen. So, they turned their attention to the White Sox. Mid-afternoon, it was announced that the Nationals ha...5238Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/paul-molitor-at-the-winter-meetings-r5237/You can read the conversation in it's entirely here or watch it at the Minnesota Twins' Facebook page here. Molitor on adding more coaches: "It's been a good process. It's obviously important to me to try to assemble that the best way we can in terms of the right personality, the right knowled...5237Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/official-winter-meetings-wednesday-thread-r5236/While such a quiet Winter Meetings may have been frustrating under the Terry Ryan regime, it is completely understandable under Derek Falvey and Thad Levine. As Nick wrote last night, "The Twins moved quickly on Jason Castro, because doing so was necessary to lock up the coveted catcher, but now t...5236Wed, 07 Dec 2016 10:40:00 +0000