https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/886/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-johan-gardy-amp-free-agent-buzz-r5205/* Determined or deluded? Whatever you want to call it, Johan Santana refuses to give up in his mission to pitch in the major leagues once again. The lefty will turn 38 next March, and hasn't thrown an MLB pitch since 2012, but is reportedly heading to Venezuela to showcase himself in winter ball,...5205Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/flipping-toward-a-brighter-future-r5203/Probably the best example of a team successfully flipping a player from last season was the Oakland A's handling of Rich Hill. Despite not expecting to be competitive, the A's signed Hill to a one-year, $6 million deal over the winter. From the moment the signing was announced it was speculated th...5203Fri, 18 Nov 2016 01:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/seth39s-offseason-blueprint-r5202/We’ll start with the 40-man roster decisions (which will be made on Friday) and work through the arbitration decisions, free agency and a couple of trades. In the end, we’ll see what kind of payroll we’re looking at for 2017. 40-Man Roster Decisions Earlier this week, I wrote an article showing th...5202Thu, 17 Nov 2016 06:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/exploring-the-lower-tier-of-free-agent-catchers-r5200/It sounds as though the Twins are legitimately interested in acquiring an impact starter at the position. They are known to have interest in Jason Castro, and it would be no surprise if they at least reached out to the reps of Wilson Ramos and Matt Wieters. However, even if they're very serious ab...5200Wed, 16 Nov 2016 02:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-five-twins-bounce-back-candidates-r5197/Jose Berrios 2016 Stats: 3-7 W-L, 8.02 ERA, 1.87 WHIP, 49 SO, 35 BB, 58.1 IP Berrios dominated the upper levels of the minor leagues so it was hard to swallow the rough start to his MLB career. One of the biggest problems might have been that Berrios was tipping his pitches. Another issue was his...5197Tue, 15 Nov 2016 05:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-284-framed-r5196/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_284_Framed.mp35196Mon, 14 Nov 2016 03:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-much-can-the-twins-spend-on-a-catcher-r5195/It's not an easy question to tackle because we don't really know what sort of restraints Derek Falvey and the new front office are looking at. The Twins opened this year with a $105 million payroll, which is roughly the same as 2015. It's tough to gauge whether the figure might rise or fall next...5195Mon, 14 Nov 2016 02:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-to-make-of-coaching-staff-decisions-r5193/On Tuesday night, amidst the chaotic election frenzy, the Twins announced that they would be parting with hitting coach Tom Brunansky and first base coach Butch Davis, while the rest of Paul Molitor's instructive unit would remain intact. That means that Neil Allen will return as pitching coach. T...5193Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/i-am-second-base-r5192/There's no real 'analysis' to the below. I'm just going to post the Top 10 rankings among American League second basemen in 2016. What's remarkable to me is that 22-year-old Rougned Odor of the Texas Rangers knocked 33 home runs in 2016 and isn't among the Top 5 in other categories and he's not in...5192Fri, 11 Nov 2016 07:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tom39s-offseason-blueprint-holding-pattern-until-july-r5191/Now before I get into the moves, let's figure out what the goal should be. Even with the budget dropping, I'd still want to present a team that could have a conceivable chance at contending, at least if everything went right. The new front office is going to create some positive buzz, and you woul...5191Fri, 11 Nov 2016 06:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bite-sized-history-part-8-magic-r5190/Part 5 of a 12-part series that breaks Twins history into fun-sized chunks.You can find more here: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 The Pohlads hired 32-year-old Andy MacPhail in August of 1985 to be the vice-president of player personnel, eventually promoting him t...5190Thu, 10 Nov 2016 03:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-look-at-the-free-agent-catcher-market-r5189/Yesterday, Parker unveiled our new Free Agent Tracker feature. This interactive database gives you a dynamic real-time look at players that are out there. By drilling the list down to catchers, we can get a specific view of the market for backstops. Each of these player is covered in the Offseaso...5189Wed, 09 Nov 2016 03:00:00 +0000