https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/892/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/penciling-a-2017-starting-rotation-r5105/Obviously, the new top decision-maker will want to pursue every avenue for improving Minnesota's historically bad starting corps. But that won't involve rebuilding from the ground up. There are usable assets on hand and the Twins will certainly give some of them an opportunity to rebound. The ques...5105Wed, 21 Sep 2016 01:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-tigers-920-710pm-ct-r5104/1. 1966 – Mom baked me a cake and brought it to my high chair and then the power went out. She grabbed a candle and put it down to find something to light it. Then the power came back on and everyone started laughing because she put the candle down right in the middle of the cake by accident. Ever...5104Tue, 20 Sep 2016 11:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dozier39s-case-for-american-league-mvp-r5103/By The Numbers Dozier's 39 home runs as a second baseman (two have come as DH) have him tied for the all-time AL record by a second baseman. He is only three home runs behind Davey Johnson and Rogers Hornsby for the MLB record. Baseball Reference ranks Dozier as the fifth best player in the AL thi...5103Tue, 20 Sep 2016 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/early-returns-polanco39s-play-at-shortstop-r5101/And there was good reason for it. In 2015, between Chattanooga and Rochester, he had 28 errors in 102 games at shortstop. In AAA, he had a .908 fielding percentage at shortstop in just 19 games. In 83 games in AA, his fielding percentage at shortstop was just .942. As noteworthy, I had people who...5101Mon, 19 Sep 2016 05:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-277-front-office-bosses-r5100/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_277_Front_Office_Bosses.mp35100Sun, 18 Sep 2016 15:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jose-berrios-is-tipping-his-pitches-r5099/How is it that one pitcher’s change-up can go from a major weapon in the minors to such a crushable pitch overnight? In September 2015 MLB.com’s Bernie Pleskoff, a former scout for the Astros and Mariners, called Berrios’ change-up his best pitch. “I believe his change-up is his best overall pitc...5099Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-mets-916-610pm-ct-r5098/1. Hair Stylist – I can’t cut my own hair… correction… yes, I can cut my own hair but not with that evenness that people strive for. When the time comes... I sit down in the chair and wait for the question that they ask me every time, “How do you want it cut?" I don’t know because I don’t know the...5098Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-recent-history-of-100-loss-teams-r5097/But unlike in the movies, watching a baseball team seemingly trapped in quicksand doesn't last a few scenes. It can often stretch over several years. Of course, there is a chance the Twins avoid 100 losses. As of Thursday evening the team has 92 losses with 15 games remaining. And 100 is sort of a...5097Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/out-of-control-r5096/The Twins are on their way to allowing the most runs of any American League team, for the second time in three years. They've been in the bottom three every season since 2011, with the exception of last year when they were ninth. So, things have taken a turn. The franchise appeared to be emerging...5096Fri, 16 Sep 2016 02:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-the-buxton-era-beginning-r5094/Being able to adjust to pitching at baseball's highest level can be one of the toughest challenges. When the Twins drafted Buxton, a concern surrounding him was the fact that he played his entire amateur career in rural Georgia. Even with this background, he showed few hitting concerns as he moved...5094Thu, 15 Sep 2016 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/updates-on-the-front-office-search-r5093/Last week, national MLB reporter Jon Morosi named Alex Anthopoulos as a "confirmed candidate" for Minnesota's new baseball ops chief position. A few days later, Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press followed up with a report that Anthopoulos had taken his name out of the hat. While it's disappointin...5093Wed, 14 Sep 2016 02:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/18-reasons-to-watch-the-final-18-twins-games-r5091/After reading my 18, discuss what else will keep you watching... if you're still watching. Number 1 - Brian Dozier On Monday in Detroit, the Twins second baseman joined an elite club. He joined Harmon Killebrew as the only members of the 40 Home Run Club in Twins history. He has had a very interes...5091Tue, 13 Sep 2016 05:35:00 +0000