https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/899/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-285-the-breakfast-club-r5210/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_285_The_Breakfast_Club.mp3?dest-id=745905210Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/life-after-plouffe-r5209/After speaking about "very difficult decisions" on Thursday, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine made their first one on Friday, announcing the release of Trevor Plouffe after a dozen years in the organization. Plouffe was a first-round draft pick out of high school back in 2004, and successfully turned...5209Mon, 21 Nov 2016 01:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-add-six-players-to-40-man-roster-r5207/Fernando Romero has the most electric stuff of any pitcher in the Twins system. He returned in May after missing about two years of playing time due to Tommy John surgery and a knee surgery. He works with an upper-90s fastball and a three-to-four-pitch mix (depending on the day). No surprise that...5207Fri, 18 Nov 2016 21:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-twins-place-trevor-plouffe-on-outright-waivers-r5206/Plouffe steadily worked his way up the Minnesota Twins farm system as a shortstop. He reached the big leagues in May of 2010. Shortstop wasn't for him. He struggled with the throws that season. He also outgrew the position. When given an opportunity as the team's third baseman, he took off with a...5206Fri, 18 Nov 2016 19:35:00 +0000https://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 +0000