https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/905/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/president-candidates-narrowed-to-five-r5108/Rob Antony Current Position: Interim GM, Minnesota Twins Antony is the only internal candidate who will be granted a formal interview for the Twins' president of baseball operations role. His interview has already been conducted and he has served as the team's general manager since Terry Ryan was...5108Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rating-the-twins39-offense-in-a-league-without-the-twins-r5106/The Twins, despite their dreadful record, are almost exactly league average when it comes to offensive production. Collectively, Minnesota owns an OPS+ of 101, meaning they sport an OPS that is 1% better than average. They rank eighth in OPS (.745), ninth in home runs (186), third in doubles (272)...5106Thu, 22 Sep 2016 09:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/penciling-a-2017-bullpen-r5107/Like Nick, I’m only going to consider internal options for this exercise. In doing so, you will be able to think about which current members of the organization should (or shouldn’t, if you prefer) be in the bullpen in 2018. It can help determine how many free agent arms the team should consider b...5107Thu, 22 Sep 2016 04:17:00 +0000https://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 +0000