https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/906/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/previewing-the-september-races-r5089/So as we watch this final month unfold, what should we expect? For some, their “expectations” change to draft position. Of course, fans are paying attention to that. The Twins are currently two games ahead of the Braves in the race for the first pick in the draft. But what about the other teams? Y...5089Tue, 13 Sep 2016 03:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-tigers-912-610pm-ct-r5088/1. The Sun – Sitting in the center of our Solar System, we’d be in a lot of trouble, if the sun were to go away. It would take 8 minutes for us to realize it because that is how long it takes for sunlight to reach the earth. The first clue would be total darkness… the 2nd clue would be the power c...5088Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-276-trading-dozier-amp-offseason-questions-r5087/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_276_Offseason_Questions_v2.mp35087Mon, 12 Sep 2016 03:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-are-molitor39s-infields-telling-us-r5086/Last week, owner Jim Pohlad double down on his vote of confidence, reiterating that the plan is for Molitor to return next season. It's the final leg of a three-year contract, so the skipper undoubtedly knows the stakes he'll be facing if he wants to keep doing this. These final weeks of the curre...5086Mon, 12 Sep 2016 03:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-brought-hope-back-after-911-r857/It seemed that all of America came to a standstill as the events unfolded in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania. The professional sports world took a time-out as people realized that there were more important things in life than the sports that can consume people's lives. MLB stopped all...857Sun, 11 Sep 2016 13:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/saturday-twins-pre-game-blog-r5083/James Beresford was on the field about five hours prior to the start of tonight's game, taking ground balls at third base. He was wearing his green Mr. 1000 shirt that his teammates in Rochester gave him. He had found out that he was going to make his Major League debut. He will be hitting eighth...5083Sat, 10 Sep 2016 20:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brian-dozier39s-incredible-turnaround-r5092/A few weeks ago I stumbled across a post at Fangraphs.com that tried to explain why Brian Dozier was suddenly hitting every pitch 600 feet. It is something that Fangraphs does all the time. If there is a change in a player’s performance guys like Eno Sarris, Jeff Sullivan and August Fagerstrom do...5092Fri, 09 Sep 2016 16:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-indians-99-710pm-ct-r5082/1. Vikings -- The Vikings are Norse seafarers who traveled far and wide from their Scandinavian homelands as they pillaged their way across Europe during the Middle Ages. They come from the land of ice and snow… from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow… led by Hagar the Horrible and his fi...5082Fri, 09 Sep 2016 12:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/unanswered-questions-r5080/Here are eight items that the team would have liked to figure out this year amidst the disappointing results: Can Miguel Sano play defense? Well, we know he can't play right field, unsurprisingly. But we don't really know more about his ability to play third base then we did coming into the season...5080Fri, 09 Sep 2016 04:30:00 +0000