https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/920/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-banking-on-murphy39s-growth-r4528/The power flashes haven’t been all that frequent for Murphy, who has four homers and a .374 slugging percentage in 284 career plate appearances, but the Twins are counting on his continued growth in that department as well as others. “I don’t think he’s reached his peak,” said assistant general m...4528Wed, 23 Mar 2016 03:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-twitter-origins-r4526/4526Tue, 22 Mar 2016 23:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tuesday-camp-notes-splitsville-r4527/* With Quentin having a June 1st opt-out built into his minor-league deal, there has been some speculation that the Twins might send him to Rochester as depth in case somebody gets hurt or Arcia fizzles early on. But assistant GM Rob Antony says that the veteran outfielder, who sat out the 2015 se...4527Tue, 22 Mar 2016 20:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/player-projections-1b-joe-mauer-r4525/In 2015, the Minnesota Twins first basemen were 14th in MLB in batting average (.265), 14th in on-base percentage (.334), 28th in slugging percentage (.392) and 25th in OPS (.726). While Joe Mauer played a career-high 158 games, it was the least productive offensive season of his career. On August...4525Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/major-minnesotans-hy-vandenberg-r4524/Hy Vandenberg was born in Abilene, Kansas. When Vandenberg was 4 years old his father died from tuberculosis and his mother moved the surviving members of the family to Minneapolis. Vandenberg began playing professional baseball with the Minneapolis Millers right out of high school, though he does...4524Tue, 22 Mar 2016 02:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dozier-tries-to-find-a-balance-r4523/After going 1-for-3 as the No. 3 hitter on Monday, Dozier is batting .364 this spring with six extra-base hits. A year ago he hit .367/.436/.694 in exhibition play. That paved the way for a phenomenal first half of the 2015 season. His 871 OPS and 16 homers through the first three months led to hi...4523Tue, 22 Mar 2016 02:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/beating-vegas-the-los-angeles-angels-r4522/Vegas’ Line: 81.5 wins What The Line Is Saying "Your window is closing, and even maanger Mike Scioscia can't keep patching a winning team together from this bunch." They’ll Beat Vegas If… Mike Scioscia patches a winning team together from this bunch. It would help if Jared Weaver bounced back to a...4522Tue, 22 Mar 2016 02:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/plouffe39s-failure-leads-to-transformation-r4520/Baseball America wrote this scouting report about Plouffe as he entered the draft. "He has a wiry frame, soft hands and fluid middle-infield actions in the mold of Robin Yount." They went on to say, "His range and arm strength are a notch below Matt Bush, the nation's top prep shortstop, but Plouf...4520Tue, 22 Mar 2016 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/monday-camp-notes-roster-battle-royale-r4521/* Quentin and Sweeney are facing an uphill battle given that they are non-roster invites going against homegrown players who are out of options, but both have been productive enough this spring to spark some intrigue. Today, however, was not a banner day for either. The only hit between the two wa...4521Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/player-projections-the-catchers-r4519/In 2015, the Minnesota Twins had one of the worst, if not the worst, performing catchers in baseball. Offensively, the Twins catchers combined to hit just .224 (24th best in baseball) and a .596 OPS (29th in baseball). Defensively, Twins catchers combined to throw out just 19% of would-be base ste...4519Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/santana-seeks-to-set-tone-for-rotation-r4518/Santana’s first season with the Twins was an oddity, even beyond the 80-game suspension that struck before it started. When he returned to the team in July, the right-hander came out firing on all cylinders. In his first four starts, he pitched into the eighth inning three times, posting a 2.60 ER...4518Mon, 21 Mar 2016 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/beating-vegas-the-oakland-a39s-r4517/Vegas’ Line: 75.5 wins What The Line Is Saying "I don't know exactly what they're doing over there, but I know I don't trust them." They’ll Beat Vegas If… Only one team in the AL West is going to finish with less than 75.5 wins. If the Mariners or Angels melt down, Oakland will clear the 76 wins t...4517Mon, 21 Mar 2016 01:31:00 +0000