https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/923/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sunday-spring-game-notes-r4488/Here are some notes from the day: Chatted with infielder Austrailian James Beresford who has played around the infield this spring. I asked him if he was going to start using that first basemen's mitt around the infield. He laughed. We spent some time talking about playing in the WBC-Qualifier las...4488Sun, 13 Mar 2016 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/long-travel-and-baseball-day-twins-notes-r4487/As most of you know, I pretty much live in Canada. To be exact (or pretty close), my house is approximately four miles (as the crow flies) from the Canadian border in Minnesota. I worked on Thursday until about 4:00 and after throwing a few more things into my trunk, I was out of town by 4:30. I h...4487Sat, 12 Mar 2016 02:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ricky-nolasco-waiting-to-blow-up-r4486/In terms of performance, the Twins put themselves in a less than advantageous situation from the get go when they signed Nolasco. He was largely a middle-of-the-road pitcher in the National League. Despite being considered an ace at times for some relatively poor Marlins teams, he'd pitched to the...4486Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trending-march-10-r4484/Phil Hughes, starting pitcher Since joining the Twins in 2014, Phil Hughes has set an all-time baseball record (11.63 SO/BB - only 16 walks - in 2014), signed an expensive extension and then turned around and led the league in home runs allowed the following year. Everyone who follows the Twins an...4484Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-forward-by-looking-back-2012-draft-r4485/Generally speaking, if a team can find two or three big leaguers out of any draft, it is a successful draft. It is difficult to get to the big leagues. There are so many levels to work through while trying to develop. There are injuries and there are upper-level breaking pitches. The Twins have al...4485Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-will-be-the-twins39-4th-and-5th-outfielders-r4483/Ryan Sweeney Sweeney didn’t play in 2015, but is coming back as a 31-year-old. Once a top prospect in the White Sox organization (and considered one of the best BP hitters in baseball history), Sweeney never really clicked. Still, he brings a veteran presence (and we know how much the Twins value...4483Wed, 09 Mar 2016 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cardinals-5-twins-3-super-tuesday-r4480/Every time the Twins make their way through the starting rotation this spring, the starters add an inning. And since the Twins have eight players still competing for a starting pitching spot, three days out of every five the starting pitchers are doubling up: pitching one right after another. So,...4480Tue, 08 Mar 2016 22:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trio-tops-al-rookie-of-the-year-candidates-r4478/Jose Berrios Why He Should Win Berrios has been slowly creeping up national prospect lists as he has dominated the upper levels of the minor leagues over the last two seasons. Last year, he led the minors in strikeouts and many Twins fans were clamoring to see him debut while the team was still in...4478Tue, 08 Mar 2016 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-orioles-0-speed-speed-everywhere-speed-r4479/The Twins keep demonstrating they hope Buxton’s speed also applies to his developmental timeline. In their six spring training games, Buxton has four of the starts in center field, and the other two have been split one apiece for Danny Santana and Max Kepler. This is clearly not a competition, or...4479Tue, 08 Mar 2016 01:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-ten-best-dh-seasons-in-twins-history-r4475/And it's worth noting that in 43 seasons with the DH, only 13 times has a Twins player put up more than 1 win above replacement during a season in which he spent 50% or more of his time as the DH. I didn't have a great sense of what that means either, but the Yankees have had 21 such seasons, the...4475Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ten-to-extend-a-five-part-series-part-5-r4473/2) Trevor Plouffe, third baseman There was absolutely no way the 2016 season was going to kick off with anyone but Miguel Sano manning the hot corner, right? Right, we all assumed. Well, you know what happens when you assume. The Twins have held their hand strong and called every bet. And if you’r...4473Mon, 07 Mar 2016 18:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2016-top-prospect-recap-r4477/Twins Daily Top 20 Prospects For 2016 20. Jake Reed, RHP 19. Randy Rosario, LHP 18. Lewin Diaz, 1B 17. Engelb Vielma, SS 16. Taylor Rogers, LHP 15. JT Chargois, RHP 14. Jermaine Palacios, SS 13. Wander Javier, SS 12. Lewis Thorpe, LHP 11. Adam Brett Walker, OF 10. Nick Burdi, RHP 9. Kohl Stewart,...4477Mon, 07 Mar 2016 01:51:00 +0000