https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/926/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dreaming-of-200-home-runs-r4435/I'll start by saying that, obviously, a lot of things would need to go right for the Twins to reach such a number. Almost every starter in the lineup would need to stay mostly healthy and perform. But if we set fairly reasonable – though in some cases slightly optimistic – home run totals for each...4435Fri, 19 Feb 2016 04:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-few-rays-of-hope-in-pecota39s-depressing-2016-twins-projections-r4433/My low expectations for the Twins are probably a defense mechanism, preventing me from being disappointed in a bad year, and heightening my enjoyment of a surprise run. But it’s not fun to be doom and gloom all the time. There are reasons for hope in these projections. Let’s look at them in some d...4433Wed, 17 Feb 2016 07:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/charting-the-competition-cleveland-indians-r4432/Cleveland has a good young core entrenched, with a potentially (likely?) elite rotation, but their fans are feeling quite similar to those in Minnesota, waiting for an offseason splash that still hasn't come. The Indians are on the brink – they won just two fewer games than the Twins last year – b...4432Wed, 17 Feb 2016 05:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/charting-the-competition-chicago-white-sox-r4431/These kinds of predictions are ultimately rather meaningless, and USA Today's 90-win guess isn't worth any more than FanGraphs projecting Chicago to win 81 or Bleacher Report pegging them in last place with 73 wins. But the nod does serve as a reminder that some of us might be sleeping too much on...4431Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-roster-projection-20-pre-spring-training-edition-r4430/In the last month, since the first Roster Projection, the Twins claimed LHP Mike Strong and DFAd LHP Logan Darnell (who cleared waivers and remains in the organization). They added Carlos Quentin on a minor league deal. Twins pitchers and catchers report this weekend so now is the time to see how...4430Tue, 16 Feb 2016 03:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blurred-lines-can-mauer-return-to-form-r4428/When Mauer sustained that fateful brain injury, he was batting .324 with a .404 on-base percentage, and was on pace to finish with a career-high 670 plate appearances. The prior season, he had led the league with a .416 OBP, even garnering a few down-ballot MVP votes. It had been an impressive reb...4428Mon, 15 Feb 2016 02:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/out-of-focus-r4426/Mauer's on-field performance has been on the decline since a concussion in 2013 and the resulting symptoms related to that brain injury. There may finally be some clarity to the situation as Mauer admitted to the Pioneer Press that symptoms from 2013 continued to plague him even last season. In th...4426Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:50:53 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-235-bottomless-delmon-r4427/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_235_Prospects_and_Blurred_Vision.mp34427Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pp-report-mauer39s-concussion-symptoms-continue-r4425/The Mauer story has been beaten to death, so I won’t rehash everything here. Suffice to say, Mauer was on a near-certain Hall of Fame catching career arc before the beatings he took behind the plate led to multiple concussions and, ultimately, a move to first base. The hope was that the position m...4425Sun, 14 Feb 2016 11:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-battle-the-bullpen-r4423/They let Blaine Boyer, Brian Duensing and Neal Cotts – who provided 25 percent of the team's total relief innings last year – walk as free agents, and replaced them with... nobody. Well, that's not entirely accurate. They signed several relievers to minor-league contracts. But here in the middle o...4423Fri, 12 Feb 2016 02:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-battle-4th-amp-5th-starters-r4421/After spending every recent offseason exhaustively searching all avenues for starting pitching help, Terry Ryan and the Twins have refreshingly been able to abstain this winter. Even with Mike Pelfrey departing and no significant additions coming aboard, there will be plenty of quality competition...4421Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-blog-entry-1-2916-r4420/Logan Shore, RHP, Florida Drafted by the Twins out of Coon Rapids (MN) in the 29th round in 2013, Shore chose to head to Florida and immediately become their Friday night starter. In his 208 innings as a collegian, the 6-2, 210-lb right-hander has struck out 152 and allowed only 183 hits and 44 wa...4420Tue, 09 Feb 2016 20:35:00 +0000