https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/927/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/out-of-options-but-not-out-of-the-plans-r4419/“We do have three players that are out of options, three guys that I’m hoping will respond. Oswaldo Arcia, Michael Tonkin and Danny Santana. All three of those guys have a spot on this club if they just come in and earn it.” That makes sense. Any pre-spring training Twins Opening Day roster projec...4419Tue, 09 Feb 2016 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-battle-center-field-r4418/After turning a corner offensively and finally posting respectable numbers at the plate last year, Hicks appeared to be the front-runner to open the 2106 season in center field, unless Byron Buxton were to seize the job in spring training. With Hicks being traded to the Yankees back in November, t...4418Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/projecting-minnesota39s-optimal-defensive-lineup-r4417/Baseball line-ups aren't usually built with a defensive as the first priority. Rosters usually need to have the right combination of defense and offense. You can hide a Josh Willingham-type player in a corner outfield spot if he is mashing a bunch of home runs. What would the Twins line-up look li...4417Sat, 06 Feb 2016 13:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-super-bowl-predictions-r4413/Below, in no particular order, other than the order I received them in, are the picks of several current, former or future Minnesota Twins. Be sure to make your Super Bowl 50 predictions in the comments below. Some of these answers are great! -------------------------------------------------------...4413Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-kurt-suzuki-turn-things-around-in-2016-r4416/Now, I’m not going to admit that I was wrong here because I made a vow on my wedding day to never admit that I am wrong and I don’t plan on starting here. That being said, I was less right then I could have been regarding Suzuki’s immediate future in 2014. At that time, Suzuki’s decent peripheral...4416Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-battle-catcher-r4415/Among the catchers who will be checking into camp on February 21st will be Kurt Suzuki and newly acquired John Ryan Murphy. Barring injuries in March, these will be the two backstops present on the big-league roster when the club heads north. There's little doubt which player will be the nominal s...4415Fri, 05 Feb 2016 03:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/john-hicks-excited-to-join-the-twins-r4414/2015 was an incredible season for catcher John Hicks. It was filled with ups and downs. He had a strong spring training, but he got off to a slow start. He turned it around, and he earned his first big league promotion.He got his first hits, and he saw how the game can humble a player quickly too....4414Fri, 05 Feb 2016 01:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lottery-numbers-projecting-the-2016-twins-r4412/The projections, however, are nowhere near as kind. The offense looks to be about league average, while the pitching staff...well, according to the projections released so far, the less said about the pitching staff, the better. Lest these automated soothsayers take away the hope that sustains bas...4412Thu, 04 Feb 2016 15:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-does-carlos-quentin-fit-in-r4410/The level of competition in the Korean Baseball Organization, where Park turned himself into a superstar slugger before signing with the Twins this offseason, has been compared – perhaps generously – to Triple-A or Double-A, meaning that his resounding success should be viewed with at least the sa...4410Wed, 03 Feb 2016 03:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-provide-brandon-kintzler-with-a-fresh-start-r4409/But before that, let’s take a look at some of his numbers. He posted a 6.43 ERA in just seven games before missing the rest of the season due to injury. However, in the two seasons prior to 2015, he was a workhorse in the Brewers bullpen. He pitched in 135 games (135.1 innings) he posted a 2.93 ER...4409Wed, 03 Feb 2016 01:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/midwest-swing-podcast-twins-payroll-r4408/A Cold Omaha Podcast Network Production Direct Download: iTunes: https://itunes.apple...1073026341?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher....league-baseball4408Tue, 02 Feb 2016 18:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-to-watch-lhp-mason-melotakis-r4407/One of the biggest question marks for the Twins this offseason, and throughout Twins Fest weekend, is the bullpen, specifically, left-handed options for the bullpen. Brian Duensing and Neal Cotts are gone. Fernando Abad has a chance to be a quality arm. But two internal options will get an opportu...4407Tue, 02 Feb 2016 03:07:00 +0000