https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/932/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/seeing-into-the-future-and-not-liking-it-much-r4344/Major League Baseball and the players’ union (MLBPA) are about to begin hammering out a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and the result is likely to have a direct or indirect effect on just about every aspect of professional baseball that any of us care about in the least. Yes, this is go...4344Thu, 24 Dec 2015 23:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/memorable-memorabilia-r4343/Moments later, we walked closer to the Twins dugout. A couple of players were signing, so I went over there with the ball. I can't recall who the first player was, but the second was none other than Kirby Puckett. There wasn't a lot of interaction, that I can recall, but he signed it for me and to...4343Thu, 24 Dec 2015 02:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/let39s-stop-discounting-tommy-milone-r4342/When it became clear last week that Paul Molitor is planning to put Trevor May in the bullpen, much of the frustration I saw related to the fact that the Twins would opt for a pitcher like Milone in the rotation. The rationale, then, must be that May is likely to be so much better than Milone as...4342Wed, 23 Dec 2015 05:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-minor-lefties-carew-amp-aggie-agony-r4340/* The Twins' efforts to address their need for a left-handed reliever have not yet yielded any big names or even guaranteed contracts, but Terry Ryan has at least built up a stable of interesting options. Among the group of players signed to minor-league deals last week was Buddy Boshers, a 27-yea...4340Tue, 22 Dec 2015 04:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/everything-old-is-new-again-r4335/Maybe you take them aside and say, “Guys, if you’re healthy in April, you’re going to be Minnesota Twins. You may perform like Kennys Vargas or you may look more like Aaron Hicks, but you’re going to stay in Minnesota. You will not be sent back to the minors. From this point forward, you are Majo...4335Tue, 22 Dec 2015 01:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-228-not-such-abad-episode-r4338/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_228_Not_Such_Abad_Episode.mp34338Mon, 21 Dec 2015 05:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-winter-league-update-r4334/Below you will find how they’re doing. AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE There are six current Twins players who are participating in the Australian Baseball League. There are a lot of former Twins and Twins farmhands. For instance, Luke Hughes is hitting under .200, but he’s in the middle of the Perth l...4334Sat, 19 Dec 2015 15:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/like-it-or-not-may-is-bullpen-bound-r4333/Now, that isn't exactly an explicit guarantee that May will open the season as a reliever, but it's a big leap from the "We're asking him prepare for spring training as a starter and we'll see what happens" line that Twins officials have been sticking with through most of the offseason. In many wa...4333Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-may-should-be-in-the-rotation-r4329/After the season ended, the Pioneer Press' Mike Berardino wrote a piece that had a couple of telling quotes. May expressed his desire to return to the rotation and Terry Ryan expressed belief that May can be a legit 200-inning starter. So ... what's the problem? Management is letting the murky bul...4329Fri, 18 Dec 2015 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-continue-to-add-outfield-depth-r4330/Sweeney’s addition is a depth move for the organization, placing him alongside Darin Mastroianni and Joe Benson as candidates for a fourth outfielder role. A once lauded prospect, Sweeney was considered among Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects from 2005 through 2007 and was projected to be a sou...4330Thu, 17 Dec 2015 19:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/regression-candidates-in-2016-r4324/Probably most notable in terms of regression was Danny Santana. As a 23 year-old, Santana burst onto the scene manning the center field for Minnesota. Slashing .319/.353/.472 in his first big league season, the Dominican Republic product had made a great first impression. Unfortunately the numbers...4324Thu, 17 Dec 2015 08:32:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-look-at-the-latest-twins-signings-r4327/In recent years, players signed to minor-league deals have frequently ended up on the Opening Day roster. Recent examples include Blaine Boyer, Shane Robinson, Jason Kubel, Jason Bartlett, Wilkin Ramirez and Jared Burton. Granted, those players all had spring training invites attached to their con...4327Wed, 16 Dec 2015 05:46:00 +0000