https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/951/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-gem-duffey-set-to-debut-r4008/Berrios and May have also been success stories, of course, but not quite in the same sense. The Twins spent the No. 32 overall pick in the 2012 draft to acquire Berrios, widely viewed as one of the best high school pitchers in the class. And they had to give up a quality big-league asset (Ben Reve...4008Wed, 05 Aug 2015 02:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/responsibility-r4003/Some of us have had some elevated hopes for 2016 and even more would have projected 2017 as a reasonable goal to see the Twins contending for the postseason. But 2015? No, not really. There were just too many question marks and, frankly, calling some areas of the Twins Opening Day roster “question...4003Mon, 03 Aug 2015 22:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-episode-207-kevin-jepsen-trade-for-me-maybe-r4004/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/GATG_08022015_final.mp34004Mon, 03 Aug 2015 19:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-blue-jays-83-1207pm-ct-r4001/1. Toronto -- Toronto is the largest city in Canada, which is like saying that Fargo is the largest city in North Dakota. It's very obvious that everyone is trying to escape Canada because the entire population lives just a few miles from the United States. I'm sure our homeland security has been...4001Mon, 03 Aug 2015 10:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/interview-with-si-writer-bloomington-native-steve-rushin-r3997/The book is called 34-Ton Bat, The Story of Baseball as told through Bobbleheads, Cracker Jacks, Jock Straps, Eye Black and 375 Strange and Unusual Objects. Here are 10 questions about his life growing up in Bloomington, The Met, how he landed his Sports Illustrated writing gig and about his recen...3997Sat, 01 Aug 2015 21:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-acquire-kevin-jepsen-from-rays-r3996/Jepsen, 31, has posted a 2.81 ERA and 1.30 WHIP for Tampa this year after being picked up from the Angels in exchange for Matt Joyce during the offseason. Jepsen is earning a $3 million this season (about a million of that commitment remains) and will be eligible for arbitration for a final time i...3996Fri, 31 Jul 2015 18:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/deadline-day-rumor-tracker-r3995/3:00 PM: We've reached the deadline, and there is no word of any other movements from the Twins. Looks like Jepsen is it for today, although we'll update here if anything else trickles in. Just a reminder: relievers are frequently traded in August. 12:55 PM: According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Spor...3995Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/aaron-hicks-he39s-so-hot-right-now-r3994/This month’s performance has been a long time coming for Hicks. After hitting .201/.293/.313 in 150 games spread out across 2013 and 2014, Hicks decided he needed to make a change. Over the winter he rebuilt his swing. When he reported to camp, Twins hitting coach Tom Brunansky liked the direct...3994Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/official-twins-daily-july-trade-deadline-thread-r3992/Rumors certainly ran rampant throughout the day on Thursday. Things were fairly quiet on the Twins front, though talk picked up later in the evening regarding the San Diego Padres. Are the Padres going to sell? It certainly seems like it. Who are they looking to trade? Could Justin Upton really be...3992Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-chips-r3989/The Untouchables I am of the opinion that unless someone like Mike Trout or Bryce Harper is available, Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano are completely untouchable. I think it’s also fair to assume that JO Berrios would also be untouchable unless the Twins were offered something that is incredibly unli...3989Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-mariners-730-710pm-ct-r3988/1. The Mariners -- Seattle is a team that had been expected to be contenders yet they just can't seem to find their way. This from a team that sports a compass for a logo. Seattle has pitching... they've spent money on bats... yet they appear to be lost and I think it's because of that logo. Look...3988Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/that39s-the-ticket-dancing-at-the-deadline-r3986/The Twins, 52-48, and maintaining a slim lead for the second wild-card spot, are in a fairly different place from the Mariners, who at 46-56 are on the outside looking in. But the two clubs share a commonality in that they are future-focused and in no position to act as aggressive buyers with a ch...3986Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:49:00 +0000