https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/953/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-kick-baltimore-tires-r3969/Earlier on Saturday, I learned that the Twins have had preliminary dialogue with the Baltimore Orioles about addressing both the catching need and - although not a “power arm” - getting some help in the bullpen. The players of interest are pending free agents Matt Wieters and Darren O’Day. Matt Wi...3969Sun, 26 Jul 2015 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-most-overlooked-cornerstone-r3966/In the midst of all of that, the Twins have another cornerstone piece who has flown under the radar while on the verge of stardom. Currently holding down the hot corner, Trevor Plouffe has entered into the next tier for Minnesota. Rather than being seen as just a guy on the 25-man roster, it's tim...3966Sat, 25 Jul 2015 10:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/that39s-the-ticket-how-to-beat-the-yankees-r3965/AVOID THE BACK END OF THE YANKEES BULLPEN For the most part, a lead heading into eighth inning for the New York Yankees is about as secure as Anthony LaPanta’s hair in a wind storm. There of course is the closer Andrew Miller who has been every bit as effective as his pinstriped predecessors. But...3965Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-serious-are-the-twins-about-2015-r3964/The most obvious opportunity to improve the club is in the rotation, where Mike Pelfrey has been flat-out terrible and multiple talented young starters are in line to make an impact. In mid-June, Pelfrey was on top of the world following a run of match-ups against weak offenses (Pittsburgh, Boston...3964Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-yankees-724-710pm-ct-r3963/1. CRASHES -- So... I got up early this morning and made me a cup of coffee and started working on this Game Thread opener. It was fairly decent; I started off with thought #1... talking about how the Yankees are constantly on ESPN and MLB Network. Whatever happens it seems to be all Yankees all t...3963Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/regression-causing-the-twins-problems-r3960/The most unlikely breakthrough candidate last year was the shortstop turned outfielder who put himself in the midst of the Rookie of the Year race. Danny Santana slashed .308/.343/.492 in 101 games with the Twins. Adding seven home runs and 40 RBI, Santana was incredibly productive at the plate. W...3960Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-episode-205-troy-tulowitzki-mayor-of-speculation-city-r3959/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_205_Troy_Tulowitzki_Mayor_of_Speculation_City.mp33959Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/west-coast-woes-r3958/In the last five years, the Twins are 9-10 (.473) at Seattle, 6-13 (.316) in Oakland and 4-13 (.235) against the Angels. That means that they’ve won just 34.5% of their games on the West Coast. That’s certainly not good, but the Twins haven’t been good over the last four years. Were they worse on...3958Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-722-big-innings-lead-to-wins-r3957/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 4, Gwinnett 2 Box Score Despite finding themselves in an early hole, the Red Wings used a big fifth inning and added an insurance run later to cruise to victory. Pat Dean scattered eight hits and two walks over seven innings. He allowed two runs in picking up his seventh...3957Thu, 23 Jul 2015 02:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-will-be-active-shoppers-at-trade-deadline-r3956/Just a day prior to his radio appearance, Miguel Sano made his major league debut in Kansas City and his impact was almost immediately felt. His zone acumen appeared advanced and when he swung, he was putting the ball back into play with significantly more velocity than when it came in. Sano's zon...3956Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-go-down-in-blowout-lose-third-in-a-row-r3955/There was no score until the second inning when Iannetta laced a single to center field to drive in cleanup hitter Erick Aybar. Twins CF Aaron Hicks grabbed the ball on one hop from center and gunned down C.J. Cron sliding into third. The ruling on the field was that Cron was safe, after advancing...3955Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/escobar-needs-to-be-everyday-shortstop-r3953/When the Twins optioned Danny Santana to Triple-A in early June, they were making a commitment to Eduardo Escobar at shortstop. Escobar was a very productive starter at the position for Minnesota in 2014, and Paul Molitor had shown a clear affinity for the 26-year-old infielder over the first two...3953Wed, 22 Jul 2015 04:10:00 +0000