https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/965/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-yankees-part-1-the-rise-of-the-damn-yankees-r3727/That disgust likely started in the mid-20s. The Yankees were a fairly futile franchise until they traded for Babe Ruth in 1919. Soon after, they started collecting pennants and dominated the rest of the 1920s - except for 1924 and 1925 when the Senators rose up and knocked them out of first place....3727Mon, 01 Jun 2015 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-draft-preview-10-round-twins-mock-r3726/To try to give this an as “realistic” feel as possible, I found every player’s composite ranking (the average of Perfect Game, Baseball America and MLB) and couldn’t take them unless they fell after or within 10% of the pick (with the exception of the first pick). For example, to be “eligible” for...3726Mon, 01 Jun 2015 01:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/possibility-of-a-six-man-rotation-for-the-twins-r3713/The Mets have three young pitchers in their rotation who need to be watched closely. Matt Harvey is in his first season back from Tommy John surgery while fellow starters Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard both threw under 180 innings last year. This isn't the first time an organization has tried s...3713Sun, 31 May 2015 02:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-draft-preview-aiken-amp-allard-r3723/Who are these guys? The Saga of Brady Aiken is too long to spell out in these bios - and many of you know it already. Aiken attempted to kick off his 2015 season pitching for IMG Academy of March 19. Aiken, a lefty, was supposed to throw 40 pitches that day, facing a national team from Canada, in...3723Sat, 30 May 2015 22:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mauer-productive-season-or-worst-season-r3710/As I recalled several key hits he’d had over the last week, I thought he was doing fine overall. It seemed to me he was delivering more often at the plate when the Twins needed it. My friend, however, thought Mauer was having his worst season ever. How could we have such different views? Maybe I’m...3710Sat, 30 May 2015 17:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/evaluating-the-twins-bullpen-part-1-r3699/There are two main features of the Twins’ bullpen so far in 2015: it’s bad, and it’s old. Let’s start off with the bad. Here is a rundown of how the pen is performing in a number of key categories: ERA: 4.01 (21st in MLB) FIP: 4.19 (25th in MLB) WAR: .4 (23) These numbers make it pretty clear that...3699Sat, 30 May 2015 05:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-draft-preview-tyler-jay-r3720/Will the allure of a power left-handed arm be too much for the Twins to pass up? Who is this guy? At 6’1”, 175 lbs, Jay doesn’t have the prototypical front-line pitcher’s build, but we’re all familiar with how this can idea can be misrepresented (e.g.: Jose Berrios). This hasn’t prevented him from...3720Sat, 30 May 2015 02:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thompson-shedding-yes-man-attitude-flourishing-r3719/Twins general manager Terry Ryan — a fellow former left-handed pitcher in his own right — said as much in a pregame chat with the media earlier this month. “He’s a unique personality, I can tell you that,” Ryan said. “He’s a little different egg, in a good way. He’s just a good fella. He’s a good...3719Sat, 30 May 2015 00:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/quality-pitches-the-key-for-phil-hughes-r3718/His expected performance indicator, xFIP, is almost one full run higher than last year, jiving with his ERA, which is also one run higher this season than it was a year ago. The catalyst has been a decline in strikeouts and a sharp climb in the number of home runs allowed. On the surface, Hughes i...3718Fri, 29 May 2015 14:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-draft-preview-carson-fulmer-r3716/Today, we look that arguably the top college pitcher available in this year’s draft, Carson Fulmer. Who Is This Guy? Earlier in the week, Parker introduced us to Walker Buehler, a right-handed pitcher from Vanderbilt. Buehler is considered a top 10 to top 15 pick in the upcoming draft. He won’t be...3716Fri, 29 May 2015 11:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/that39s-the-ticket-old-friends-r3715/Exorcising Demons These first two months have been filled with vindication for the Twins. They have gone 7-3 against the rival White Sox. Earlier this month, they took two of three from a Rays team that had gone 22-7 against them over the past four years. And this week they swept the Red Sox for t...3715Fri, 29 May 2015 03:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-may-abandons-consistency-finds-enlightenment-r3714/May talked about consistency because it was perceived that his challenge was control. But that was only half the truth. May’s problem was his control when pitching out of the stretch, which pitchers do when runners are on base to keep the runners from stealing. Last year, batters hit just .241 wit...3714Fri, 29 May 2015 01:53:00 +0000