https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/968/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-193-hicks-up-vargas-down-r3667/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/GATG_05172015_FINAL.mp33667Mon, 18 May 2015 02:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/aaron-hicks39-new-swing-paying-dividends-r3662/Well, message received. Hicks obliterated the International League to the tune of a .336/.415/.561 batting line over 27 games, essentially forcing the hands of the Twins brass to get him back up here and see what, if any, changes he had made and if they’d stick. Of Hicks’ 36 hits in those 27 games...3662Sun, 17 May 2015 01:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-raystwins-515-710pm-r3658/1. Hot Streaks going Cold -- It happens all the time in baseball. You are on top of the world and just like that you are on the bottom of the world. From Yellowknife to Patagonia in a heartbeat. It's the fastest mode of transportation known to man. It happens so fast that it isn't visible to the n...3658Fri, 15 May 2015 14:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notes-hughes39-home-runs-nolasco39s-filth-amp-hunter39s-pop-r3656/http://i.imgur.com/j8leLbg.gif If you are a traditionalist -- someone who focuses on wins, losses and ERA to measure a pitcher’s performance -- you might judge Phil Hughes’ first seven starts harshly. If you are someone who looks at peripheral stats and FIP to better gauge his output, you might s...3656Fri, 15 May 2015 06:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/that39s-the-ticket-catching-rays-r3655/OVERVIEW Last year the Rays lost 85 games and traded away David Price, so expectations were tempered coming into this 2015 campaign. They've recently lost two of their best starters, Alex Cobb and Drew Smyly, to season-ending injuries, and they have 12 total players currently on the disabled list....3655Fri, 15 May 2015 03:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/instant-reaction-twins-beat-tigers-6-2-r3653/To the Twins credit, they took advantage, stringing together five hits and a walk in seven at-bats. Joe Mauer's triple was the ballgame's breakthrough hit, but give some credit to Trevor Plouffe and Kurt Suzuki for their alternate but effective approaches in Mauer's wake. Plouffe went up hacking,...3653Thu, 14 May 2015 05:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-trevor-may-paving-the-way-for-alex-meyer-r3629/One was a former rookie phenom, Vance Worley, but the bigger chip was perceived to be prospect Trevor May. With Span being dealt for Alex Meyer from the Washington Nationals organization that same summer, the two prospects would forever be linked. The book has already been written in regard to wha...3629Wed, 13 May 2015 23:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-are-running-a-shifty-business-r3651/In reality, the Twins were well behind the curve when it came to the use of the shift. As far back as 2004, Baseball Info Solutions was offering packages to teams to help them align their infields in shifts. Most organizations found it difficult to eschew tradition. It wasn’t until about 2009 tha...3651Wed, 13 May 2015 13:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-outfield-of-the-future-begins-r3648/After playing 27 games at the Triple-A level and batting .336/.415/.561, Minnesota saw fit to improve their outfield by bringing Hicks back into the fold. With more weighing on Hicks this time around, there's also plenty of reason to believe that this time things will click. Although he was the 14...3648Wed, 13 May 2015 10:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-the-rotation-turning-around-r3649/The odd thing about the relative success of the Twins' rotation is that it hasn't been backed up by indicators that they're actually pitching all that well. Minnesota starters rank last in the AL in strikeouts, second-to-last in opponents' batting average, and 11th in ground ball rate. In other wo...3649Wed, 13 May 2015 03:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twinstigers-512-608pm-r3647/1. The Central Division -- I often wondered if the job of MLB Scheduler is a cool job or not. I imagine they sit down at their desk and look at all the requests from all the MLB teams and think about how they can meet these requests and then realize that they can't and throw eventually throw them...3647Tue, 12 May 2015 17:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-55-is-this-team-good-or-what-r3646/Other topics include mother's day activities, the Vikings quarterback going to prom and the worst possible way to reheat a pizza. Listen below, on iTunes or on Stitcher: NO JUICE PODCAST, EPISODE #55: IS THIS TEAM GOOD OR WHAT?3646Tue, 12 May 2015 13:32:00 +0000