https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/976/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sunday-notes-nolasco-pelfrey-pinto-and-more-r3491/Ricky Nolasco Rebounds After Rough First Inning The fifth start of Nolasco’s spring did not begin the way he would have liked, allowing back-to-back home runs to Adam Jones and Travis Snider to put the Orioles up 3-0 in the first inning “He tried another curveball on Jones after he had a pretty go...3491Sun, 29 Mar 2015 20:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-say-now-is-not-the-time-for-trevor-may-r3490/According to ESPN/TruMedia, May’s 9.8 K/9 in September was the ninth-best among all American League pitchers with four starts or more. In all of 2014, with the exception of May, not one Twins starting pitcher managed to eclipse that nine strikeouts per nine innings mark in a single month. His 12%...3490Sun, 29 Mar 2015 04:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-reduce-clarity-with-roster-cuts-r3489/Among the roster moves this morning, the Minnesota Twins elected to send out position players Eddie Rosario and Aaron Hicks. Both outfielders will head to Triple-A Rochester to begin the 2015 season. Relief pitcher Mark Hamburger was also optioned, as well as starter Trevor May. Both pitchers will...3489Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-make-cuts-name-starters-r3488/Twins Trim Roster To 31 The Twins trimmed their roster to 31 this morning with the announcement that Aaron Hicks, Eddie Rosario and Trevor May will be optioned, while Mark Hamburger will be reassigned to the minor league camp. Hicks acknowledged that players have to continue to show results but di...3488Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-has-no-plans-for-killing-the-shift-r3486/There is precedent to embrace the shift. For example, according to Baseball Info Solutions, shifting has been rewarding to the teams who move their players around the most, those having “saved” an average of 8 runs per season or a rough translation of about one win per season. Data-driven teams sa...3486Sat, 28 Mar 2015 03:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notes-from-pohlad-ryan-amp-manfred-r3485/Total Flexibility The Twins payroll is in excess of $100M as the they enter the 2015 season, but if the team finds itself competitive, Pohlad would love to see them add players, even if it costs money. “That would be a great situation,” said Pohlad before today’s game, “and there would be total fl...3485Fri, 27 Mar 2015 19:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/phil-hughes-ready-for-regular-season-r3484/“I threw him a good backdoor cutter that he fouled off, a good fastball that he fouled off and then I threw him a terrible curveball,” Hughes said. “I was a little ticked.” In their next meeting, Hughes provided the Rays’ hitter with an education in major league pitching and how to expand the stri...3484Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fixing-the-twins-part-iii-attitude-r3449/How do you measure attitude and how does attitude prevent a team from winning, and what is that "attitude" thing anyway. Isn't that the thing that your parents and teachers talked about when you were growing up, or something else. Well, as far as baseball goes, I will let former Twins' player and...3449Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tommy-milone-is-tommy-milone-r3483/He has four pitches, but his best fastball tops out in the highish 80s. He got a few strikeouts on changeups. He is best getting ahead in the count and you worry about him when he falls behind or is going through the lineup multiple times. He needs to manage a baseball game the way less-talented q...3483Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-1b-brock-peterson-r3482/Brock Peterson was drafted out of high school by the Twins 49th round of the 2002 MLB Draft. Rather than go to college, Peterson signed with the Twins and set off on his career. “I think a lot of people get confused and think I was the 49th overall pick. They don’t realize it was the 49th round.”...3482Thu, 26 Mar 2015 01:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bullpen-calculus-r3481/I’ve written a lot about the other spring training battles but have stayed away from the bullpen, partly because Nick Nelson covered it this weekend and partly because there were just so many options. But with recent demotions, the bullpen battles are becoming a little more clear – but not a lot m...3481Wed, 25 Mar 2015 20:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/giving-brian-dozier39s-defense-attention-r3480/Certainly Dozier’s new contract goes beyond his defense. As Ryan said, Dozier has been able to pop a few over the fence -- where his first-half totals landed him a Home Run Derby -- as well as steal bases (and baserunning in general). Beyond that, he also creates chemistry in the clubhouse and has...3480Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:44:00 +0000