https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/984/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/more-power33-r3377/In the forty-plus years since 1973, the Twins have out-homered their opponents in only three seasons and those by narrow margins. The 2014 Twins scored a lot of runs, but would have been an elite offensive club had they hit more long balls. What is exciting is the promise that in the future they w...3377Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5th-starter-candidate-trevor-may-r3383/The Background The Twins acquired Trevor May, along with Vance Worley, in December of 2012 from the Phillies in exchange for outfielder Ben Revere. May had been Philadelphia’s fourth-round draft pick in 2008 out of Kelso High School in Washington. Following a 2011 season as a 21-year-old in the Fl...3383Tue, 17 Feb 2015 05:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-181-twins-killers-705-and-wiggins-vs-buxton-r3382/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_181_Twins_Killers_71_wins_and_Wiggins_vs_Buxton.mp33382Tue, 17 Feb 2015 04:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-43-spring-training-preview-with-rhett-bollinger-r3381/Other topics include cheating in Little League, Charles Barkley's anti-analytics rant and Phil Cuzzi's promotion. Mike Evans from JL Beers joins the show to talk about their mobile app and upcoming events, including the addition of the delicious and limited Bell's HopSlam to the taps on February...3381Tue, 17 Feb 2015 03:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-1-branch-rickey-r3378/By that time he had already built one of history’s best organizations, winning six pennants and four World Series while completely revising baseball player development and instruction and inventing the farm system model that is still in place nine decades later. When you add in his Brooklyn years,...3378Sat, 14 Feb 2015 04:05:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forum-friday-021315-r3376/Torii Hunter seems to have taken to Aaron Hicks almost immediately, joking around with the younger player and teaching him a few tips and tricks. Can the veteran help right the Aaron Hicks ship? Hunter Needling Hicks Halsey Hall continues to report on the happenings in Ft Myers as Twins players st...3376Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5th-starter-candidate-tommy-milone-r3374/The Background The Twins acquired Tommy Milone at the July 31 trade deadline from the Oakland A’s in exchange for outfielder Sam Fuld. Despite another good season and a strong track record of success with the A’s, he was pitching at the Triple-A level because of the team’s additions of pitchers Je...3374Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-25-best-gms-in-history-2-pat-gillick-r3373/In Baltimore, he worked for an impatient owner who wanted his team to compete right away — Gillick delivered two consecutive ALCS appearances, the Orioles only post-seasons between 1983 and 2012. In Seattle, he was tasked with trading one of the game’s best players, and then watching another super...3373Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-25-best-gms-in-history-3-ed-barrow-r3370/He had spent his entire adult life mastering just about every executive position in baseball, and now it would carry over to one more. For the next 24 years in New York he would apply that expertise to building one of the great American sports dynasties. Before joining the Yankees, Barrow had mana...3370Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-25-best-gms-in-history-4-bob-howsam-r3369/And he did so at a time when a general manager could not outspend his competition on amateur players around the country, or invest heavily in free agents. Between the advent of the amateur draft (1965) and free agency (1976) Howsam had to rely on the smarts and talent evaluation skills of his staf...3369Wed, 11 Feb 2015 04:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/td-top-prospects-8-eddie-rosario-r3368/Age: 23 (DOB: 9/28/1991) 2014 Stats (A+/AA): .243/.286/.387, 20-2B, 3-3B, 8-HR, 40 RBI ETA: 2015 2014 Ranking: 5 What’s To Like Rosario’s hit tool has always been his ticket to the big leagues. Entering the 2014 season, he was a career .307 hitter in the minors. Last season saw a dip in his averag...3368Wed, 11 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/my-first-twins-game-r3366/I've tried to. I've imagined Kirby Puckett legging out a triple. I wishfully think that it was the Orioles so I can say that I saw Cal Ripken in the midst of his streak. But I just don't remember it. Not the day. Not the year. Not the opponent. Not the outcome. But I remember my grandfather, the m...3366Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000