https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/987/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-11-billy-beane-r3339/while those who applaud it have treated Beane like their heroic surrogate. His ranking here indicates that we believe the introduction of analytics has advanced front office decision-making, which we do, but we also believe his impressive record fully justifies his standing. A former first-round d...3339Sun, 01 Feb 2015 04:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-12-sandy-alderson-r3338/and he was the first young executive of the modern era hired to run a major league team’s baseball operations without coming from a baseball background. After Alderson had his success in Oakland, baseball front offices would never again be the same. Before Alderson, general managers had been hired...3338Sat, 31 Jan 2015 04:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sizing-up-the-competition-kansas-city-royals-r3337/2014 Record: 89-73 Runs Scored/Allowed: 651 / 624 Key Additions: Edinson Volquez (SP), Kris Medlen (SP), Alex Rios (OF), Kendrys Morales (DH) Key Departures: James Shields (SP), Nori Aoki (OF), Billy Butler (DH) Why They'll Be Better The Royals have a fairly young roster, with a number of players...3337Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bite-sized-history-a-rocky-start-r3336/The St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, New York Giants, and Cleveland Indians had been wooed unsuccessfully. In their pursuit, the Twin Cities sibling rivalry flared up so that each built a major league stadium–but neither had a major league team. Civic leaders went so far as to back a new...3336Fri, 30 Jan 2015 13:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dozier39s-expected-extension-r3333/What would a Dozier extension look like? Last year the Cleveland Indians locked up their All-Star second baseman Jason Kipnis with a $52.5 million, six-year contract. The deal also included a club option for a seventh year. If the Twins followed a similar format, they would be buying out all of Do...3333Fri, 30 Jan 2015 05:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-13-al-campanis-r3334/For this exercise, we will ignore all that and consider his years as GM (1969-1987), when he won four NL pennants and the 1981 World Series. Campanis had a brief major league career (seven games for the 1943 Dodgers) and a minor league career most interesting for his role in helping Jackie Robinso...3334Fri, 30 Jan 2015 04:05:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-14-brian-sabean-r3329/As analytics began to make inroads into the game’s front offices, Sabean adapted his methods and practices to meet these new challenges. Sabean won his first pennant by building around an aging but still potent Barry Bonds, and then three World Series championships by restructuring his team around...3329Thu, 29 Jan 2015 06:07:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/center-of-attention-r3332/We know that Torii Hunter will be starting in right field. Oswaldo Arcia will make the move over to left field, but centerfield remains a question. The Twins did not address the position in the offseason, at least not in a big, obvious way. This leads me to what I believe to be Plan A. Plan A: Thi...3332Thu, 29 Jan 2015 05:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/first-round-busts-r3331/When you consider the production provided from 11 first-round picks in those six years, the Twins are near the bottom of the league. The 6.5 wins above replacement (WAR) is the sixth-lowest return on investment among all the major league teams in that span. Only the Indians, Rockies, Padres, Red S...3331Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-will-it-take-for-twins-to-contend-in-2015-r3330/The Twins have been in a losing funk for such a long time that it can be difficult for fans to remember just how quickly fortunes sometimes turn. But it can happen, and it has. The dramatic shifts that have coincided with the last two managerial changes provide evidence enough of that. Kelly origi...3330Wed, 28 Jan 2015 06:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-15-walt-jocketty-r3328/In his thirteen years in St. Louis Jocketty’s Cardinals made it to the NLCS six times, winning two pennants and one World Series championship. After moving on to Cincinnati in 2008, Jocketty has brought the Reds three postseason appearances, beginning in 2010. They had last made the playoffs in 19...3328Wed, 28 Jan 2015 03:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-40-winter-meltdown-review-r3325/https://twitter.com/visionsaul/status/559191746823745536 https://twitter.com/papadff/status/559145321792802816 https://twitter.com/TCAnelle/status/559144994913529856 https://twitter.com/DanaWessel/status/559483154717626369 https://twitter.com/jeremynygaard/status/559202956491255808 https://twitte...3325Mon, 26 Jan 2015 04:36:00 +0000