https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/988/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2015-projections-and-rankings-danny-santana-r3501/MINNESOTA TWINS – DANNY SANTANA Coming into 2014, Danny Santana had a lot to prove. He was an easy choice to be added to the Twins 40-man roster following 2013, but his shortstop defense was more than shaky. He has great speed and range and a very strong arm, but struggled most with routine plays....3501Thu, 02 Apr 2015 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2015-projections-and-rankings-trevor-plouffe-r3500/MINNESOTA TWINS – TREVOR PLOUFFE 2014 was a big season for Trevor Plouffe. With uber-prospect Miguel Sano looming, Plouffe put together his most productive season. He set career highs in most offensive categories. As important to Plouffe and the Twins, his defense at the hot corner was markedly im...3500Wed, 01 Apr 2015 15:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/wednesday-notes-more-cuts-pinto-power-and-lineup-changes-r3504/Twins Option Caleb Thielbar To AAA The Twins announced on Wednesday morning that left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar has been optioned to Rochester. The 28-year-old Randolph, MN native had pitched in 103 games for the Twins over the past two seasons, amassing a 5-3 record, 2.59 ERA and a 74/30 K/B...3504Wed, 01 Apr 2015 14:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2015-projections-and-rankings-brian-dozier-r3496/MINNESOTA TWINS – BRIAN DOZIER Brian Dozier had a breakout season in 2014. After a frustrating debut in 2012, he struggled early in 2013 before a strong second half. In 2014, he became a more patient hitter and continued to show power. In fact, he was selected by Jose Bautista to represent the Twi...3496Wed, 01 Apr 2015 01:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/which-righty-relievers-can-get-lefties-out-r3499/With Blaine Boyer and Mike Pelfrey both being slotted for roles as middle relievers, only one spot in the bullpen remains. Both J.R. Graham and Caleb Thielbar are in contention for that job, but with Graham enjoying a much more successful spring -- not to mention his status as a Rule 5 acquisition...3499Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/walking-away-gave-blaine-boyer39s-career-a-second-life-r3498/Beginning in 2011, Boyer was constantly finding a new employer every few months. FIrst it was several months with the Mets, then the Pirates, followed by the Cardinals (who had him for exactly the month of May in 2009). In August 2011 he was released by St. Louis and decided that he would put his...3498Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2015-projections-and-rankings-joe-mauer-r3495/MINNESOTA TWINS – JOE MAUER After ten years as a major league catcher, foul tips to the mask finally caught up to Mauer and he made the move to first base in 2014. Did the concussion(s) affect the beginning of Mauer’s 2014 season at the plate? I think it would be hard to argue that it didn’t, and...3495Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tuesday-notes-changeups-cuts-pinto-amp-destroyed-bats-r3497/Pitchers Buying In On Changeup One of the bigger stories of the year has been the hiring of Neil Allen who brings with him the change-up secrets from the Rays organization. Over the last three seasons, no team has thrown more change-ups than Tampa Bay -- almost 1,000 more than the next closest tea...3497Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2015-projections-and-rankings-kurt-suzuki-r3494/Today we start by looking at the starting catchers. MINNESOTA TWINS – KURT SUZUKI The 31-year-old catcher is coming off of his first All-Star season. He came to the Twins with an assumption (by many fans) that he would tutor Josmil Pinto. However, he had his best season in about five years and was...3494Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-187-roster-reactions-amp-dozier-deal-r3493/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_187_Roster_Moves_and_Dozier_Extension.mp33493Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ryan-and-pelfrey-have-a-%E2%80%9Chealthy-exchange%E2%80%9D-r3492/READ: SUNDAY NOTES “It’s one of those situations and I listened and it was a healthy exchange. That’s as much as I can say,” Ryan said of his conversation but wouldn’t address whether or not the topic of a trade came up. Following Sunday's game Pelfrey said he was happy with the outcome of the mor...3492Sun, 29 Mar 2015 20:55:00 +0000https://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 +0000