https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/989/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-top-5-moments-of-jacque-jones39-career-r3311/If you'd like to see Jones, along with Twins president Dave St. Peter and former player Tim Laudner, answering questions from John Bonnes and Aaron Gleeman, there are still a few tickets available for the big party this Saturday. In honor of Jones' return to Twins Territory, we thought we'd run th...3311Mon, 19 Jan 2015 02:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-178-arbitration-extensions-amp-projections-r3310/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Arbitration_Extensions_and_Projections.mp33310Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-21-brian-cashman-r3309/On the other hand, he had some advantages: He started with a great team (he won titles his first three seasons), his ownership provided him enormous financial resources (peaking with a payroll 60% more than the second highest team), and there are countless stories of his decisions being overridden...3309Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-plouffe39s-improved-defense-r3308/3308Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-22-jim-campbell-r3307/He disdained marketing and give-away days. To Campbell, winning should be enough. And when the environment shifted, he remained a throwback. He never reconciled himself to the players union or free agency. Nevertheless, he was one of the few general managers who built a World Series champion in th...3307Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ricky-nolasco-back-to-the-future-r3306/As time has passed, it's clear that Ricky Nolasco will be expected to be in the starting rotation, but what can be expected from him? When I have discussions about Nolasco, people are quick to point out his less than stellar career numbers. People point to his career (pre-2014) ERA of 4.37, and an...3306Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-23-john-hart-r3304/Cleveland had brought Hart to the big leagues after several years managing in the Orioles minor league system. When the Indians fired manager Doc Edwards late in the 1989 season, the team named Hart, then the third base coach, to finish out the final 19 games. Hart moved to the front office after...3304Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-phil-hughes-and-regression-r3303/During the team’s conference call with the media, when asked about the additional years, general manager Terry Ryan said that there are always risks associated with pitchers. Signing a pitcher is like buying a used car -- eventually something is going to break and you just hope it is nothing major...3303Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-24-john-quinn-r3301/Hardcore fans argued about players, and maybe even the manager. But unless a big trade happened, most of the GM’s work was out of sight. But the job was no less critical than it is today. Part of a distinguished family of baseball executives (father Bob Quinn, son Bob Quinn, and son-in-law Roland...3301Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-secure-is-suzuki39s-starting-job-r3302/At the trade deadline in 2014, with Suzuki's name floating around in rumors, Terry Ryan decided instead to lock up the veteran backstop with a two-year extension. At the time, Suzuki was batting over .300 with an above-average OPS, and his strong first half had even earned him an All-Star appearan...3302Wed, 14 Jan 2015 05:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/arbitrary-predictions-r3300/When it comes to arbitration, there are ways to guess and predict where the values will come in. It is based on career numbers to that point, but there can also be some attention placed on most recent performance. It will be interesting to see if baseball's increased revenues will have any impact...3300Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-177-jacque-jones-and-meeting-the-in-laws-r3299/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_177_Jacque_Jones_and_Meeting_The_In-Laws.mp33299Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:17:00 +0000