https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/989/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-beauty-and-brokenness-of-interleague-play-r3816/As the Twins traveled to Pittsburgh in May, both Ricky Nolasco and Mike Pelfrey were subjected to the silliness that is a league without a DH. Nolasco fared worse flailing through three different at-bats on route to a three-strikeout game, while Pelfrey totaled two base hits raising his career ave...3816Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/buxton-meets-the-minnesota-media-r3814/Buxton has mostly been kept out of the media's way. He was young. He was famous. He represented a tremendous amount of past investment and future hope. Many in the media were meeting him for the first time, at a pivotal moment of his career. And what strikes you at that moment isn't the big stuff...3814Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-joe-mauer-rebound-from-poor-start-r3810/Isolating the source behind Mauer’s apparent decline is a lot like trying to figure out why they keep trying to open a dinosaur theme park on that island. There are multiple factors at play and we may never know the real reason. Aging, the rigors of catching, physical injuries and, of course, bra...3810Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-twins-first-round-picks-part-2-21-30-r3808/With that, here are my choices for 21-30: #30 – 1975 – Rick Sofield – SS A couple of weeks ago, we saw Rick Sofield coaching third base for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1975, he was the 13th overall pick in the draft out of high school in New Jersey. He played in 207 games for the Twins between 1979...3808Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/that39s-the-ticket-buxton39s-home-debut-r3806/The Twins announced Buxton's promotion from Double-A on Saturday afternoon, and he made his MLB debut in Texas on Sunday, finishing 0-for-4 but scoring the game-winning run when he raced around to score from first on an Eddie Rosario double into the gap. Now, after playing three games on the road,...3806Wed, 17 Jun 2015 03:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-torii-hunter-effect-and-what39s-next-r3797/Through just over the first third of the 2015 season, Hunter has posted a .268/.325/.427 slash line. He's added eight long balls and is the team leader in RBI. Through 55 games of action, Hunter is worth a 1.0 fWAR and has virtually continued along his career trends (.279/.334/.464). At the plate,...3797Wed, 17 Jun 2015 02:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-59-byron-buxton39s-debut-r3804/Here's Byron Buxton legging out a stand-up triple with Chattanooga earlier this year: https://twitter.com/ParkerHageman/status/609942007365005312 And here's Buxton beating out a routine ground out: Finally, his first career hit: https://twitter.com/ParkerHageman/status/61066594081719910...3804Tue, 16 Jun 2015 13:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-twins-first-round-picks-part-1-31-53-r3803/Also, I am not going to rank the Twins first-round picks taken since 2010. Although several of them will likely turn into very good major leaguers, none of them has even played in Triple-A yet (though Byron Buxton now has two games with the Twins.). I’ll encourage you to think about where you woul...3803Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-contest-what-would-you-give-r3802/By now, you know that in Damn Yankees (which starts tonight at the Ordway), the protagonist offers up his soul to turn into the hero the Senators need to win the pennant. Ultimately, he battles to hang onto both and especially his marriage. That’s all crazy territory, but what if…. We’ll start sma...3802Tue, 16 Jun 2015 04:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/last-chance-for-twins-daily-date-night-tickets-r3801/3801Tue, 16 Jun 2015 03:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brian-dozier-is-entering-elite-territory-r3799/Now, over a third of the way into the 2015 season, the contract that seemed to some to be a slam dunk has turned out to be exactly that in the early going. Despite Dozier being a fan favorite, and one of the Twins' best players, there was some initial criticism of the Twins decision. While the con...3799Tue, 16 Jun 2015 01:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-mauer39s-decline-morneau39s-woes-amp-dozier39s-pop-r3796/* Aaron Gleeman wrote a lengthy and thoughtful piece last week on the transformation that Joe Mauer has undergone as a hitter since sustaining a concussion in 2013. There's no assurance it was that brain injury, suffered on a foul tip off the bat of Ike Davis in a meaningless August game, that tur...3796Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:50:00 +0000