https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/990/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-yankees-part-3-a-twin-defects-to-the-damn-yankees-r3791/The Yankees, meanwhile struggled for a decade. They returned to relevance in the late 1970s thanks to a new economic development in Major League Baseball: free agency. Fueled by free agents like Catfish Hunter and Reggie Jackson, they returned to the postseason under argumentative manager, Billy M...3791Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twinscardinals-615-715pm-r3794/1. The Cardinals -- There's a lot to think about here. C'mon these are the Cardinals... Just think about what they have accomplished. They are senior leaders of the Catholic Church. Those Cardinals are behind the all that latin and confession and all those things you have to recite. Being a senior...3794Mon, 15 Jun 2015 02:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reflections-on-byron-buxton39s-debut-r3793/We sat at the bar. I can't count how many times I've gone into a bar this season and had to ask the bartender to put on the Twins game. They did have the Mets-Braves game on though, and the X-Games. I wasn't too concerned about missing anything since Buxton was batting ninth and we were away. I ve...3793Mon, 15 Jun 2015 01:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-episode-198-byron-buxton-day-r3792/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/GATG_06142015_final.mp33792Mon, 15 Jun 2015 01:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/setting-expectations-for-byron-buxton39s-first-game-r3790/Understandably, there is a lot of excitement surrounding his arrival and surely produced a lot of hand-wringing prior to their debut. amount of expectation-tempering as Twins fans try to figure out what it means to have a player of Buxton's caliber on the roster While Buxton wasn't Baseball Americ...3790Sun, 14 Jun 2015 16:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who39s-on-first-and-what39s-to-come-r3784/Whether it's the lingering effects from a concussion, or the wrong side of 30 catching up to him, Twins fans are left wondering what happened to the hometown kid? With Vargas playing first base today, it will be interesting to see what the Twins do with their veteran player. Through the first 58 g...3784Sun, 14 Jun 2015 02:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-promote-byron-buxton33-r3788/Buxton was the consensus #1 rated prospect in all of baseball entering the 2014 season, but suffered wrist injuries and a concussion that cost him almost all of the 2014 season. Maybe more impressively, he was still ranked one of the top prospects in all of baseball entering the 2015 season. Even...3788Sat, 13 Jun 2015 22:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-are-regressing-where-is-the-mean-r3786/The team downplayed the importance of the Royals series, saying that it was June and nobody is securing anything right now. “I’ve had that approach where I need a World Series ring on April 1,” said Torii Hunter on June 7, “and that never happens.” “You gotta be a little careful. You’re in June, a...3786Sat, 13 Jun 2015 18:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/starting-rotation-remains-an-important-bright-spot-r3782/Lost in the offensive ineptitude of the past two series has been the enduring effectiveness of the starting rotation. While the Twins have lost five of their last six contests, their starting pitchers have combined for a 3.26 ERA during that span, and have completed six or more innings in every ga...3782Fri, 12 Jun 2015 02:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/stauffer-dfa39d-tonkin-recalled-we-don39t-know-what-we-don39t-know-r3781/The Twins announced they had designated Stauffer for assignment after Wednesday night's loss to the Royals. The move was inevitable due to his struggles in the bullpen throughout the year. Stauffer was rocked in his first spring training outing and never really regained any credibility or velocity...3781Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:41:00 +0000