https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/996/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-520-wins-for-everyone-r3684/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 8, Durham 7 (10 innings) Box Score The Red Wings came from down five, to going up two, to blowing the lead… before finally walking off the Durham Bulls in the 10th inning, but not before things got interesting. Jason Wheeler gave up six runs in six innings on nine hits....3684Thu, 21 May 2015 03:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-prep-twins-corner-infield-depth-r3680/Today, we continue this series by reviewing the corner infielders in the organization: Minnesota Twins: Joe Mauer (1B), Trevor Plouffe (3B), Eduardo Escobar (UT), Eduardo Nunez (UT) Joe Mauer was moved to first base after a decade of catching in the big leagues. Though his offensive game is not th...3680Wed, 20 May 2015 16:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-56-driving-a-bus-off-a-cliff-r3681/Other topics include bringing your infant to a Twins game, Mad Men and TV show finales in general, beer league baseball talk and fielding Twitter questions. Listen below, on iTunes or on Stitcher: NO JUICE PODCAST, EPISODE #56: DRIVING A BUS OFF A CLIFF Swim is a good glove, high contact...3681Wed, 20 May 2015 13:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-plouffe39s-glovely-season-at-third-r3677/Plouffe executed the play like he had came out of the womb making backhanded, cross-diamond throws. The next day Twins general manager Terry Ryan reflected on Plouffe’s defensive performance and simply offered “I don’t know if he would have made that the previous year.” http://i.imgur.com/ZWIQKGO...3677Wed, 20 May 2015 05:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twinspirates-519-605pm-r3674/1. MLB Standings -- If this was 2012 or 2013 or 2014 or umm... 1981 or 1644 for that matter, it would be silly to be thinking about the MLB Standings. However, it's 2015 so let's think about it. The Twins are just 3 games out of the AL Central lead and if the season ended today… the Twins would be...3674Tue, 19 May 2015 13:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-plouffe-has-given-the-twins-a-great-problem-r3670/Trevor Plouffe grabbed the role from Danny Valencia, and he hasn't looked back. Of course knowing Plouffe's track record, there's little reason to suggest there haven't been bumps in the road. The 2012 season saw Plouffe play his first games at third for the Twins. In 95 games at third, Plouffe co...3670Tue, 19 May 2015 00:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hot-bat-earns-miguel-sano-twins39-player-of-the-week-honors-r3669/“He’s doing better,” Ryan said. “As you see, the progression is going in this direction and that’s good. He’s got work to do as does every guy down there at the Double-A level. But they’ve got a good club. There are guys that carried that team when Sano and Buxton were struggling. Neither one of t...3669Mon, 18 May 2015 14:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-to-make-of-eddie-rosario-r3668/Rosario's quick wrists and exceptional hand-eye coordination enable him to reach out and get tough pitches, making him a dangerous two-strike hitter. Molitor commented on that trait many times in Ft. Myers, where Rosario clearly made an impression, because he was first in line for a call-up when O...3668Mon, 18 May 2015 04:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-193-hicks-up-vargas-down-r3667/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/GATG_05172015_FINAL.mp33667Mon, 18 May 2015 02:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/aaron-hicks39-new-swing-paying-dividends-r3662/Well, message received. Hicks obliterated the International League to the tune of a .336/.415/.561 batting line over 27 games, essentially forcing the hands of the Twins brass to get him back up here and see what, if any, changes he had made and if they’d stick. Of Hicks’ 36 hits in those 27 games...3662Sun, 17 May 2015 01:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-raystwins-515-710pm-r3658/1. Hot Streaks going Cold -- It happens all the time in baseball. You are on top of the world and just like that you are on the bottom of the world. From Yellowknife to Patagonia in a heartbeat. It's the fastest mode of transportation known to man. It happens so fast that it isn't visible to the n...3658Fri, 15 May 2015 14:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notes-hughes39-home-runs-nolasco39s-filth-amp-hunter39s-pop-r3656/http://i.imgur.com/j8leLbg.gif If you are a traditionalist -- someone who focuses on wins, losses and ERA to measure a pitcher’s performance -- you might judge Phil Hughes’ first seven starts harshly. If you are someone who looks at peripheral stats and FIP to better gauge his output, you might s...3656Fri, 15 May 2015 06:49:00 +0000