Tag: Minnesota Twins
Tyler Jay will pitch exclusively from the bullpen
The news came out late last week that 2015 Twins draft choice Tyler Jay will be pitching in relief, rather…
Read more »No, Ryan Vogelsong is not going to make the Twins roster
Especially with the recent injury to Trevor May, there has been a lot of speculation as to who will ultimately…
Read more »Twins spring training demotions give insight to their plans
This morning, the Twins made a few roster moves in order to trim their camp crowd a little bit. There…
Read more »Mejia is working hard for a spot in the rotation
It’s going to be tough to keep Adalberto Mejia and his luscious eyebrows out of the Twins starting rotation if…
Read more »Robbie Grossman locking down a spot
One of the open battles as we came into Spring was the one for left field, or potentially a fourth outfielder…
Read more »Twins lose Trevor May
The Twins had a seeming logjam of potential starting pitchers this year, with one of the more promising options being…
Read more »How Kyle Gibson is coming back
<![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2QmEUmcJcw Michael Beck of Yuba College posted this video a while back of him working out with a balloon-like ball…
Read more »Baseball Prospectus really seems to like the Twins
<![CDATA[Here is something fun. Baseball Prospectus released their predictions for the 2017 standings. They are something else. That’s right, the big brains…
Read more »Kyle Gibson and the value of consistency
I was thinking today about all the available stats we have, and how I favor those stats that I find…
Read more »Twins underway in Spring Training
There is live baseball now on going in southwest Florida. The games are still a haphazard collection of whatever players…
Read more »Rhino and Compass Radio 2.4
The Twins have made a few maneuvers now, and they are left with only a couple of potential roster questions….
Read more »Pitchers and Catchers have reported, and it’s different
Back when the Twins were winning AL Central titles, the reporting of pitchers and catchers was an event. They had…
Read more »Stephen Gonsalves is the Twins best hope
The Twins have a notable lack of depth in their pitching prospect pool. It’s not for a lack of trying,…
Read more »A few items from the past week
The Twins have made several moves over the past week, including the addition of a pair of outfielders, a reliever and…
Read more »Brian Dozier and optimism
The Twins were in the market for young starting pitching this offseaon, with an emphasis on the type that could make…
Read more »Twins hunt for infield depth leads them to Ehire Adrianza
The Twins off-season has picked up in activity of late, though the moves may not initially seem terribly meaningful. We’ve…
Read more »Twins sign Belisle, drop Park
The Twins, in many ways, made their most significant executed decision today. They signed reliever Matt Belisle yesterday to help shore…
Read more »The path to Twins’ success is through the rotation
It’s not a secret: the Twins have been very bad for about 5 years now, and in that time, the pitching…
Read more »Twins will wait and see
It’s been a while since I’ve checked in, but there hasn’t been much to right about. Instead, the news that…
Read more »Hector Santiago is bad.
Updated:Nearly universally, writers and fans applauded Rob Antony for trading Ricky Nolasco to Anaheim, along with Alex Meyer, for Hector…
Read more »Twins front office acting like a front office.
It seems like the Twins haven’t done much this offseason, but the most significant thing they did was add Derek Falvey…
Read more »Why isn’t anything else happening with the Twins?
It is getting to the point where it’s extremely difficult to say something about the Twins without discussing Brian Dozier….
Read more »What is the worst case scenario?
Today, MLB Trade Rumors had a poll, wondering whether or not the Twins would actually trade Brian Dozier. The poll…
Read more »The next obvious move
The Twins and Dodgers appear to have reached an impasse in their discussions revolving around a Brian Dozier trade, sending…
Read more »Twins add two Jeffs to the staff
The Minnesota Twins finished off their coaching staff during the middle of last week, adding Jeff Pickler as a major…
Read more »Market for Dozier uncomfortably quiet
The past several successful spells in Twins history, from the 1991 World Series of their Renaissance in the 2000s, have all…
Read more »The Giants vs. the Dodgers: Closers/Second Base/Third Base
The San Francisco Giants have made their one off-season move with the signing of free agent closer Mark Melancon. Several…
Read more »Yorman Landa passes away at 22
Above is a picture I snapped at January’s Twinsfest, of some members of the organization (including, prominently, Miguel Sano) playing…
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