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Twins Daily Wants To Promote Your Blog: via Twins Daily May 22, 2013 at 10:27 PM; Twins Daily's mission is to bring attention to Twins bloggers and independent baseball writers, whether they are writing here or not. Why? Because we've been there -
Vance Worley Demoted to AAA-Rochester: via Twins Daily May 22, 2013 at 10:10 PM; Immediately following today's 8-3 loss to the Braves, the Twins demoted Opening Day starting pitcher, Vance Worley, to AAA-Rochester. Worley had given up eight runs in 3.2 innings in today's game, raising his ERA to 7.21 on the year. The Twins
Twins MLB Draft Profile: Trey Ball, SP/OF: via Twins Daily May 21, 2013 at 11:45 PM; Who IS This Guy? At six-foot-six and just 175 pounds, 18-year-old Trey Ball from New Castle High School in Indiana has an extremely projectable frame, one that experts agree will fill out nicely as he matures. The consensus, however, appears
Twins Take a Hard Turn With Deduno: via Twins Daily May 21, 2013 at 11:21 PM; Even before his three-hit shutout on Sunday, I felt that the time had come to promote Kyle Gibson to major leagues. The Twins seemingly positioned themselves to do so
Q & A With Travis Harrison: via Twins Daily May 21, 2013 at 10:09 PM; One of the top ranked high school power hitters at the time, Travis Harrison was drafted by the Twins with a supplemental first round pick (the 50th overall pick) in 2011. He signed a $1.05 million bonus to join the Twins organization and bypassed a scholarship offer to play baseball for USC. There's never been much doubt about Harrison's ability to hit a baseball. The question in many minds
Twins MLB Draft Profile: Austin Meadows, OF: via Twins Daily May 20, 2013 at 11:27 PM; Today, we continue our look at players that the Minnesota Twins could consider drafting with the #4 overall pick in next month's MLB Draft. Today, we look at an uber-talented prep player from a baseball hotbed! Who Is This Guy? It can be argued that outfielder Austin Meadows is the top-rated high school position player in the 2013 MLB Draft. It can also be argued that Austin Meadows is not the
Who is Caleb Thielbar?: via Twins Daily May 20, 2013 at 10:10 PM; It has been quite the wild ride for Mr. Caleb J. Thielbar on his way to the major leagues. The 26-year old left-hander was called-up by the Minnesota Twins on Monday after the team demoted fifth starter Pedro Hernandez. Thielbar is not a starter so the team will need to make another roster move before Friday's game to fill out the rotation. Options for this spot include Kyle Gibson, Sam Deduno,
Twins MLB Draft Profile: Sean Manaea, SP: via Twins Daily May 19, 2013 at 10:57 PM; Who IS This Guy? He might have the highest ceiling of any pitching prospect in this year's draft class. A few years ago Sean Manaea was a raw high school kid with bad grades and no first-round aspirations, but now at age 21 he's
Gleeman and the Geek, Ep 94: Reunited and It Feels So ... Meh: via Twins Daily May 19, 2013 at 10:45 PM; John rejoins Aaron and they talk about the Minnesota Twins tumble, two AAA players that could soon join the team, Darin Mastroianni's new diagnosis, Joe Mauer's new hot streak, ballparks, baseball bars, David Ortiz's return, Aaron's Apple fetish
Rochester Review: Samuel Deduno: via Twins Daily May 19, 2013 at 10:10 PM; Entering his 10th professional season, it?s safe to say that 2012 was the best year in Samuel Deduno?s career thus far. Not only did Deduno end the year in the Minnesota Twins rotation, but he also had the opportunity
Twins Minor League Report (5/18): Great Pitching, Not Much Hitting: via Twins Daily May 18, 2013 at 10:09 PM; The Minnesota Twins may not have received a very good start from Scott Diamond, but all four Twins minor league starters pitched very well on Saturday night. Each of them pitched into the 7th inning and gave up two or fewer runs. Unfortunately, the hitters from only one of the four affiliates scored enough runs to win their game. By the time the Twins' game got to the 6th inning all four minor lea
Twins Minor League Report (5/17): Streaks and Walkoffs: via Twins Daily May 17, 2013 at 10:45 PM; One Minnesota Twins affiliate won 4-3, in 12 innings. Another affiliate lost 4-3 on an unearned run in the 9th inning. The Twins top minor league pitcher so far this season was back on the mound again tonight and didn?t disappoint. Chris Colabello and Andrew Albers are two players that came to the Twins organization via the Can-Am League. They both have a pretty impressive streak with the Red Wing
Twins Daily Blog Links: via Twins Daily May 17, 2013 at 10:09 PM; Like the Minnesota Twins, Twins Daily has a farm team on the blog page. Here's what
Twins Minor League Report (5/16): Buxton Blasts Kernels to Win: via Twins Daily May 16, 2013 at 10:33 PM; All four Minnesota Twins minor league affiliates played on Thursday night. Two of them won in dramatic, walk-off fashion. One was a two-run single, and one was a lot more dramatic than that. One of the other Twins affiliates won in shutout fashion, just the way you write it up. Starter goes seven, dominant reliever with a strong eighth and another dominant reliever with a scoreless ninth inning. A
Draft Preview: "Personal Cheeseballs" (College Pitchers): via Twins Daily May 15, 2013 at 10:57 PM; Last week, I took a look at three prep hitters that I hope the Twins seriously consider drafting in next month?s draft. I decided to expand the series and today will take a look at three college arms. To be considered a ?personal cheeseball?, I set out two rules: be a favorite of mine and don?t be too good. Without further adieu, here are my three college pitchers: Stephen Tarpley, LHP, Sc
Geeking Out: Pitch To Contact and Team Batting: via Twins Daily May 15, 2013 at 10:10 PM; Numbers are so clean. Until they aren?t. Yesterday we studied strikeouts/game and runs/game for teams and
Twins Offense Looking To Its Heart: via Twins Daily May 14, 2013 at 10:10 PM; After finishing the month of April ranked near the bottom of the American League in most categories, the Twins? offense has undergone a stunning turnaround here in May, where they led the league in scoring through Tuesday. Prior to Wednesday's loss to the White Sox, the Twins had averaged 6.2 runs per game this month and had crossed the plate five or more times in eight of their past nine games.
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Pressure is on for Twins starters: via Twins Daily May 12, 2013 at 10:21 PM; Attachment 4044Kyle Gibson is anxious to finally reach the big leagues, and he's currently making a strong case in Triple-A with a 3.32 ERA and 1.16 WHIP through seven starts. His most recent outing was his most impressive: a complete game shutout with eight strikeouts, two walks and four hits. Gibson is on an innings limit this year and has already logged 40 innings in Rochester, increasin