The Daily Target 11/9/17

KMSP: Dozier, Buxton win Gold Gloves – Buxton will certainly win more of these, while Dozier will probably look over…

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Los Angeles Dodgers v San Francisco Giants

The Twins will nibble at the edges, too

The Twins are in a good spot right now as we head into the off-season. So many people have speculated…

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St. Louis Cardinals v Minnesota Twins

The off-season to-do list

As the off-season really gets underway this week, as free agency opens up to the league, and you might start…

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gonsalves

Who might contribute next season

There has been a lot of back and forth among fans, bloggers and writers about their expectations for the Twins offseason. The…

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San Diego Padres v Arizona Diamondbacks

The Twins hire someone to be pitching coach

If you want some hard hitting analysis on the Twins hiring Garvin Alston, well, then you came to the wrong…

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World Series - Houston Astros v Los Angeles Dodgers - Game One

Dodgers and Astros both handled the Twins this season.

I would argue that no teams beat the Twins as soundly and handily as the Dodgers and Astros. A three…

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Texas Rangers v Minnesota Twins

Should there be offensive upgrades?

In 2017, the Minnesota Twins scored runs at a fantastic clip this season. After many years of thinking the Twins…

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John Manuel

Twins hire John Manuel for scouting team

The Minnesota Twins made one of their most interesting hires to date on Tuesday. They hired Baseball America Editor in…

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Pittsburgh Pirates v Washington Nationals

One ambitious goal for the offseason

In most of the post mortems of the Twins’ season, the lament was always the same. If only the pitching…

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Minnesota Twins v Detroit Tigers

Twins let go of Neil Allen

Neil Allen was one of the surprise holdovers from 2016 to 2017, thanks, perhaps, to his brief tenure with the team,…

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Minnesota Twins v Tampa Bay Rays

Twins may stick with Molitor, and that’s ok

I am not shy about my displeasure with some of Paul Molitor’s in game managerial decisions. He is just as bad as…

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American League Wild Card Game - Minnesota Twins v New York Yankees

Shocker! Yankees win their first postseason game since 2012

Former Los Angeles Lakers (and New York Knicks!) coach Pat Riley coined an expression known as “The Innocent Climb” —…

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St. Louis Cardinals v Minnesota Twins

Twins Celebrate their postseason birth in Cleveland

I know I’ve mentioned this several times already, and I’m sure anyone stopping here would know it anyways, but the…

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Daily Target 9/27

Last Night: Twins 8, Indians 6 – Brian Dozier got the late, clutch home run to help disrupt the quality…

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Minnesota Twins v Kansas City Royals

But who will be in the bullpen?

The Twins are on their way to a spot in the postseason, against all odds, and most of the questions about…

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St. Louis Cardinals v Minnesota Twins

The Twins are almost in the playoffs

People have been waiting all season for the Twins to finally fall apart and fade from the playoff rate. Twins…

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Chicago White Sox v Minnesota Twins

I was wrong about Eddie Rosario

By mid year last season, you would have been crazy to say that Eddie Rosario seemed to have a promising…

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Minnesota Twins v New York Mets

Let’s just watch Byron Buxton do stuff for a while

The Twins dropped the last two games of their series with the Royals in Kansas City, and watched the Indians…

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Boston Red Sox v Minnesota Twins

The Twins could compete in the postseason with this rotation

All right, let’s go ahead and put the cart before the horse. One of the questions that has plagued the…

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Minnesota Twins Photo Day

Rosters change and expand

The non-waiver trade deadline is the headline grabber for most baseball fans, but the August 31st/September 1st deadline is filled…

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Jim Souhan’s obtuse perspective on Miguel Sano

There has never been a young player that Jim Souhan has been happy with, let’s spell that out explicitly from the outset….

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Minnesota Twins v Chicago White Sox

Jorge Polanco is the Twins in a nutshell

Jorge Polanco has been enigmatic as any player this season, and until the last 4 games, has likely flown under the…

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MiguelSano

Miguel Sano on the shelf

Well, this is a predicament. Because he fouled a ball off of his shin (not because he is overweight), Miguel…

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Cleveland Indians v Minnesota Twins - Game One

Twins play 2, debut 2

After getting rained out last night, the Twins had to play the Indians twice today. As a result of the…

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Which old Twin would Minnesota like back?

In the past week or so, word has come out from a couple of other Minnesota teams that they were…

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Rhino and Compass Radio 2.7: Mid August catch up

Ryan was out of town for a while after the deadline, and the Twins just kept on playing baseball. What’s…

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bud-selig

Twins fans should appreciate Selig

Every good story involving a scrappy underdog hero needs a good villain. In 2001, the Minnesota Twins were the scrappy…

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Minnesota Twins v Los Angeles Dodgers

A case for moving Ervin Santana

My opinion going into this trade deadline is for the Twins simply to seek out the best deals. They made…

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Seattle Mariners v Minnesota Twins

The Twins’ new rotation

With some maneuvering over the past couple of weeks, the Twins have a completely revamped rotation. Let’s check in with…

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