https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/378/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sorting-out-the-future-of-the-twins-middle-infield/Despite a few moments over the last couple days that haven’t been pretty, Jorge Polanco has solidified his standing as the starting shortstop of the Minnesota Twins. While he’s been aided by an adept defensive first baseman in Joe Mauer, who has saved his infielders three errors with scoops this y...2188Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-position-battles-tight-end/Over the next couple weeks, Zone Coverage will break down the Minnesota Vikings post-draft roster by position group.   Today’s Focus: Tight ends   With a new tight ends coach in Clancy Barone and some new faces in the mix, the Vikings could look different at the position this season. While Kyle...2186Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rule-wild-on-the-hook-for-poor-starts-not-getting-the-puck-past-allen/There’s something to be said for fast starts when your backs are against the wall. The Edmonton Oilers proved that Sunday with a convincing 7-1 home victory to force a Game 7 against the Anaheim Ducks in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.   The Oilers led 5-0 after the first period. It...2184Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/55-game-notes-mauers-first-career-walkoff-homer-lifts-twins-in-ninth/For the first eight innings, nothing felt particularly historic about the Minnesota Twins taking on the Boston Red Sox. Both teams came in with relatively similar records with pitchers who appeared to be heading in separate directions. Phil Hughes has turned into a grizzled veteran this year at th...2176Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/55-pregame-notes-hughes-vs-rodriguez-danny-designated-and-new-faces-in-the-clubhouse/It’s overcast and warm as the Minnesota Twins prepare to take on the Boston Red Sox for the first time this season. It’ll be left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez taking on righty Phil Hughes with the first pitch on tap for 7:10 p.m. More on that in a bit.   Commissioner Rob Manfred was in town and met wit...2175Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-rookie-bucky-hodges-wants-a-share-of-the-no-84-legacy/When Bucky Hodges turned four years old, Randy Moss was fresh off a prolific rookie season with the Minnesota Vikings that nearly ended in a Super Bowl appearance. He was the talk of the league, having established himself as one of the league's all-time great deep threats after just one season.  ...2171Fri, 05 May 2017 14:05:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-wild-alternate-universe-without-parise-and-suter/I started writing last week’s article about how the Wild were built wrong as a team by thinking about an alternate reality where the team doesn't sign Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, and where the franchise would be as a whole. That got me rolling on how the Wild are an example of how *not* to build a...2168Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/54-game-notes-gibson-sent-to-triple-a-after-as-dump-twins-8-5/The old Minnesotan adage is “it could be worse,” and those words rang true at Target Field as the Twins fell 8-5 to the Oakland A’s on Thursday afternoon. Even as the pitching staff came completely unraveled, the game came down to a backyard scenario that we’ve all played out in younger days.   B...2167Thu, 04 May 2017 19:01:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-position-battles-wide-receiver/Over the next couple weeks, Zone Coverage will break down the Minnesota Vikings post-draft roster by position group.   Today’s Focus: Wide receivers   UPDATE: On May 10, the Vikings signed former Cardinals and Patriots receiver Michael Floyd, who will have a chance to win playing time.   Aside...2166Thu, 04 May 2017 14:49:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/54-pregame-notes-gibson-vs-cotton-stickwithhicks-and-berriosmejia-updates/It’s sunny, bright and there’s nary a cloud in sight as the Twins prepare to try complete a three-game sweep of the Oakland A’s here at Target Field on Thursday afternoon. It’s a pair of righties doing battle, as Kyle Gibson takes the ball for the Twins while rookie Jharel Cotton goes for the A’s....2164Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/glen-perkins-in-his-own-words-id-like-to-be-further-along-than-i-am/I still feel like I'm one bullpen away from being ready to go, and that bullpen just hasn't come yet.   -- Glen Perkins, describing his rehab before Wednesday’s game   Glen Perkins is frustrated. That much was evident from his pregame appearance at Target Field before Wednesday’s game against...2161Wed, 03 May 2017 22:10:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/breaking-down-dubnyks-postseason-goals-against/When you go back and look at the numbers, Devan Dubnyk had a pretty solid five-game postseason. If you had told Wild fans that he would post a 1.86 goals against average and .925 save percentage, you would take your chances in the series.   But considering Dubnyk was vastly outplayed by Jake Alle...2160Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/52-game-notes-twins-set-target-field-record-with-six-home-runs-in-9-1-win-over-as/The name of the game was the long ball at Target Field on Tuesday night, with nearly all of the damage on both sides coming via the home run in a 9-1 win for the Twins over the A’s. Eight of the nine runs scored by the Twins came via home runs, while the sole run for Oakland came on a Yonder Alons...2157Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/52-game-notes-prodigal-plouffe-sonny-vs-erv-and-sanos-leadership/It’s sunny and a bit cool as the Twins take batting practice in preparation of opening a six-game homestand against the Oakland A’s this evening. It’ll be a pair of solid righties tangling at Target Field, as Sonny Gray will come off the disabled list and make his season debut, while Ervin Santana...2156Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/schreier-the-minnesota-twins-have-the-talent-to-be-a-winning-team-this-year/I don’t buy into the fact that we’re rebuilding. I don’t buy into the fact that a winning record and still not getting to the postseason could be considered a successful year.   -- Brian Dozier at the beginning of the year   The Minnesota Twins pled for open minds before the year began, and now,...2148Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/miguel-sano-named-al-player-of-the-week/Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano if off to a hot start, and American League pitchers are on notice. He's been so good, he was just named AL Player of the Week for the week spanning April 24-30.     Sano is hitting a robust .316/.443/.684 through the first month of the season, and too...2147Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/report-minnesota-vikings-agree-to-terms-with-13-undrafted-free-agent-rookies/The Minnesota Vikings hannounced that they have agreed to terms with 13 undrafted free agent rookies.   Undrafted free agents can provide a solid backbone for a team and for successful teams like the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are famously core starters. The Vikings had their own s...2145Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/reports-minnesota-vikings-to-pick-up-anthony-barrs-5th-year-option-decline-teddy-bridgewaters/The Minnesota Vikings will pick up Anthony Barr's fifth-year option, per multiple reports including Tom Pelissero at USA Today. Barr's option will be worth $12.3 million in 2018, and there is the possibility that the Minnesota Vikings negotiate an extension before the third day of the 2018 league...2144Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-position-battles-running-back/Over the next couple weeks, Zone Coverage will break down the Minnesota Vikings post-draft roster by position group.   Today's Focus: Running backs   Since the Vikings' preeminent draft selection was RB Dalvin Cook out of Florida State, it makes since to start in the backfield, where Minnesota w...2143Tue, 02 May 2017 09:53:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2017-consensus-big-board-what-were-the-best-values-and-biggest-reaches-in-the-draft/Value, value, value.   The goal of any draft isn't to get the best value, it's to find the best players to help your team. If you have 10 picks and only three players in the draft qualify -- a probably brazen hypothetical -- then it makes sense to move those 10 picks for the express purpose of ac...2137Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2017-consensus-big-board-the-consensus-grades-your-draft/Who won the draft?   It's pretty clear that when it comes to predicting the outcomes of draft prospects, no one has the market cornered. Prediction is a messy business, and it sometimes feel like prognosticators can get it wrong just as often as they get it right.   Still, we know that the conse...2135Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:47:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2017-nfl-draft-minnesota-vikings-select-north-carolina-state-cb-jack-tocho/The Minnesota Vikings used their final pick to beef up their secondary depth, taking cornerback Jack Tocho from North Carolina State.   Tocho is unusually strong for a cornerback and might provide more in run support than is typical at his position. He's a great tackler and drives through players...2133Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2017-nfl-draft-minnesota-vikings-select-kansas-state-olb-elijah-lee/The Minnesota Vikings have selected Kansas State linebacker Elijah Lee, who seems to be a natural fit at the Will linebacker spot and should compete with Edmond Robinson and Emmanuel Lamur to take over for the spot previously occupied by Chad Greenway—if the Vikings don't eventually decide that th...2132Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2017-nfl-draft-minnesota-vikings-select-northwestern-de-ifeadi-odenigbo/The Minnesota Vikings have added an athletic edge rusher every year, this time opting for Northwestern's Ifeadi Odenigbo with the 220th pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.   Odenigbo was highly-recruited coming out of high school and turned down offers from Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan and Notre Dame to...2131Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2017-nfl-draft-minnesota-vikings-select-miami-wrkr-stacy-coley/The Vikings decided to double-dip at kick returner by grabbing another prolific special-teamer in Miami's (Fla.) Stacy Coley, who also moonlights as an athletic slot receiver with a penchant for acrobatic catches. He should compete with Rodney Adams, a fifth-round pick, for the primary kick-return...2130Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000