James B. Terry, Author at Baseball Essential

Doug Mientkiewicz Now on the Managerial Map

Sep 21, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The Chattanooga Lookouts, Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, defeated the Biloxi Shuckers 4-0 tonight to capture a Southern League title. It was the first league title for the Lookouts since 1988 whe...

Joe Mauer: The Minnesota Twins MVP

James B. Terry

Sep 17, 2015

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

Joe Mauer does not put up numbers that his $23 million salary suggest he should, but make no mistake, the three time American League batting champion is still the most valuable player on the Minnesota Twins, wh...

Mike Pelfrey set for solid payday after career revival

James B. Terry

Sep 17, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins demoted Mike Pelfrey to the bullpen towards the end of spring training and it did not sit well with the veteran. Pelfrey spent days complaining that his battle for the fifth starter job w...

Torii Hunter Finding Stride, Throws Dance Party

James B. Terry

Sep 15, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The dog days of August were not good to 40-year-old veteran Torii Hunter. Hunter hit .130 with two home runs and just nine runs batted in over 21 games in August, drawing just six walks to put his monthly on...

The Curious Case of Eddie Rosario

James B. Terry

Sep 8, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

Eddie Rosario is having a great rookie season for the Minnesota Twins. The 24-year-old Puerto Rican is second across all of baseball with 11 triples; his nine home runs and 16 doubles just add to impressive ...

Being Bold: A look back at Minnesota Twins predictions

James B. Terry

Sep 1, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

You can't predict baseball; but at least I tried. Before the season began, I revealed five bold predictions for the 2015 Minnesota Twins season. For the most part, they're not coming true due to the team's s...

Eduardo Nunez Plays Unlikely Hero Role for Minnesota Twins

James B. Terry

Aug 30, 2015

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins hosted the AL West-leading Houston Astros this weekend in what was arguably the biggest series of the year for Minnesota. First-year manager Paul Molitor wound up putting scarcely-used utili...

Shane Robinson enjoying career revival with Minnesota Twins

James B. Terry

Aug 29, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

It can't easy to get released by the only organization that you've ever known, but outfielder Shane Robinson had to suffer through that when the St. Louis Cardinals cut the 30-year old last November. Drafted...

Buxton, Sano have Minnesota Twins fans foaming at the mouth

James B. Terry

Aug 26, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Interviews, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins fans have waited years to experience the last five days, and the outcome is better then anyone imagined it to be. With the team calling up outfielder Byron Buxton, MLB Pipeline's top-ranked p...

Trevor May Excelling in Bullpen, Could be Permanent

James B. Terry

Aug 25, 2015

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins demoted rookie starting pitcher Trevor May to the bullpen in early July when Ervin Santana's suspension ended. To that point, May had been 4-7 though 15 starts with a 4.37 ERA and was str...

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