https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/162/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-week-in-review-st-louis-blues-r18010/The Minnesota Twins picked up their 2025 season where they left off in 2024: with ugly, lifeless, losing baseball. An opening sweep in St. Louis served to set a gloomy tone for this new season, giving skeptical fans little reason to believe off the bat. Weekly Snapshot: Thurs, 3/27 through S...18010Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cardinals-9-twins-2-bailey-ober-really-hates-missouri-in-march-r18009/The Twins' miserable start continued Sunday, as the offense stayed cold against Andre Pallante and the Cardinals. Bailey Ober was obliterated, and the only positives were another strong day for Willi Castro and some fine relief work from Randy Dobnak, who entered for Ober in the third and finish...18009Sun, 30 Mar 2025 21:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/is-austin-martin-out-of-time-r17976/Good news for players like Mickey Gasper and DaShawn Keirsey Jr. meant bad news for Austin Martin today. What’s next for the former top prospect left off the Opening Day roster? The Twins made a series of announcements this week, awarding roster spots to several players who will travel north...17976Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/battle-of-the-arms-has-zebby-matthews-overtaken-david-festa-r17967/Zebby Matthews and David Festa are both critical to the Minnesota Twins’ long-term success. However, Matthews seems to be on an upward trajectory this spring. Is it enough to surpass Festa? The Twins’ pitching arms are once again under the microscope, and many eyes have been on Zebby Matthew...17967Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:50:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-1-cardinals-5-erick-fedde-and-lars-nootbaars-terror-reigns-again-r18006/Facing prime Mariano Rivera would be preferable over Fedde, at this point.  Box Score Joe Ryan: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Jorge Alcalá (-.250), Carlos Correa (-.093), Louis Varland (-.078) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   Thursda...18006Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/ootp-simulation-the-minnesota-twins-can-win-the-2025-world-series-r17977/David Schoenfield of ESPN recently ran 25 simulations of Out Of The Park Baseball to help predict some of the “unexpected stars” of the 2025 season. Not only did the Minnesota Twins have an unexpected star, but the team as a whole accomplished something it hasn't since 1991. For those unfami...17977Sat, 29 Mar 2025 14:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/wait-could-bailey-ober-really-win-the-2025-al-cy-young-r17996/What do Tarik Skubal, Gerrit Cole, Justin Verlander, Robbie Ray, Shane Bieber, Blake Snell, Corey Kluber, Rick Porcello, and Dallas Keuchel have in common? Does Bailey Ober belong in that company? The Athletic staff recently predicted who they believe will win the major baseball awards this...17996Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:52:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/can-byron-buxton-realistically-retire-as-a-member-of-the-minnesota-twins-r17975/The All-Star and franchise cornerstone recently told Phil Miller he wants to finish his career as a Twin. What version of him needs to exist as he ages for that dream to become reality?  Recently, Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton indicated that he would like to finish his career a...17975Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/ryan-jeffers-contract-extension-salary-projections-cal-raleigh/Ryan Jeffers only has two years of team control left with the Twins, and there's no clear replacement. Would it be possible to extend the soon-to-be 28-year-old, following the Mariners’ lead? In your head, Ryan Jeffers might be a young building block for the Minnesota Twins, but time is runn...18001Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:31:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-3-cardinals-5-st-louis-swamps-twins-in-quiescent-opening-day-defeat-r18000/I blame the rain.  Box Score Pablo López: 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Harrison Bader (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Pablo López (.199), José Miranda (-.185), Carlos Correa (-.112) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) It’s here. It’s finally here, and only an hour and a half...18000Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-dailys-call-to-the-pen-bold-predictions-for-the-2025-minnesota-twins-r17998/Why would we say things so controversial, yet so brave? We're just built different. In the runup to Opening Day, we asked Twins Daily writers to come up with bold predictions for the 2025 season. These aren't hot takes, though. The assignment was clear: bring us something you earnestly belie...17998Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:06:20 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/lets-overanalyze-the-opening-day-lineup-r17997/It's been 180 days since we had a starting lineup to gaze upon. You better believe we're going to read way too much into it. Let's dig in. In general, far too much is made of the way managers choose to construct their batting orders. At the end of the day, the impact of lineup sequencing on...17997Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:26:00 +0000