https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/170/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-2025-position-analysis-third-base-r17865/Royce Lewis is the Twins' third baseman, for now. Will this be a lasting destination or just a passing stop on his journey down the defensive spectrum? The 2025 season might dictate. Since he was drafted nearly eight years ago out of high school, Royce Lewis has gone from being a wiry, agile...17865Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:30:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/is-new-twins-catcher-diego-cartaya-the-heir-apparent-to-christian-vazquez-r17870/Despite the offseason buzz surrounding potential trades involving the veteran catcher, he remains a member of the Twins. Could the team's newly-acquired former top prospect be his heir apparent? What would he have to do to make that possibility a reality? As recently as 2023, Diego Cartaya w...17870Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:09:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/is-chris-paddack-really-going-to-breeze-into-the-starting-rotation-r17869/Barring injuries, it sure looks like two of the three young hurlers who impressed (in various ways) in the Twins' rotation last summer will be left out when the team heads north this spring. That ain't justice, Sheriff. As spring training warms from a simmer to a boil, the Twins only have a...17869Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/casting-willi-castro-super-utility-man-or-something-more-stable-and-productive-r17868/Is there a path for the 2024 All-Star to become more than a good utility player? If he can combine the better traits of his past two seasons and not have to move around the diamond as a stopgap, there is. Even though Willi Castro is coming off a season in which he was the Twins' All-Star sel...17868Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:09:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-2025-position-analysis-second-base-r17858/As with first base, the starting job at second for the Twins is currently unsettled. But here we find a great deal more potential and promise in the cast of contenders. When longtime Twins second baseman Jorge Polanco departed via free agency a year ago, Edouard Julien looked to be heir appa...17858Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:48:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/why-losing-out-on-billionaire-justin-ishbia-might-be-a-win-for-the-minnesota-twins-r17857/At first glance, Justin Ishbia backing out of buying the Minnesota Twins seems like a gut punch for fans hoping for deep pockets and aggressive spending. But what if it’s actually a blessing in disguise? A closer look at his track record suggests that the Twins may have dodged a far bigger probl...17857Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-last-of-his-generation-byron-buxton-and-the-end-of-an-era-r17859/Every franchise experiences transitions, where one generation of players gives way to the next. For the Minnesota Twins, Byron Buxton represents the final piece of a group that once promised sustained success. When the Twins drafted Byron Buxton, many expected him to develop into the face of...17859Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/20-years-later-reflecting-on-two-decades-of-baseball-blogging-r17853/Twenty years ago today, I published my first ever blog post about the Minnesota Twins. Want to read it? Please promise not to laugh. In March of 2005, I was nearing the end of my freshman year of college at the University of Minnesota. Months earlier, during the first semester, I'd met a cla...17853Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:31:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/bogo-pitchers-and-two-other-things-that-might-matter-from-a-spring-training-game-r17861/Chris Paddack's outing on Sunday is another good example of why to ignored spring training numbers. Twins Daily’s Ultimate Guide to Twins Spring Training has some tips on YOUR perfect time to come to spring training, but I’ll need to update it for the nichiest of nichy interest groups: the s...17861Sun, 02 Mar 2025 21:51:22 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trade-retrospective-evaluating-the-mitch-garver-deal-r17782/The trade that sent Mitch Garver to the Texas Rangers had ripple effects on the Twins organization for years to come. All three players involved in the trade have ended up in new organizations, so did the Twins win this trade? The Minnesota Twins made a flurry of moves before the 2022 season...17782Sun, 02 Mar 2025 19:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/are-the-twins-betting-on-the-wrong-right-handed-bench-bats-r17849/Minnesota’s core right-handed bats are clear when it comes to lineup construction. The supplemental right-handed bats might prove to be problematic. Did the Twins make the correct right-handed hitting choices?   The Minnesota Twins made a calculated decision this offseason. Instead of c...17849Sun, 02 Mar 2025 15:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-surplus-of-arms-smart-depth-play-or-missed-trade-opportunity-r17839/The Minnesota Twins entered the offseason with a significant question: should they trade from their wealth of pitching depth to address offensive concerns, or hold onto their arms for the long haul? While some clamored for a bold move, the front office stayed the course, valuing depth over immed...17839Sun, 02 Mar 2025 12:22:02 +0000