https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/373/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-2017-draft-royce-lewis-brent-rooker-bailey-ober/Minnesota's first draft under the current front office included a critical decision with the number one overall pick. However, that isn't the only player that has impacted the Twins from the 2017 draft class. Major League Baseball's 2023 Draft is scheduled to start on July 9, 2023. Each team...14214Mon, 15 May 2023 15:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/respect-michael-helman-r14222/The Twins have had plenty of examples of late-round picks that advance through the minors and wind up shining to a surprising degree. Once again, they have such a player lighting up Triple-A. Michael Helman was drafted in the 11th round of the 2018 draft, 334th overall. He’s been an above-av...14222Mon, 15 May 2023 13:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins-lineup-presents-a-silver-lining-r14224/The Minnesota Twins have largely flirted with distance from the competition by staying just a few games above .500 most of the year. That hasn’t been because of their pitching, but it is the lineup that presents an opportunity for them to run and hide.   Entering Mother’s Day, Rocco Bal...14224Mon, 15 May 2023 12:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-week-review-offense-breakout-kirilloff-correa/The Twins' lingering offensive struggles followed them back to Target Field, but the bats broke loose in convincing fashion over the weekend as Minnesota closed out a winning homestand with a pair of massive blowout victories against a very solid team. It's the high point of the season so f...14232Mon, 15 May 2023 06:16:45 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/fantasy-baseball-kirilloff-royce-lewis/Jose Miranda is gone, Alex Kirilloff is raking, and Royce Lewis is on the horizon. Here’s a closer look at the fantasy impact of these developments.   Welcome back to Twins Fantasy Fix! First things first: Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms out there. You are the real supersta...14231Mon, 15 May 2023 00:28:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-minor-league-report-514-no-no-for-the-moms-r14226/Fort Myers kicked off Mother’s Day action in the Twins farm system. Notching a combined no-hitter was quite the way to show off during an early start. SAINTS SENTINEL  Indianapolis 15, St. Paul 3 Box Score Having worked as a reliever earlier in the year, Jordan Balazovic took the ball...14226Sun, 14 May 2023 22:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-16-cubs-3-huge-run-support-helps-varland-to-first-win-this-season-r14228/The Twins finished their homestand with a strong series win over the Chicago Cubs. After scoring 11 runs on Saturday afternoon, the Twins scored 16 on Sunday and set a Target Field record with 29 runs in the three-game series. Along with big offense, the Twins got another strong start from Louie...14228Sun, 14 May 2023 21:52:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/ryan-jeffers-versus-christian-vazquez-catcher/Even for a defensive specialist, Christian Vazquez's performance at the plate has left much to be desired.  Christian Vazquez is currently on pace for his worst offensive season since 2018, where he hit .207/.257/.283 with a paltry 42 wRC+; Vazquez's current line of .214/.290/.250 with a 57...14217Sun, 14 May 2023 16:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/are-the-twins-starting-the-wrong-primary-catcher-r14213/With Christian Vazquez struggling at the plate and making questionable plays in the field, should the Twins consider adjusting who they start at catcher on a daily basis? On December 16, the Minnesota Twins signed Christian Vazquez to a three-year $30 million deal to have him take over as th...14213Sun, 14 May 2023 13:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/louie-varland-time-to-shine-2023/Louie Varland didn’t make the Opening Day rotation out of spring training, but he is every bit as vital to the team’s plans as the five pitchers that did. With such a small sample for his MLB career, it’s unreasonable to deem him as a star at this point. But he’s shown an interesting pitch mix t...14205Sun, 14 May 2023 12:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-11-cubs-1-twins-power-past-cubs-r14221/After losing a late inning lead the night before, the Twins needed to get a lead early against second year starter Hayden Wesneski, a “quirky” pitcher with a lot of east-west in his game. They accomplished that and then some, hanging seven runs on Wesneski, including four home runs. Joe Ryan wen...14221Sat, 13 May 2023 23:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/waiting-on-a-breakout-for-minnesotas-young-core-r14193/The Twins were hoping each of the four players below would be establishing themselves at the big-league level by now. However, some development roadblocks have hindered consistent success. In recent seasons, the Twins have seen some solid offensive seasons from players considered among the t...14193Sat, 13 May 2023 16:11:02 +0000