https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/523/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/do-the-twins-have-a-dark-horse-utility-candidate-r11871/Last season, the Minnesota Twins employed Andrelton Simmons at shortstop while using Jorge Polanco at second base and Luis Arraez in a roving role. Nick Gordon became a utility player down the stretch. The infield is in flux this season without a current shortstop, and the organization may have...11871Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:50:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/mlb-lockout-diaries-week-eleven/Dear journal, It's been 77 days since darkness fell upon the world of baseball. There is no sign of any improvement in relations between the league and union, although apparently they're getting together again this weekend for more futile negotiations.  I'm in Mexico right now, enjoying...11882Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:10:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/most-popular-twins-articles-2021/On February 19th, Twins Daily will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary. To honor this upcoming milestone, we're looking back at the most-read articles from each year since our site launched.  Today, we dive into the 2021 season – the 10th we've covered here on the site and easily the mos...11866Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:00:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-nailed-both-big-extensions-r11872/Before the 2019 Major League Baseball season, Derek Falvey handed out contract extensions to Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler. 24 and 25-years-old respectively, both looked the part of key organizational pieces. Now a few years into those deals, where do they both stand? Through 2018, Jorge Pola...11872Wed, 16 Feb 2022 22:20:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/right-fielders-of-the-70s-bobby-darwin-r11878/Following Tony Oliva’s full-time move to the designated hitter role for the Twins in 1973, he was succeeded in right field by three players to finish out the 1970s. All three of these men were African-American athletes that took on their roles as right fielders quite successfully following in th...11878Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:00:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/most-popular-twins-articles-2020/On February 19th, Twins Daily will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary. To honor this upcoming milestone, we're looking back at the most-read articles from each year since our site launched.  Today, we dive into the 2020 season, which nearly didn't happen as baseball struggled to fight t...11865Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:00:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-2022-draft-coverage-february-15-r11873/With all the uncertainty surrounding the game of baseball, we can still count on high school and college seasons going on as scheduled*. And while a continued (and eventually resolved) lockout would definitely impact the 2022 MLB Draft, there are still many draft-related topics to be tackled bet...11873Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:40:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/royce%E2%80%99s-return-twins-prospect-locked-in-r11875/It’s been two years since Minnesota Twins fans have seen top prospect Royce Lewis play a professional baseball game. Following a pandemic-canceled season and then an injury-lost season, the former 1st round pick is ready to re-introduce himself. I caught up with the talented star who’s no longer...11875Tue, 15 Feb 2022 18:00:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-564-projecting-the-al-central-r11877/Aaron and John review ZIPS' projections for the AL Central, discuss Byron Buxton's career path and wonder how close we are to spring training. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link. 11877Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:28:47 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-strong-start-up-the-middle-lenny-green-and-earl-battey-r11861/February is Black History Month, and over the coming weeks, Twins Daily will have a series of articles on African Americans in Minnesota Twins history. There have been award winners, All Stars, and even a couple of Hall of Famers. Today we feature two players who gave the Twins a strong start up...11861Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:10:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/most-popular-twins-articles-2019/On February 19th, Twins Daily will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary. To honor this upcoming milestone, we're looking back at the most-read articles from each year since our site launched.  Today, we dive into the 2019 season, which saw the Twins gloriously take charge of the AL Centra...11864Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-man-that-brought-us-tomorrow-night-r11853/February is Black History Month, and over the coming weeks, Twins Daily will have a series of articles on African Americans in Minnesota Twins history. There have been award winners, All-Stars, and even a couple of Hall of Famers, and no one is more beloved in these parts than Kirby Puckett....11853Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:20:11 +0000