https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/537/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-outfield-free-agent-targets/One year ago, the Twins were so flush with outfield depth that they were comfortable non-tendering Eddie Rosario, leaving Akil Baddoo unprotected in the Rule 5 draft, and trading LaMonte Wade Jr. for a reliever project. Today they find themselves so thin on outfielders that acquiring a new...11634Mon, 13 Dec 2021 01:45:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/10-breakout-twins-prospect-candidates-6-10-r11633/José Miranda and Louie Varland both broke out in a massive way in 2021, paving their path to the majors. Who could follow their lead in 2022?    10. LHP Jovani Morán It’s fair to call Morán’s 2021 season a “breakout,” as he posted a 2.41 ERA and 42% strikeout rate for Wichita...11633Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:00:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/royce-lewis-trade-chip-r11632/Royce Lewis may be the shortstop of the future. He also may not. This is likely the biggest question in the Twins system as they figure out how to move forward into 2022. Royce Lewis was drafted as a shortstop with the possibility of center field as a fallback option. Players with such athle...11632Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:25:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cba-musings-1210-what%E2%80%99s-happening-and-what%E2%80%99s-next-r11631/It’s been eight days since our last update, which not coincidentally came at the commencement of Major League Baseball deciding to lock out its players. After a flurry of moves in the leadup, we’ve now experienced the darkness of a league conducting no business. We’re now over a week into th...11631Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:45:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-future-position-analysis-second-base-r11625/Last season, Jorge Polanco was the Twins' Most Valuable Player after he shifted to being a full-time second baseman. Even with Polanco, what does the future of second base look like in the Twins organization? Current Second Baseman: Jorge Polanco Entering last season, Polanco struggled thr...11625Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:55:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/luis-ramirez-and-hank-conger-join-baldellis-2022-coaching-staff-r11629/The Twins announced on Friday morning their official 2022 coaching staff. Former big-league catcher Hank Conger and long-time Twins minor league pitching coach Luis Ramirez are the new additions. Others have changed roles. Find out more here.  On Friday morning, reports from Korea were annou...11629Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/things-twins-players-did-recently-r11627/This lockout has officially put the nail in the coffin for a slow offseason. Never fear, your local internet stalker is still here. Say it with me, your favorite Twins don’t retreat into a Jake cave until spring training. Here are what your favorite Twins’ players have been up to recently. ...11627Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:55:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-future-position-analysis-first-base-r11623/Miguel Sano has served as Minnesota's primary first baseman over the last two seasons. There are some other intriguing options for 2022 and beyond. Current First Baseman: Miguel Sano In his seventh big-league season, Sano played over 120 games for the first time in his career. Offensively,...11623Thu, 09 Dec 2021 21:35:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/injuries-set-up-twins-pitching-splurge-r11622/If the Minnesota Twins should have been doing something before the lockout, it was paying for pitching. Dealing with a plethora of pitching injuries, building a rotation of short-term deals made a ton of sense. Now the club will have to decide how the group is built. After signing Dylan Bund...11622Thu, 09 Dec 2021 17:35:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/mlb-lockout-diaries-week-one/Dear journal, It's been seven days since darkness fell upon the world of baseball. Here I begin my chronicling of this strange total absence of my favorite sport, with an end point unknown. "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball." It's a quote that perfectly enc...11624Thu, 09 Dec 2021 12:45:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/3-routes-for-the-twins-after-the-lockout-r11616/The free-agent frenzy before last week’s lockout left the Twins needing more. There remains plenty of work to do, with a finite number of options. Here are three: 1. SPREAD IT AROUND This is the most likely option. The Twins have averaged $127 million in payroll since 2018, per FanGraph...11616Thu, 09 Dec 2021 12:05:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trevor-megill-is-a-low-risk-potentially-high-reward-addition-r11621/Many fans of the Minnesota Twins were confused last week when the team claimed reliever Trevor Megill off of waivers from the Chicago Cubs only for them to non-tender him hours later. However, clarity for the decision came this past Sunday when SKOR North’s Darren Wolfson reported that Megill ha...11621Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:25:09 +0000