https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/598/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/notebook-dobnak-and-donaldson-thrive-against-old-friend-r10565/Despite a tough track of spring training offense, the Twins brought their bats to JetBlue Park on Thursday evening in Florida against former Twins pitcher Martin Perez. Let’s dig in. Twins 7, Red Sox 4 Box Score JetBlue Park may not be Fenway Park. That didn’t stop Twins slugger Josh Donaldson fr...10565Fri, 26 Mar 2021 02:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/new-research-shows-two-twins-are-biggest-injury-risks-in-mlb-r10563/According to a new model for injury prediction from Sports Info Solutions, Andrelton Simmons is the position player most likely to miss time due to injury in 2021. Next on the list? Byron Buxton. We talked to a co-creator of the model to find out why. Obviously, it will come as no great shock to...10563Fri, 26 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/taking-a-different-stab-at-the-2021-opening-day-roster-r10558/The Minnesota Twins are set to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in exactly one week. That game will count and begins a string of 162 that follow suit. Who opens on the 26-man roster? Having spent the week down in Fort Myers, I’ve witnessed some heartbreak as top prospect Alex Kirilloff was re-assign...10558Fri, 26 Mar 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/projecting-the-twins-opening-day-roster-version-30-r10557/Opening Day is right around the corner and many important decisions have already been made. Who gets the final roster spots before the team heads to Milwaukee? Catchers (3): Mitch Garver, Ryan Jeffers, Willians Astudillo Odd Man Out: None Garver and Jeffers have been locks to make the Opening Day...10557Thu, 25 Mar 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/notebook-pineda-struggles-power-bats-break-out-r10559/The Minnesota Twins continued their 2021 Spring Training slate with 7-6 loss at the Rays. Notes on that game and more in today’s Twins Daily Notebook. Rays 7, Twins 6 Box Score Twins Takeaways Standout pitcher: Brandon Waddell (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K) Standout hitter: Andrelton Simmons (2 for 3, HR,...10559Thu, 25 Mar 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-2021-position-analysis-relief-pitcher-r10556/There's no two ways about it: on paper, Minnesota's bullpen picture is high on risk and low on assurance. Strategizing around a series of rebound performances and coaching-related glow ups, the message being sent to fans by the front office is essentially: trust us, we got this. Frankly, they've e...10556Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/notebook-tough-day-for-twins-baseball-r10555/The Twins offense continued sputtering today against the Pirates and Alex Kirilloff optioned, making it a tough day for the Twins on social media platforms. That and more in today’s notebook! Pittsburgh 1, Twins 0 Box Score Twins Takeaways: Standout pitcher: Derek Law (1 IP, 2 K, 11 pitches) Stan...10555Wed, 24 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-is-on-top-of-things-r10553/In his start Monday, José Berríos had an average spin rate of 2,304 revolutions per minute on his four-seam fastball. That was his highest spin rate in a start since Opening Day 2019. It’s a continuation of an encouraging change he made late last year. Because of his arm action and the other pitc...10553Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/alex-kirilloff-optioned-to-alternate-training-site-r10554/After Tuesday’s Spring Training game the Minnesota Twins announced Alex Kirilloff was being optioned to the team’s alternate training site. Kirilloff was 4-for-31 with eight strikeouts and one walk, posting a batting line of .129/.182/.258 (.440 OPS) this spring. This transaction firmly plants Ki...10554Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/top-ten-longest-tenured-twins-r10552/There has been a lot of turnover in the Twins roster over recent years. However, some players have been in the organization for a long time. Here are the ten Twins players who have been in the organization the longest. Here you have it, a look at the ten longest-tenured players in the Minnesota T...10552Tue, 23 Mar 2021 04:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/has-alex-kirilloff-played-himself-off-the-opening-day-roster-r10549/In game performances during the spring typically have little bearing on a player’s roster spot, but the Twins were already in a tough spot with Alex Kirilloff. Has he played himself off the Opening Day roster? Things have been complicated from the start with Alex Kirilloff. Under the baseball’s c...10549Tue, 23 Mar 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/notebook-cruz-crushed-and-pitching-powered-twins-to-win-r10551/The Twins were victorious today over Atlanta as Nelson Cruz crushed his second Spring Training homer and the Twins pitching staff, led by José Berríos, struck out 11. Additionally, the Twins announced how fans can secure tickets to the first 17 games at Target Field this season. Check it out in th...10551Tue, 23 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000