https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/603/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/report-from-the-fort-exhibition-results-and-extension-rumors-r10494/It's been 20 days since pitchers and catchers first reported to Fort Myers, and we're 21 days away from Opening Day. We're officially eclipsing the halfway point of spring training. On Wednesday. we live-streamed with our man on the scene in Florida to cover key storylines, and you can watch it ba...10494Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/notebook-twins-shutout-o%E2%80%99s-odorizzi-says-farewell-r10496/Kenta Maeda led a masterful performance by the pitching staff this afternoon, which was also highlighted by a dazzling inning from Alex Colomé, as the Twins beat Baltimore 1-0. Highlights from that game and more in today’s notebook. Twins 1, Orioles 0 (7 innings) Box Score | Baseball Savant TWINS...10496Wed, 10 Mar 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-prospect-louie-varland-won39t-stop-at-pretty-good-r10497/Minnesota Twins prospect Twitter went atwitter when video dropped of Louie Varland hitting 100 miles per hour in a February bullpen session. It was an incredible achievement for the North St. Paul graduate. For most of his career, Varland had been in the mid-90s, maxing at 94. In training, his ve...10497Wed, 10 Mar 2021 02:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-2021-position-analysis-shortstop-r10495/When is the last time the Minnesota Twins had a truly gifted defensive shortstop? It's been a long time, and there's a good chance this organization has never seen a fielder as good as Andrelton Simmons at the position. How big of an impact can all-world defense (assuming he still possesses it) ma...10495Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins-have-already-found-matt-wisler-20-r10486/The Twins would not have non-tendered Matt Wisler in December if they didn’t believe they would find another Wisler by April. It’s not even March 10, but they're showing off the new model. Hello, Glenn Sparkman. The similarities between Sparkman’s and Wisler’s career paths are superficial, but no...10486Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/report-from-the-fort-do-the-twins-have-enough-pitching-r10491/FORT MYERS - It's the eternal question, so let's take a minute to talk about how the Twins improved their pitching in a sneaky way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hftmYccGqyw10491Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/two-changes-that-can-unlock-lewis-thorpe%E2%80%99s-full-potential-r10487/Last season was an unmitigated disaster for Lewis Thorpe. Now it’s time to unlock the Australian lefty as he enters camp with a new outlook and focus for the 2021 campaign. As a teenager, Lewis Thorpe seemed like he was on a path to being a dominant big-league starter. For multiple offseasons, he...10487Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/notebook-fans-in-the-stands-at-target-field-r10489/With the Twins Home Opener exactly one month from today, it looks optimistic that fans might be able to return to Target Field! Plus, some other news and notes from around the AL Central. Fans back at Target Field this Spring? The Twins were off today Monday, but there were still some meaningful...10489Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-rotation-depth-could-be-tested-early-r10484/J.A. Happ is thankfully OK after recovering from COVID-19. His delay to join Spring Training could cause the Twins to have to test their starting pitching depth early in 2021. J.A. Happ has finally made it to Spring Training with the Minnesota Twins. After being delayed by 2 weeks due to testing...10484Tue, 09 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-are-now-players-in-historically-great-free-agent-shortstop-class-r10483/Minnesota signed Andrelton Simmons to be a bridge to Royce Lewis, but his injury changes the plan. Now, the Twins will have the opportunity to be players in next winter’s historically great free agent shortstop class. Injuries to top prospects can be frustrating to a fan base, especially for a pl...10483Mon, 08 Mar 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-2021-position-analysis-third-base-r10485/Around this time last year, we were dreaming on what Josh Donaldson might be able to bring at third base. Now, we're fretting over hot corner contingency plans following a first season with the Twins that cast serious doubt on his durability. But Donaldson's towering upside remains. Projected Sta...10485Mon, 08 Mar 2021 02:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/max-kepler-has-the-lowest-babip-in-baseball-can-he-fix-it-r10479/Over the last three seasons, Max Kepler has taken over 1,400 plate appearances. His batting average on balls in play (BABIP) over that span is .240, but projection systems forecast a number closer to .270 in 2021. Why? Should we believe them? This question gets at important basic concepts in math...10479Mon, 08 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000