https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/626/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/3-reasons-to-believe-in-a-mitch-garver-rebound-r10171/After hitting the most home runs by a catcher with less than 100 games played in 2019, Mitch Garver flopped at the plate in a limited 2020 sample. By some prominent data, though, his approach actually improved. 1. He chased less balls Garver was already excellent at laying off, chasing only 17.4%...10171Sat, 19 Dec 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-rise-and-fall-of-fernando-romero-r10170/Pitching prospects can be fickle, especially in a modern era that sees players develop shoulder, elbow, and other arm problems from hurling a round object at over 90 mph. Just three years ago, Fernando Romero was considered the Twins best pitching prospect, but word came out on Thursday that the t...10170Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-future-position-analysis-second-base-r10164/Luis Arraez was supposed to hit .400 last season and run away with the American League batting title. Sure, expectations were high after his tremendous rookie campaign, but expectations were bound to outlast the reality of the situation. Arraez struggled through knee issues in his sophomore campai...10164Fri, 18 Dec 2020 03:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/choose-your-own-path-5-ways-for-the-2021-minnesota-twins-to-spend-their-remaining-03640m-r10167/While free agency has been slow-moving for the Minnesota Twins to begin the 2020 offseason, the Twins have plenty of moves yet to make and plenty of funds yet to spend. How the Twins will allocate those funds, though, is another question. Now that the team option and arbitration deadlines have pa...10167Fri, 18 Dec 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/baseball-as-a-business-is-killing-fan-experience-r10165/A couple of days ago Major League Baseball super-agent Scott Boras held his yearly winter press conference. While he’s generally seen as a heavy handed and polarizing figure within the game, you couldn’t walk away from this one not being impressed. Of most importance, the direction, or lack thereo...10165Fri, 18 Dec 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-future-position-analysis-first-base-r10163/Miguel Sano got his first full-time taste of first base last season albeit in a shortened campaign. Sano is under contract for the next two seasons with a team option for 2023. The team also has other first base options getting closer to Target Field including some of the team’s top prospects. Whe...10163Thu, 17 Dec 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/mlb-owners-trying-to-expand-playoffs-delay-season-apparently-drive-away-fans-r10161/What are the roster rules for 2021? We don’t know. What is the playoff format for 2021? We don’t know. How long will the 2021 season be? We don’t know. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported last month that the league is trying to get expanded playoffs approved in exchange for the league approving the desi...10161Wed, 16 Dec 2020 04:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/offseason-live-replay-the-return-of-minnesota-twins-jeopardy-r10162/A couple months ago, Nick kicked off Offseason Live with a game of Twins Offseason Jeopardy. On Wednesday night, Minnesota Twins Jeopardy was back. Find out if Nash Walker was able to defend his crown? The first Offseason Jeopardy was intended as a preview of the Twins offseason. There were categ...10162Wed, 16 Dec 2020 04:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-future-position-analysis-third-base-r10160/Minnesota surprised some last offseason by signing Josh Donaldson to a four-year, $92 million contract. The former MVP was coming off a tremendous season with Atlanta where he posted a .900 OPS and won MLB’s Comeback Player of the Year. Donaldson has the biggest free agent contract in team history...10160Wed, 16 Dec 2020 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/revisiting-the-tony-batista-signing-15-years-later-r10158/On this date 15 years ago, one of the previous front office regime's more memorable offseason moves (for all the wrong reasons) took place. Today, it's worth reflecting back on that ill-fated decision, as a measure of just how far we've come. On December 15th, 2005, the Minnesota Twins announced...10158Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-future-position-analysis-shortstop-r10157/In recent years, shortstop has been a revolving door for the Minnesota Twins. Since Cristian Guzman left in 2004, no player has been the team’s Opening Day starter in three consecutive seasons. During the current 16-year stretch, 11 different players have opened the year as the team’s shortstop. J...10157Tue, 15 Dec 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trade-retrospective-how-did-the-twins-do-in-the-lance-lynn-trade-r10154/Last week, former Twin Lance Lynn was traded back into the AL Central as the Rangers dealt him to the White Sox. His career has certainly taken a different path since he left the division, but the Twins were able to acquire a pair of prospects back in 2018. New York sent infielder Tyler Austin and...10154Mon, 14 Dec 2020 03:30:00 +0000