https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/672/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/central-intelligence-20-detroit-tigers-r9562/In a shortened 60-game season, each AL Central opponent will account for nearly 20% of the Twins' schedule. As such, I thought it'd make sense to take a closer look at each division rival as we count down to Opening Day 2.0. We kick things off with a breakdown of the Tigers. DETROIT TIGERS AT A...9562Thu, 16 Jul 2020 05:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/do-the-twins-really-have-baseball%E2%80%99s-2nd-best-lineup-r9555/Twins fans have a right to be excited about the 2020 season after the club is coming off a tremendous 2019 campaign. Additions of players like Josh Donaldson and Kenta Maeda make the team even more intriguing and we’ve waited months to finally see this line-up take the field. With Opening Day sche...9555Thu, 16 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-covid-shortened-season-affects-kenta-maeda39s-contract-r9560/The Twins' newest right-handed starter has a complicated contract, but the team got some clarity on it for 2020 this week. When the Twins traded for Kenta Maeda in February, one of the interesting nuances of the trade was his complicated, incentive-laden contract. Now, after a massive shakeup, fi...9560Thu, 16 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-intrasquad-scrimmage-preview-maeda-and-team-polo-vs-smeltzer-and-team-kep-r9561/I think it’s safe to say Twins Territory has never been more hyped for an intrasquad scrimmage. Team Polo takes on Team Kep tonight at Target Field. Lineups https://twitter.com/Twins/status/1283453073046884352 As mentioned in the Tweet above, the game will be streamed online by both the Twins and...9561Wed, 15 Jul 2020 21:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/will-a-new-slider-unlock-a-breakout-season-for-devin-smeltzer-r9557/If you look up Devin Smeltzer’s slider use in 2019, you’ll find that Statcast says he threw 30 sliders last year. He recorded no swinging strikes. This was a problem. Smeltzer has a unique set of skills that combats his lack of velocity. His fastball rarely cracks 90 which puts him in the 6th p...9557Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/will-jake-odorizzi-be-minnesota%E2%80%99s-ace-in-2020-r9547/There’s been a lot of talk about the potential dominance of Jose Berrios or a healthy Rich Hill in a 60-game season, and newcomer Kenta Maeda also looks like a good bet, but could it be Jake Odorizzi who ends up being the most dominant starter in Minnesota’s rotation? While it’s certainly ill-adv...9547Wed, 15 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/paving-a-path-women-in-baseball-emily-waldon-r9556/With this being the final installment in the Women in Baseball series I wanted to make sure we could wrap it with a nice bow. Moving from a beat writer to a broadcaster and then an agent, Emily Waldon represents something reflective of a perfect combination. One of the biggest names in the industr...9556Wed, 15 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/romo-clippard-will-provide-strong-veteran-leadership-to-twins-bullpen-r9558/When a team acquires a pitcher, via free agency or trade, it is because they believe that pitcher can get batters out with regularity. However, when the team signed Tyler Clippard and re-signed Sergio Romo this offseason, they were getting two pitchers with a ton of experience. Experience that can...9558Tue, 14 Jul 2020 21:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/who39s-the-most-likely-twins-hitter-to-be-a-thorn-in-each-opponent39s-side-r9554/Recently MLB.com published an article titled “Hitters who could feast on rivals in 2020” breaking down some hitters that will especially succeed against one of their opponents in this upcoming sprint of a 60 game season. In that article, Josh Donaldson was one of the six choices as a candidate who...9554Tue, 14 Jul 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-lining-up-a-2-starter-system-r9553/Baseball is certainly going to look different in 2020 and this will force managers to be creative in how they approach in-game strategy. From pitching changes to line-up construction, managers are facing an unprecedented 60-game schedule where decisions will be scrutinized at every turn. In this u...9553Tue, 14 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-covid-19-will-hurt-eddie-rosario-and-the-twins-r9551/Eddie Rosario and the Twins have been growing apart for a bit, but the shortened season and the outlook for 2021 make it especially hard to envision a good ending for them. From a player’s point of view, there’s no worse career stage at which to be right now than that of Trevor May. He’s due to h...9551Tue, 14 Jul 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/byron-buxton-carted-off-field-during-twins-scrimmage-r9552/Byron Buxton was carted off the field during Monday evening's Twins scrimmage after appearing to suffer an injury to his left leg. TUESDAY UPDATE: Buxton suffered no structural damage. Buxton suffered a "mid-foot strain." He is considered day-to-day. It is likely that he will wear a walking boot f...9552Mon, 13 Jul 2020 23:50:00 +0000