https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/675/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-show-must-go-on-eliminated-r9525/In their ALDS matchup against the Rays, the virtual 2020 Twins finally snapped a long-running postseason losing streak for the franchise, but still failed to advance, as the players we traded away at the deadline exacted their sweet revenge. Let's break down the bitter end of this simulated season...9525Mon, 06 Jul 2020 01:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-al-central-x-factors-r9517/The Twins were undoubtedly favorites for a 162 game marathon. As we’re now looking at a sprint, their odds to win the division have fallen as you’ll see across all of baseball when it comes to heavily favored teams. Make no mistake though, the Twins roster is still superior on paper in nearly ever...9517Sun, 05 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/miguel-san%C3%B3-tests-positive-for-covid-19-r9523/Yesterday we got the news that Willians Astudillo, Nick Gordon and Edwar Colina all tested positive for COVID-19. Today, we learned that Miguel Sanó is the fourth player on the Twins Summer Camp to test positive. Sanó was tested as part of the standard intake policy for camp and has been quaranti...9523Sat, 04 Jul 2020 18:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-the-universal-dh-could-benefit-the-twins-r9522/The debate for a designated hitter (DH) in both the American and National Leagues has been ongoing ever since the DH was first introduced in the American League back in 1973. Now, nearly fifty years later, we will finally see that play out as the MLB has adopted a universal DH for the 2020 season....9522Sat, 04 Jul 2020 14:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/we39re-back-the-opening-day-lineup-for-the-twins-r9520/Here we are. The Twins will open their season in less than three weeks. My feelings on their lineup change almost daily. This is my current winner. For the sake of this article, let’s say the Twins open with the White Sox or Indians. That means they will see Shane Bieber, Mike Clevinger, or Lucas...9520Sat, 04 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/breaking-records-in-a-60-game-season-r9516/Once, when I was just a wee-little lad, I scattered several of my mother’s LPs across the floor and proceeded to dance on them. Maybe it represented some Freudian resentment, but most likely I just wanted to break stuff. Several were destroyed and I’m sure my mother wasn’t happy. However, even at...9516Sat, 04 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/astudillo-tests-postiive-for-covid-19-in-quarantine-r9521/Derek Falvey announced this afternoon that Twins catcher Willians Astudillo and one other Twins player have positive for COVID-19. Two other players, Edwar Colina and Nick Gordon, also previously tested positive outside of MLBs testing this week. In a zoom meeting with media on Friday afternoon,...9521Fri, 03 Jul 2020 21:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/three-twins-prospects-could-be-stars-of-2020-r9518/Entering into a weird Major League Baseball season in the middle of a global pandemic is going to give us results we never expected imaginable. Each organization has a 60-man player pool to work with, and for the Twins, three under-the-radar prospects could end up being the unsung heroes. It’s pr...9518Fri, 03 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-show-must-go-on-alds-preview-twins-vs-rays-r9515/After edging Cleveland in the AL Central tiebreaker, the Twins are moving on to an ALDS matchup against Tampa Bay in our interactive 2020 simulation. Read on for a look at the lineups and pitching matchups, and to weigh in on our playoff rotation. To get caught up on what we're doing here, you ca...9515Thu, 02 Jul 2020 02:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-twins39-non-roster-player-pool-pitchers-could-help-part-ii-r9514/There are four more pitchers from off of the 40-man roster who will be at camp with the Twins. Let's break them down. Earlier this week, the Twins announced their 60-man player pool for the start of MLB’s resumed training period, and I broke down how three of the pitchers who made it into that po...9514Thu, 02 Jul 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-in-the-2000s-looking-back-at-two-decades-r9513/Here at Twins Daily, we recently wrapped up a 20-part series looking back at the past two decades of Minnesota Twins baseball, in unique fashion. Read on to find links to each entry and some high-level reflections, with the journey through recent franchise history now complete. First, here's a li...9513Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/covid-at-the-bat-r9511/The ball fields have been silent here in the USA, And even in Korea, fans are all papier mache, Then Manfred, Mighty Manfred sent forth a bold decree, Grab your bats and balls and rosin, a new season there will be! Sixty games to reach the playoffs, we’ll begin in late July, Forget the Gulf Coast...9511Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:24:00 +0000