https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/700/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/four-days-day-3-the-last-spring-training-game-r9154/On Wednesday, with clubhouse access shut down, players were made available during batting practice prior to the game against the visiting Braves. Atlanta’s media wanted time with Josh Donaldson so the Twins’ new free agent signing would hold a joint presser, on the field, where the required social...9154Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/9119-world-series-game-4-late-inning-heroics-lift-the-9139-team-to-victory-r9152/This week, with the help of Out of the Park, we’ve simulated the 91/19 World Series, a seven-game battle between the 1991 Twins and the 2019 Twins. Tom Kelly’s Twins were facing a potentially tied series but rallied late against the 19’ Twins’ bullpen to turn the tides. A crucial game for Rocco B...9152Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-2020-position-analysis-designated-hitter-r9153/Nelson Cruz has one job, and he did it absurdly well in 2019. Defying the ostensible effects of age, he looked as good as ever at the plate, leading the charge in Minnesota's record-setting power display and earning team MVP honors. Cruz's debut season with the Twins will be a tough act to follow,...9153Thu, 26 Mar 2020 01:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-mlb-the-show-season-simulation-june-r9151/The first two months for the Twins went very well, but June was a much more difficult month. Cleveland was right on their heels the whole month and players were inconsistent the whole time. Let’s see how everything shook out. Today’s post will feature how the Twins did in June. Check out the prev...9151Thu, 26 Mar 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/four-days-day-2-scrambling-for-access-and-hand-sanitizer-r9150/Tuesday was an away game but with the newly enacted access restrictions, long travel to Clearwater combined with the expectation that Byron Buxton would be facing live pitching for the first time since August of last year, almost all of the Twin Cities media members opted to stay in Fort Myers. A...9150Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/9119-world-series-game-3-kelly39s-bold-moves-pay-off-in-pivotal-win-r9148/This week, with the help of Out of the Park, we’ve simulated the 91/19 World Series, a seven-game battle between the 1991 Twins and the 2019 Twins. __________________ Tom Kelly’s strategy in this World Series is becoming clear: he intends to zig wherever Rocco Baldelli’s club expects a zag. In a 7...9148Wed, 25 Mar 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/5-questions-with-twins-pitcher-lewis-thorpe-r9136/Lewis Thorpe was supposed to be entering a critical season in his young big-league career. Minnesota’s front office has high hopes for him entering 2020 and there was some thought he could earn the fifth starter job out of spring training. Some personal matters took him away from two weeks of spri...9136Wed, 25 Mar 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/rbi-percentage-and-the-minnesota-twins-r9133/As new advanced stats continue to roll out at a dizzying pace, many traditional statistics such as batting average and runs batted in have become somewhat passé. WAR, OPS, and wOBA are among the multitude of newer stats that can more accurately measure a player’s performance. However, Bill James’...9133Wed, 25 Mar 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-five-most-underrated-players-in-twins-history-r9145/While there have been more than a few tough years since 1961, and there hasn’t been a World Series since 1991, there have been a ton of great individual performers over the years. Many of them are celebrated, but these five stick out as being deserving of a higher amount of praise. When teasing t...9145Wed, 25 Mar 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/1965-minnesota-twins-the-first-100-win-team-r9144/The Minnesota Twins, 101 wins, and the 2019 season will be one that many of us will tell stories about to our children, grandchildren, and maybe even great grand-children if we are lucky or young enough. We will tell them about Bombas and Nelson Cruz naps. There may also be some sour-faced remarks...9144Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/9119-world-series-game-2-rosario39s-heroics-turn-the-tides-r9147/This week, with the help of Out of the Park, we’ve simulated the 91/19 World Series, a seven game matchup between the 1991 Twins and the 2019 Twins. Reeling after a stunning blowout loss in Game 1, the 2019 Twins needed to bounce back. Sure enough the resilient bunch did just that in a gritty effo...9147Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/four-days-day-1-the-clubhouse-closes-r9146/Following Monday’s game against the Cardinals, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that Major League Baseball would follow the practice of the NBA and NHL of closing the clubhouses to the media, fearing spread of the coronavirus. It was a precaution, they said. Baseball had already instituted a policy to...9146Tue, 24 Mar 2020 09:26:00 +0000