https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/720/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/4-options-for-twins39-final-bench-spot-r8880/With Josh Donaldson in the fold, the Twins’ starting nine is set. Figuring out the bench is a little trickier. Alex Avila, Ehire Adrianza and Marwin Gonzalez are locks, but who will take the final bench spot and be the 26th man? On this week’s Gleeman and the Geek podcast, John and Aaron gave the...8880Fri, 24 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/here-comes-the-boomstick-6-new-food-recs-for-target-field-r8879/According to the Bleacher Report, Target Field is currently ranked 13th overall and third in the AL Central based on their food selection. The following six food suggestions can help boost Minnesota to the top of the culinary experience league. On June 15th, 2019, I conquered the Boomstick hot do...8879Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/across-the-meadow-signing-off-r8875/It's been a few months since John and Jeremy got together to record a new podcast. But we did on Wednesday night under unique circumstances: We're retiring Across the Meadow. John is moving to Montana as he took in job in the sports reporting business. That's a little bit too far to walk to reco...8875Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-wait-rewarded-r8874/It’s hard to feel historic in Minnesota in January. It’s gray. It’s cold. It tends to sleet all over you. It’s the opposite of a sunny day at Target Field, and perhaps the price we must pay. That’s the contract that all Minnesotans have signed to live – fans, reporters, Twins staff– and now Josh D...8874Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/quantifying-the-twins-improvement-this-offseason-using-war-r8870/The Minnesota Twins have had a successful offseason. It is difficult to quantify just how good it has been, but using overall fWAR to calculate how many wins the Twins have added is effective. The rotation, bullpen, infield and outfield all have very interesting results so come check it out. Star...8870Thu, 23 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-the-cheating-astros-and-the-slugging-twins-each-helped-marwin-gonz%C3%A1lez-r8872/With the Astros, stolen signs helped González fake improved plate discipline. He wasn't purely a creation of Houston's systematic cheating, however, and the Twins taught him some new tricks of their own in 2019. Marwin González probably profited from the Houston Astros’ systematic sign-stealing e...8872Thu, 23 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/ranking-the-remaining-free-agent-starters-r8871/With Josh Donaldson aboard and Brusdar Graterol pegged for a relief role, the offense and bullpen both feel complete. (Each with monumental depth and upside.) The starting rotation, however, could still use a finishing touch. Are the Twins really going to open with two rookies in place? Presumabl...8871Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/countdown-meltdown-plouffe-added-to-winter-meltdown-lineup-r8869/Twins Daily is very excited to announce that former Twins infielder Trevor Plouffe will be joining us during this Saturday’s Winter Meltdown event at Lumber Exchange Event Center (above The Pourhouse). Plouffe, who spent parts of seven seasons in the big leagues with the Twins, is scheduled to tak...8869Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-ready-to-compete-for-best-bullpen-in-baseball-r8867/Rewind a year and the talk around this time was how poor the Minnesota Twins bullpen looked going into 2019. The team was coming off a down year, and relievers looked capable of ceding leads. New pitching coach, new manager, many similar faces, then. The narrative is entirely different for 2020....8867Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/finding-parallels-in-the-busy-offseasons-of-the-minnesota-twins-and-the-chicago-white-sox-r8861/With the Cleveland Indians' quiet offseason and Detroit and Kansas City not expecting to compete in 2020, the action in this year’s offseason for the AL Central has taken place between our Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox. Both teams have been busy, with Chicago striking early and Minneso...8861Wed, 22 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/in-win-now-mode-twins-keeping-graterol-in-bullpen-r8866/The Minnesota Twins, having crystallized their intentions to make hay of a momentous opportunity with the landmark signing of Josh Donaldson last week, are in an interesting position regarding their top pitching prospect. There's a case to be made for delaying Brusdar Graterol's arrival by develop...8866Tue, 21 Jan 2020 06:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-jorge-polanco-can-develop-into-a-better-defensive-shortstop-r8862/It's easy to guess that Jorge Polanco's erratic arm would force him to position himself differently at shortstop, but with modern databases, we don't have to guess. It's true, and it's crucial to understanding how Polanco can be a better shortstop. In the latest Gleeman and the Geek, John posited...8862Tue, 21 Jan 2020 03:30:00 +0000