https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/799/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/report-from-the-fort-breaking-down-baldelli39s-39a-lineup39-r7608/FT. MYERS, FL – Was Rocco Baldelli's starting lineup on Monday a preview of the one we'll see at Target Field on Opening Day? The manager played coy when asked postgame about the lede dancing through every reporter's head, but given that Baldelli sent out his A-team against Boston and we're only 1...7608Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-2019-position-analysis-starting-pitcher-r7605/Nowhere has the reforging of this team's identity over the past half-decade been more apparent than in the starting rotation. Five years ago they sported one of the most extreme contact-heavy units imaginable, and in 2019 they're lining up a parade of strikeout artists. Now, the Twins will seek to...7605Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/could-martin-perez-be-201939s-anibal-sanchez-r7604/Last season, the Twins signed then 34-year-old starting pitcher Aníbal Sánchez to a one-year contract, a move that confused most of their fans. Afterall, the Venezuelan righty had pitched poorly in the three previous seasons and, in spite of his great track record, few people envisioned the bounce...7604Sun, 17 Mar 2019 02:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/intro-to-building-a-bullpen-mlb-101-r7603/Ever since the Twins decided to stop playing in a stadium that had the aesthetic of a bowling alley, it has felt like they've needed to improve the bullpen. I’m not saying there is a correlation here, but maybe the threat of a screaming foul ball taking care of someone’s shin made the relievers pi...7603Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-catchers-focused-on-maximizing-the-strike-zone-r7601/Mitch Garver says he could see the writing on the wall. In 2018, the Twins catcher finished 75th out of 78 qualifiers in framing runs above average. His -9 FRAA would cost his team almost a win. “If I don’t fix things right now, I will not be in the game in two years, three years,” Garver says he...7601Fri, 15 Mar 2019 01:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-2019-position-analysis-designated-hitter-r7600/When you're the DH, all you need to do is hit. Which is good news for Nelson Cruz because that's all he does. In the past six years, he's been an All-Star five times, and the one year he missed out, he hit 43 home runs. Only once in my lifetime have the Twins signed a more accomplished hitter as a...7600Fri, 15 Mar 2019 01:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trevor-larnach-homers-in-first-mlb-spring-at-bat-r7599/Trevor Larnach entered the game as the left fielder for the Twins in the seventh inning. Earlier today, he was down on the back fields, taking batting practice off of Twins minor league coach Takashi Miyoshi. He was spraying balls around the diamond in a work group that included fellow top prospec...7599Thu, 14 Mar 2019 20:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/upcoming-rule-changes-greatly-benefit-tyler-austin%E2%80%99s-future-r7598/There’s no place in today’s game for a weak-side platoon bat who offers little defensive value. It’s really difficult for me to see the value in the Twins keeping Tyler Austin on the active roster. That all changes in 2020. The MLB announced a series of rule changes that will dramatically change a...7598Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/sire-of-fort-myers-rosales-harper-turning-heads-r7596/We’re only two weeks from Opening Day. Can you believe it? We’ve reached the point of spring training where the rosters are starting to get trimmed down. Now 18 games into the spring slate, it’s a good time to check in and get a pulse on who the top contenders for Sire of Fort Myers are. We have a...7596Thu, 14 Mar 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/ask-seth-ft-myers-edition-r7595/I asked for your questions and you came through. It's a little intimidating to find 33 questions but I'll try to answer them all. Thank you very much for your participation... Answers to your questions below: ------------------------------------------------------------- Good Wednesday morning, Twi...7595Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-2019-position-analysis-right-field-r7594/The Twins have used two of their past three first-round draft picks on right fielders, and both now rank among their top five prospects. Jake Cave returns from a tremendous rookie showing. And Max Kepler is now entrenched with a fresh five-year contract extension. Accounting for both current and f...7594Wed, 13 Mar 2019 01:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-option-four-players-r7593/Following their game in Bradenton on Tuesday, the Twins optioned four of their players. LHP Stephen Gonsalves, infielder Nick Gordon and outfielder LaMonte Wade were optioned to Rochester. Meanwhile, infielder Luis Arraez was optioned to Double-A Pensacola. Gonsalves started for the Twins in Brad...7593Tue, 12 Mar 2019 22:29:00 +0000