https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/page/9/?d=1News: Twins Daily Caretakersenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/pablo-lopezs-pitching-makeover-from-miami-to-minnesota-r15107/It was a steep price for them to part with Luis Arraez. After all, Arraez became a fan favorite and an excellent contact hitter. Batting Title Kings/ Short Kings get traded less often. Early in the season, many fans lamented missing out on that type of hitter, but it's hard to disagree that the...15107Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/the-art-of-catching-what-is-the-twins-october-game-plan-r15069/Over the last few months, the Twins have quietly undertaken a unique experiment in catcher usage. In the last few weeks, it’s taken a truly historic turn. Christian Vázquez and Ryan Jeffers have exactly alternated starts behind the plate for the last 23 games (as of Sept. 19). One starts one ga...15069Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:45:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/jorge-polanco-20-a-hitter-reimagined-r15031/In his prime, Jorge Polanco was an athletic enough shortstop whose only serious deficiency was his throwing arm. That carried over to his work in the batter’s box, too. Polanco used to run pretty well, and it was an important part of his game. From 2017-21, Polanco averaged 17 infield hits and...15031Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:46:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/donnie-barrels-holds-the-secret-to-fixing-the-twins-offense-r14609/The amount of time spent lamenting the underperformance of the Twins' offensive output this season has been significant. While fans expressed frustration on various social media platforms and comment sections in this space, for the players, the exasperation reached the point that they organ...14609Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/byron-buxton-slump/For weeks now, Twins fans have clamored for the team to cut ties with Max Kepler. At age 30, and with only a team option remaining on the team-friendly extension he signed several years ago, Kepler is expendable. Fans are right not to consider him valuable, at the moment. Unfortunately, it’s onl...14453Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:16:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/checking-in-on-key-data-for-the-twins-hitting-and-fielding-r14410/Recently, we paused around the two-month marker of the season to check in on some trends we identified as important ones before the campaign began. That first installment focused on the pitchers. Today, let’s talk about how the Twins’ position players are doing, and about how the front office is...14410Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/checking-in-on-key-data-for-the-twins-the-pitching-r14363/It’s not a pure coincidence that Memorial Day is the point at which longtime baseball watchers first try to take serious stock of things. It roughly marks the one-third point of the season. It used to come about two weeks before the June 15 trading deadline, making it imperative that teams know...14363Tue, 06 Jun 2023 12:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/pablo-lopez-pitching-changes-ace/Few pitchers in baseball are more intelligent and eloquent than Pablo Lopez, so maybe the right way to talk about these changes is in terms of Bloom’s Taxonomy. You probably learned about this way back in elementary school. Bloom’s Taxonomy is a framework for learning in which learning progresse...14138Tue, 02 May 2023 12:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/tyler-mahles-new-pitching-trick-r14067/Last spring, Baseball Prospectus’s Michael Ajeto wrote about the fact that Tyler Mahle was trying one of the trickier (but niftier) things a pitcher can do to counteract a platoon-split problem: working from different spots on the pitching rubber according to the handedness of his opponent....14067Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:49:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/spring-training-audio-diary-edouard-julien-optioned-r13855/  Today's exclusive Caretaker-only audio content from John Bonnes at spring training includes: We answer questions submitted by our Caretakers in our last audio diary, including updates on the 6-man rotation and Jorge Alcala's camp.  We go through the Twins roster moves, includ...13855Tue, 14 Mar 2023 21:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/six-man-rotation-2023-spring-training/  Today's exclusive Caretaker-only audio content from John Bonnes at spring training includes: There have at least been discussions about beginning the season with a six-man rotation. John discusses why the change of heart. Recent injury updates could open a spot on the Opening...13841Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:27:19 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/spring-training-audio-diary-twins-lose-varlands-velocity-southpaw-relief-r13809/Today's exclusive Caretaker-only audio content include John Bonnes and Nick Nelson discussing Louie Varland's rough outing, but why he was encouraged and the feedback that Baldelli gave him afterwards An update on Caleb Thielbar, who we haven't seen in a spring training game...13809Sat, 04 Mar 2023 22:41:00 +0000