https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/105/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-austin-martin-out-of-time-r17976/The Twins made a series of announcements this week, awarding roster spots to several players who will travel north with the team when the regular season begins this week. Austin Martin is on the outside looking in, raising significant questions for the 26-year-old former fifth overall pick....17976Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/battle-of-the-arms-has-zebby-matthews-overtaken-david-festa-r17967/The Twins’ pitching arms are once again under the microscope, and many eyes have been on Zebby Matthews and David Festa this spring. With Matthews lighting it up in spring training and showing an uptick in velocity that’s catching many by surprise, the narrative is shifting. But does his breakou...17967Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:50:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-1-cardinals-5-erick-fedde-and-lars-nootbaars-terror-reigns-again-r18006/Box Score Joe Ryan: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Jorge Alcalá (-.250), Carlos Correa (-.093), Louis Varland (-.078) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   Thursday’s dud of an Opening Day set the stage for a redemptive episode—this time featu...18006Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ootp-simulation-the-minnesota-twins-can-win-the-2025-world-series-r17977/For those unfamiliar, Out Of The Park Baseball (OOTP) is an in-depth, highly realistic baseball simulation game. Players can put themselves in the shoes of their favorite team’s General Manager and Field Manager making everything from roster decisions, scouting, and overall team strategy all the...17977Sat, 29 Mar 2025 14:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/wait-could-bailey-ober-really-win-the-2025-al-cy-young-r17996/The Athletic staff recently predicted who they believe will win the major baseball awards this season. Grant Brisbee, the Giants’ beat writer for The Athletic, opined that Bailey Ober will win the 2025 AL Cy Young award. None of the other nine panelists agreed with his pick. Is there something...17996Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:52:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-byron-buxton-realistically-retire-as-a-member-of-the-minnesota-twins-r17975/Recently, Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton indicated that he would like to finish his career as a Twin. This is a pretty common sentiment from players who were drafted by and played the whole of their career with the same major-league club. Such outward loyalty is often celebrated by...17975Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ryan-jeffers-contract-extension-salary-projections-cal-raleigh/In your head, Ryan Jeffers might be a young building block for the Minnesota Twins, but time is running low on his tenure. Since his debut in 2020, he’s more or less been the Twins' starting catcher. At minimum, he's held a substantial portion of a timeshare behind the plate—whether that be alon...18001Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:31:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-cardinals-5-st-louis-swamps-twins-in-quiescent-opening-day-defeat-r18000/Box Score Pablo López: 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Harrison Bader (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Pablo López (.199), José Miranda (-.185), Carlos Correa (-.112) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) It’s here. It’s finally here, and only an hour and a half late. The long winter...18000Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-dailys-call-to-the-pen-bold-predictions-for-the-2025-minnesota-twins-r17998/In the runup to Opening Day, we asked Twins Daily writers to come up with bold predictions for the 2025 season. These aren't hot takes, though. The assignment was clear: bring us something you earnestly believe. Be able to cogently defend it. As they always do, the team came through. Get ready t...17998Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:06:20 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lets-overanalyze-the-opening-day-lineup-r17997/In general, far too much is made of the way managers choose to construct their batting orders. At the end of the day, the impact of lineup sequencing on run production is far less dramatic than most people believe. It's not that big of a deal. Having said that, the Opening Day lineup does s...17997Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-unlikely-things-that-need-to-happen-for-the-minnesota-twins-to-be-world-series-contenders-r17981/For the fifth time in the last seven seasons, the Twins will be a competitive force in the American League. PECOTA currently projects them to win 87 games, roughly five games ahead of the Kansas City Royals for the division crown and seventh-most in baseball. Yet, I don’t know that anyone views...17981Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:13:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gimme-five-how-are-twins-daily-users-feeling-about-the-team-r17994/Recently, Twins Daily unveiled a new polling feature that allows fans the opportunity to have their voice heard. It's a customizable tool we'll use to monitor the pulse of Twins Territory. There will be some permanent questions, like, “Is Rocco Baldelli doing a good job?” Twins Daily writers can...17994Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:12:55 +0000