https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/121/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-path-is-clearing-for-brooks-lee-to-make-the-twins-opening-day-roster-r17925/Coming into Spring Training, the battle for second base looked like a two-man race between Brooks Lee and Edouard Julien. Both young infielders struggled in 2024 but still hold plenty of potential heading into the 2025 season. While neither has completely separated himself in the competition, Ro...17925Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-a-fast-start-is-crucial-for-three-twins-hitters-in-2025-r17919/Spring training is nearing its conclusion, and the Minnesota Twins are ready to embark on another season filled with high expectations. While the roster is full of familiar faces, three players stand out as crucial to the team’s success: Matt Wallner, Royce Lewis, and Byron Buxton. Each of these...17919Sat, 15 Mar 2025 16:21:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-the-twins-ever-invest-in-size-at-first-base-r17929/Ever since Luis Arráez made the switch to first base, the Twins have embraced their short kings. A team that once played the towering Miguel Sanó has seemingly taken a different approach quite different from much of the league, where first basemen like Freddie Freeman and Matt Olson (both 6’5”)...17929Sat, 15 Mar 2025 14:34:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-jeferson-morales-r17930/Jeferson Morales is a name to keep an eye on this spring, as he’s seen a steady uptick in playing time and has outlasted several rounds of roster cuts so far as Opening Day approaches. He won’t break camp with the team and isn’t on any top prospect lists, but it’s worth learning his name now, as...17930Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:22:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/harrison-bader-might-have-a-role-in-right-field-after-all-r17924/  This Wednesday, manager Rocco Baldelli constructed a unique lineup, in what was otherwise a conventional Grapefruit League exhibition game between the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox. Facing right-handed starting pitcher Tanner Houck, left-handed hitting Matt Wallner remained in the le...17924Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-front-office-finding-a-sweet-spot-with-low-wattage-free-agent-bats-r17920/The last few Twins offseason have hardly been flush with excitement. In fact, they've been downright slow. External additions have been few and underwhelming. Twins fans have an increasingly rancorous relationship with an ownership group who want to sell the club, anyway. Curtailed spending has...17920Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-the-latest-twins-ownership-update-could-mean-for-the-franchise-this-season-r17921/When news broke last year that the Pohlad family was exploring a sale, the goal was to have a new owner in place early in the 2025 season. However, those plans have been derailed, mainly due to Justin Ishbia withdrawing from consideration as a potential buyer. With Ishbia out of the picture, the...17921Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:37:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/flourish-or-flounder-2025-is-jose-mirandas-last-shot-to-prove-hes-the-twins-long-term-first-baseman-r17917/For the first half of last season, Jose Miranda was arguably the MVP of the Minnesota Twins. In 255 at-bats, he carried an .888 OPS with 30 extra-base hits (nine of them home runs); a solid strikeout rate; and decent batted-ball data. Then, like much of the team, everything went to hell for Mira...17917Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sweating-out-a-roster-spot-at-spring-training-r17923/Thursday’s afternoon’s 13-5 shellacking of the Pirates gave the Twins home crowd a chance to see a number of Opening Day hopefuls all in the same lineup. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli made it clear early in spring training that one of the themes of camp this year would be watching and evaluating...17923Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:56:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-great-outfield-defense-be-a-calling-card-of-the-2025-minnesota-twins-r17895/During Saturday’s spring training game, Byron Buxton made a couple of great catches in center, preventing two would-be extra-base hits by Jarren Duran. Offseason pickup Harrison Bader was cheering him on. In a media scrum following the game, Rocco Baldelli joined that chorus. “Yeah, he's st...17895Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:08:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2025-position-analysis-designated-hitter-r17916/Over the past 13 years, the Twins have used 11 different players at designated hitter on Opening Day. It's an illustrious group that includes names like Ryan Doumit, Chris Colabello, Kennys Vargas, Byung-Ho Park, Robbie Grossman, Logan Morrison and Manuel Margot.  During this span, only one...17916Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:33:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-much-can-we-take-from-ty-frances-scorching-spring-r17915/Through the first few weeks of spring training, one of the standout performers for the Minnesota Twins has been Ty France. He has wasted no time making an impression with his new team. Following Saturday's Grapefruit League game (in which the right-handed batsman recorded a double, a home run, a...17915Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:38:02 +0000