https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/122/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-brooks-lee-and-edouard-julien-coexist-on-a-functional-minnesota-twins-roster-r17911/Second base is perhaps the only roster battle (on the hitter side) for the Twins this spring training. They have three leading candidates: Willi Castro, Brooks Lee, and Edouard Julien—three hitters who each face major questions ahead of the 2025 season. Lee and Julien, each (at different ti...17911Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-joe-ryan-is-a-legitimate-candidate-for-the-2025-american-league-cy-young-award-r17900/When discussing starting pitcher Joe Ryan's progress with reporters in Fort Myers last weekend, Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli sounded not only unconcerned, but excited. "In regards to (Ryan's) build-up, he is completely on the path of what the pitching coaches want to do with him,...17900Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2025-position-analysis-right-field-r17913/Every year from 2017 through 2024, Max Kepler was in right field for the Twins on Opening Day, a run of eight consecutive seasons. To find another example of a Twins player starting at the same spot on Opening Day that many times in a row, you have to go all the way back to first baseman Kent Hr...17913Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:38:35 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-kody-funderburk-earning-a-roster-spot-r17909/Kody Funderburk worked his way up from Double A to MLB in 2023. After looking like a potential piece of the bullpen following that breakout season, however, injuries and ineffectiveness hampered him in 2024. Does Funderburk have a resurgence in store for 2025? Funderburk has had a strong sp...17909Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:08:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-it-time-for-the-minnesota-twins-to-cash-in-on-their-pitching-pipeline-r17912/There may be no better-positioned team than the Twins to take advantage of some of the injuries around the league. Behind one of the best starting pitcher trios in baseball stands a solid group of guys who would be improvements over many other teams' fourth and fifth options: Chris Paddack, Sime...17912Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mickey-gaspers-%E2%80%9Cthrowback%E2%80%9D-style-could-push-him-onto-the-minnesota-twins-roster-r17904/Mickey Gasper has been making waves in spring training, showcasing a blend of versatility and determination that has caught the attention of both fans and coaches. Acquired from the Boston Red Sox in December for left-handed pitcher Jovani Morán, Gasper has already shown resilience and adaptabil...17904Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:22:31 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-pass-returns-for-2025-and-includes-home-opener-for-first-time-r17905/This year, fans who buy the Twins Pass will have access to 81 home games. In the past, the Twins had included access to almost every home game, even weekends and holidays. Never before, though, has the pass included Opening Day, which this year is on Thurs., Apr. 3. Fans who buy the pass can wat...17905Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:09:16 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2025-position-analysis-center-field-r17899/Only once prior to last year had Byron Buxton played more 100 games in a major-league season. That was back in 2017, when he was 23 years old. Since then, the outfielder has spent nearly every offseason rehabbing or recovering from a malady of some sort, leading to skepticism each spring about h...17899Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:48:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-twins-bullpen-candidates-r17906/You’re going to have trouble convincing Minnesota Twins fans that their team’s bullpen is going to be the best in the American League. You’re also going to have trouble convincing them that they have so many good arms that their bullpen is crowded.  The fans are probably right. Bullpen proj...17906Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-5-most-encouraging-stats-and-trends-from-twins-spring-training-so-far-r17901/We're a little over halfway through the six-week "marathon before the marathon" that is spring training. It's a well known truth that spring stats don't matter much, but at the same time, there are plenty of consequential developments at camp that can end up mattering very much.  Here are f...17901Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:31:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sire-of-fort-myers-update-surprise-contenders-emerge-r17902/One of my favorite aspects of Sire of Fort Myers is learning more about players on the fringes of the big leagues. There are a number of players serving as depth in St. Paul who aren’t established as big leaguers but also long-passed their prospect days. These men are simultaneously just one ste...17902Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:04:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2025-position-analysis-left-field-r17894/The Twins have a little bit of everything in left field: a bat-first starter, a glove-first backup, multifaceted depth, and prospects waiting in the wings. This position has the makings of a strength for Minnesota, despite some skepticism from projection systems. TWINS LEFT FIELDERS AT A GL...17894Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:30:01 +0000