https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/159/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lets-road-trip-twins-2025-trip-13-from-royals-to-halos-r17863/Kansas City Royals - September 5-7 Kauffman Stadium - Capacity 37,903 2024 Attendance - 1,658,337 (Averaged 20,473, ranked 12th out of 15 AL parks, 26th overall MLB) When the Twins travel to Kauffman on Road Trip #2 in early April, they face chilly temperatures and a poised and ready Ro...17863Sat, 08 Mar 2025 16:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/does-david-festa-have-a-new-pitch-mix-r17886/It’s been a couple of weeks since David Festa made his spring training debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates. On the surface there wasn't much to the start wherein he faced seven batters across two frames striking out two and allowing one base hit. As you dive deeper, though, you start to realize...17886Sat, 08 Mar 2025 13:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/projecting-the-twins-2025-opening-day-roster-v-30-r17884/The Minnesota Twins have some roster battles left to be decided with under three weeks until Opening Day. A handful of injuries, including Justin Topa and Zebby Matthews, popped up last week. At the beginning of February, I attempted to narrow in on the team’s 26-man roster, but there have been...17884Sat, 08 Mar 2025 12:16:29 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-sneak-peek-at-whats-new-at-target-field-r17890/Each offseason, the Twins continue to invest in Target Field, ensuring that the ballpark remains one of the premier stadiums in Major League Baseball. Whether it was the expansion of the scoreboard, the reduced-price concession area, or the revolving baseball medallion in right field, each year...17890Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:00:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lets-road-trip-twins-2025-trip-12-from-the-south-side-to-passports-r17862/Chicago White Sox - August 22-24 Rate Field - Capacity  40,615 2024 Attendance -  1,976,344 (ranked 8th out of 15 AL teams, 19th overall MLB) The Twins travel to Rate Field to close out Road Trip #1 to start the season, but when the heat of August comes to call, the environment will fee...17862Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/here-comes-the-injury-bug-who-can-backfill-in-the-bullpen-r17883/While the timelines are not yet clear, the Twins have lost two pieces of their potential bullpen puzzle in the last week. The relief corps was projected to be one of the best in baseball this season, but a few of their depth options will already be unexpectedly pushed into more playing time. Who...17883Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-byron-buxton-ready-to-get-frisky-on-the-bases-again-r17876/At age 31, Byron Buxton’s sprint speed is still in the 97th percentile among all big-leaguers. Buxton holds the career all-time stolen base percentage, at 88.57%. To paraphrase ZZ Top, he’s got wheels, and he knows how to use them. Here’s the thing, though: Dating back to 2019, Byron B...17876Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/burning-questions-for-2025-twins-spring-training-shortstop-depth-r17828/What is the Minnesota Twins’ shortstop depth behind Carlos Correa? The Minnesota Twins made a calculated decision this offseason when they prioritized adding a first baseman in Ty France rather than securing a veteran shortstop behind Carlos Correa. That move came with some risk, considerin...17828Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/updating-minnesota-twins-spring-training-roster-battles-r17878/Before the start of spring training, I previewed three positional battles: second base, the rotation anchor, and the final two bullpen spots. Eight games into their spring training season and after weeks' worth of interviews, we are starting to get an idea of how these battles are unfolding....17878Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2025-position-analysis-shortstop-r17873/The impact of a star performer at shortstop is hard to match in baseball. As a case in point: The Twins finished sixth in fWAR at the position last year. Of the five teams ahead of them (KC, NYM, BAL, CIN, LAD), four made the postseason, including the eventual World Series champs. It's fair to s...17873Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:51:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/justin-topas-injury-and-three-other-things-that-might-matter-from-wednesdays-spring-training-game-r17877/Twins reliever Justin Topa left Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the Orioles after throwing just seven pitches due to shoulder tightness. Acquired from Seattle in the Jorge Polanco trade last January, Topa was projected to be a setup man in the Twins bullpen but suffered a knee injury last March and face...17877Wed, 05 Mar 2025 22:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/louis-varland-is-unofficially-a-member-of-the-minnesota-twins-bullpen-r17872/The Twins are roughly one-third of the way through their Grapefruit League schedule, and to this point we have seen Louis Varland make four appearances. It’s not overly notable that all of those have come in relief, but an interesting trend has emerged in the box scores (listed chronologically):...17872Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:11:01 +0000