https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/250/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/margot-buxton-and-desclafani-r15780/15780Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:51:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-carlos-correa-pablo-lopez-reason-for-optimism/With spring training action underway in Fort Myers, the Twins will start a slate of games to prepare for the 2024 regular season. They enter the year as favorites to win the American League Central Division, and there is plenty of hope that they can again make a run during the postseason. Those...15747Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:51:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/key-minnesota-twins-who-are-out-of-minor-league-options-this-spring-r15758/Spring training is often a time when big-league hopefuls compete against each other to etch out a spot on the parent club. The last couple spots of the bullpen, the fifth starter, the fourth outfielder, or the utility guy are often contested. Sometimes, even a starting role is fought over betwee...15758Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:03:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-preview-2024-second-base-edouard-julien-brooks-lee/In 2022, the following three players combined to start 156 of 162 games for the Twins at second base: Jorge Polanco, Luis Arraez, Nick Gordon. One season later, all three holdovers from the previous regime are gone, as the front office embeds its own wave of talent in planning at second base. ...15771Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:13:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-yunior-severino-fill-donovan-solano-role/Donovan Solano was a late addition to the Twins roster last spring, signing a one-year, $2-million contract. His value to Minnesota was much greater than that figure, as he played in a career-high 134 games while hitting .282/.369/.391, with 26 doubles, one triple, and five home runs. During his...15762Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/camp-storylines-byron-buxtons-health-r15724/Byron Buxton signed a seven-year, $100-million extension with the Minnesota Twins before 2022 and produced an All-Star season that summer. He was limited to just 92 games, though, and a knee procedure left his status uncertain for 2023. He did not play in spring training games last year, and the...15724Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2024-minnesota-twins-opening-day-roster-projections-finally-final-r15767/Minnesota has been in the market for a specific player type throughout the offseason. Last season, the Twins traded for Michael A. Taylor to provide insurance behind Byron Buxton in center field. Taylor’s role became critical when Buxton was relegated to the designated hitter role. The Twins bel...15767Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2024-spring-training-storylines-which-players-need-to-perform-well-this-spring-r15757/Coming off a successful season highlighted by winning their first playoff game since 2004 and postseason series since 2002, the Twins enter spring training as an essentially complete squad--despite being restricted by significant payroll reductions. Derek Falvey and the rest of the front office...15757Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-alcal%C3%A1-brock-stewart-and-the-underrated-challenge-of-being-truly-ready-every-day-r15759/It is often assumed that some of the best relievers are failed starters. When looking back over Twins history, the first names that get thrown out are players like Glen Perkins or, more recently, Griffin Jax. Jhoan Durán was brought along as a starter, before having enough of an elbow issue to n...15759Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:12:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-preview-2024-first-base-carlos-santana-alex-kirilloff/Over nearly a two-decade stretch, first base was a position of steady continuity (and alliteration) for the Twins franchise, with Mientkiewicz giving way to Morneau and then Mauer. Miguel tried to carry the torch, but Sanó's tenure at first ended in 2022 after three seasons, and last year, the p...15754Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:32:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/manuel-margot-trade-roster-implications-left-handed-pitching-splits/Byron Buxton will be back in center field this season, after missing more than a year of action on the grass. Max Kepler will flank him on one side, with Matt Wallner set to take the other spot. Backup outfield options only included Willi Castro, and with no Michael A. Taylor this time around,...15764Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/camp-storylines-carlos-correas-health-r15746/Last winter, Carlos Correa’s health was the talk of the offseason after two mega deals fell through because of questions about the long-term durability of his surgically repaired ankle. Correa wasn’t searching for a new team this winter, and it allowed him to refocus on his overall health and of...15746Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:12:00 +0000