https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/312/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/these-3-minnesota-twins-prospects-are-off-to-disappointing-starts-in-2023-r14289/Baseball prospects can be some of the most volatile players to follow in all of sports. As young players moving up through various levels of competition in a short period of time, it can be expected to see extreme peaks and valleys, even for some of the most highly-touted prospects. While t...14289Fri, 26 May 2023 19:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nygaard-mock-draft-v-10-r14291/Mock Drafts and speculation are a lot of fun. When the Twins 'won' the first Draft Lottery and got the fifth overall draft pick in the 2023 draft, it allowed Twins fans to get excited. Many believe that it is a good year to have a Top 5 pick. A year after getting Brooks Lee with the eighth overa...14291Fri, 26 May 2023 19:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-royce-lewis-time-r14296/14296Fri, 26 May 2023 16:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-passed-on-josh-bell-luke-voit-jose-abreu/All in all, most of the Twins’ needs were addressed in the off-season, with a few glaring exceptions. One of the areas that went relatively untouched was the need for a right-handed slugger that could play first base. The club was rumored to have some interest in a few notable names, and eventua...14285Fri, 26 May 2023 16:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/analyzing-the-twins-extension-for-manager-rocco-baldelli-r14282/  The Twins originally signed Rocco Baldelli to a four-year contract that covered the 2019-2022 season with club options tagged onto the deal's backend. Derek Falvey told reporters last September that the team was committed to Baldelli.  "Rocco's our manager. He's my partner in this al...14282Fri, 26 May 2023 13:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2003-lookback-shannon-stewart-trade-deadline/Let's set the stage as we transport back to a time in Twins history that is etched in my mind, but probably considered ancient by many reading this. The year is 2003. Ron Gardenhire is in his second year at the helm as Twins manager, fresh off the team's first playoff berth in a decade and...14294Fri, 26 May 2023 05:32:28 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-do-the-twins-have-in-louie-varland-r14264/Last season saw the Minnesota Twins call on Louie Varland in a big spot on the road facing the New York Yankees. He went on to make five starts and posted a 3.81 ERA. He more than held his own, and while it wasn’t expected for Varland to crack the rotation out of spring training, he was a key pa...14264Thu, 25 May 2023 21:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-twins-trending-upward-r14284/The Twins have a mess of established players not answering the bell from Carlos Correa in the lineup to Griffin Jax out of the bullpen. This has shifted some of the pressure onto the less established members of the team to pick up the slack. Luckily, a few of them have. Jovani Morán Morán...14284Thu, 25 May 2023 12:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-7-giants-1-minnesota-avoids-the-sweep-with-a-blowout-r14286/  Box Score Starting Pitcher: Joe Ryan, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (107 pitches, 72 strikes, 67.3%) Home Runs: Édouard Julien (3), Ryan Jeffers (2) Top 3 WPA: Matt Wallner (.224), Édouard Julien (.147), Willi Castro (.127) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Offenses get busy...14286Wed, 24 May 2023 20:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-royce-lewis-going-to-be-here-to-stay-r14265/Last May, less than one year ago, Royce Lewis crashed into the centerfield wall at Target Field. He went down in a heap, and days later it was confirmed he had re-torn his ACL. After slipping on ice in Texas the year prior, it was another fluke that was going to cause him a significant amount of...14265Wed, 24 May 2023 16:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/underperforming-clubs-could-offer-intriguing-trade-chips-r14280/The Big Bat: Blue Jays’ 3B Matt Chapman Toronto enters play Tuesday in last place in a surging American League East. The Blue Jays, with a $213 million payroll, are undeniably all-in on competing. The results so far are middling. The lineup isn’t producing to its talent level, the rotation is...14280Wed, 24 May 2023 13:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/does-the-twins-front-office-have-difficulty-admitting-when-they-are-wrong-r14275/Every team's front office makes hundreds of decisions each season. Some turn out better than others, while some make fans shake their heads. On last Friday's episode of Gleeman and the Geek, Aaron and John discussed the possibility that the Twins' front office has difficulty admitting when they...14275Wed, 24 May 2023 12:15:02 +0000