https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/334/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/i-was-skeptical-of-joey-gallo-now-im-relieved-to-have-him-aboard-r13935/The Twins went into the off-season with some clear needs on their roster. A left-handed corner outfielder was not one of them. In fact, that mold of player was one of the only assets that the club seemingly had in excess. Their surplus consisted of Max Kepler, Alex Kirilloff, Nick Gordon, Trevor...13935Sat, 01 Apr 2023 13:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/first-base-catching-coach-hank-conger/Hank Conger has seen more than enough baseball in his lifetime. With nearly 400 major-league games under his belt, the bulk of which came behind the plate, the former first-round pick knows what he’s doing when it comes to assessing the game. Conger joined Rocco Baldelli’s staff before the 2022...13934Sat, 01 Apr 2023 12:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-talk-pablo-lopezs-opening-day-start-r13947/13947Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:01:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/world-baseball-classic-illustrates-why-pitch-clock-should-not-be-used-in-mlb-postseason-r13924/As baseball fans are familiar with by now, 2023 will mark the first year MLB uses a pitch clock in the major leagues- 15 seconds with the bases empty and 20 seconds with runners on base.  So far, MLB has shown a great willingness to listen to feedback on the pitch clock and make tweaks and...13924Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/considering-rocco-baldellis-reliever-choices-on-opening-day-r13941/  As our wonderful contributor Matthew Trueblood once wrote, “pitching really is two distinct and disparate tasks: pitching to lefties, and pitching to righties.” A starter like Sonny Gray may exhibit multiple personalities in his craft depending on the platoon; for relievers, the game is a...13941Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:27:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-the-twins-have-too-many-starters-r13907/In 2022, Rocco Baldelli had to call upon 39 different players to take the mound. He nearly went through three complete rotations by asking 14 different starters to begin a game. It wasn’t just that the Twins opted to use an opener regularly, but a lack of effectiveness and availability created a...13907Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-can-the-twins-communicate-more-effectively-about-player-injuries-r13923/I want to talk about injuries. They derailed a solid-if-not-spectacular Twins squad in 2022. Minnesota was reduced to trotting out a quad-A lineup for the last month of the year as the season sputtered to an anticlimactic close. I’d argue, though, that the reaction of Twins fans to injury news w...13923Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2-royals-0-twins-and-pablo-lopez-celebrate-the-first-win-of-the-season-r13939/Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB,8 K (85 pitches, 50 strikes (58.8%) Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Pablo Lopez (0.316), Byron Buxton (0.156), Griffin Jax (0.89) Bottom 3 WPA: Max Kepler (-0.144), Carlos Correa (-0.88), Nick Gordon (-0.85) Win Probability Chart (via FanGra...13939Thu, 30 Mar 2023 22:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-new-outfielder-could-be-twins-saving-grace-r13905/For years the Minnesota Twins have had one of baseball’s best players patrolling the middle of their outfield. It’s hard to deny how extraordinary Byron Buxton is. The problem is that he’s always been shelved for a period of time. This year, Derek Falvey brought in an insurance policy named Mich...13905Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-closers-jorge-lopez-jhoan-duran-griffin-jax/Bullpen usage continues to evolve, with some teams not relying on one player to fulfill a traditional closer's role. The Twins had nine players earn at least one save last season, including Emilio Pagan (9 saves), Jhoan Duran (8 saves), and Jorge Lopez (4 saves). All three players are back on th...13904Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:22:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-royals-330-42-series-preview-r13920/In 2022, the Twins went 12-7 against the Royals, and finished 13 games ahead of them in the standings. At Kauffman Stadium, however, the Twins went just 4-5.  In 2021, the Twins and Royals split the ten games that they played in Missouri. The Royals won the season series 10 games to nine. T...13920Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2023-minnesota-twins-predictions-who-gets-the-hardware-r13933/24 Twins Daily writers responded to our survey, while approximately 110 Twins Daily readers or Twitter followers responded. Will they have any Silver Slugger or Gold Glove Award winners? Who will be their top hitters and pitchers? With Questions 1-3, we discussed predictions for how many Wi...13933Thu, 30 Mar 2023 11:19:01 +0000