https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/341/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-jorge-l%C3%B3pez-rediscover-his-first-half-success-r13830/In late-July of last year, the Twins were still grasping to a small division lead, with more holes seemingly appearing by the day. One of the biggest gaps in their roster at the time fell between superstar relief ace Jhoan Duran – and pretty much anyone else in their relief corps. Sure, Griffin...13830Sat, 11 Mar 2023 13:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/edouard-julien-second-base/As we each race to be the first person to put the cart before the horse of 2023 Spring Training Flavor of the Week Edouard Julien, it’s worth taking a minute to consider where the lad will play. He’s not renowned for his defensive chops, but he may be able to hit well enough to stick at sec...13834Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-loose-change-and-defensive-spectrums-r13838/13838Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:24:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-now-or-never-for-jordan-balazovic-r13817/Last season got off less than ideal for Jordan Balazovic. Due to the lockout, he couldn’t communicate with the organization and entered Spring Training with a knee issue. Despite suggesting he was healthy, he was slow out of the gate and battled ineffectiveness all season long. Even while he tur...13817Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-roster-built-on-defense-and-rule-changes-r13829/Neither is inherently evil, whether it's the pitch clock or your politics. The application of both is where it can get ugly quickly, and things may start to get a little awkward at family gatherings, and yes, I'm still talking about the pitch clock. Love it or hate it, the new rules are her...13829Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-third-base-miranda-farmer-solano/  Projected Starter: José Miranda Likely Backup: Kyle Farmer Depth: Donovan Solano, Willi Castro, Elliot Soto Prospects: Brooks Lee, Jose Salas, Austin Martin, Yunior Severino THE GOOD It already seems safe to say Miranda is either going to be a good hitter or a great hitter. The typ...13828Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pros-and-cons-of-a-jhoan-duran-extension-r13825/There is no question about what Jhoan Duran meant to the Minnesota Twins during his rookie campaign. He immediately became one of baseball’s most dominant late-inning relievers. In 67 2/3 innings, he allowed 14 earned runs (1.86 ERA) with 89 strikeouts and 16 walks. He showed the Twins could use...13825Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-the-twins-roll-with-a-long-reliever-r13824/The Twins have played with using a long reliever in the bullpen at times in the last few years and found that the role is inconsistent and sometimes not worth the trouble. In 2021, Randy Dobnak made the team as a long reliever as the team’s assumed sixth starter. The downside became evident almo...13824Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-second-base-polanco-solano-julien/Projected Starter: Jorge Polanco Likely Backup: Donovan Solano Depth: Kyle Farmer, Nick Gordon, Willi Castro Prospects: Edouard Julien, Jose Salas, Austin Martin, Tanner Schobel THE GOOD In the 2021 season, his first spent playing second base, Polanco ranked fifth among MLB players at the...13826Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2023-future-predictions-buxton-gallen-gallo/After reading one article on quantum physics, I decided I was prepared to build the first-ever functional time machine. I should have waited and watched how the 2023 Minnesota Twins season played out, but I just had to know now! I worked tirelessly constructing a device that could vault me to Oc...13822Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:47:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cleveland-guardians-overrated-al-central/Over at Fangraphs, Dan Syzmborski has released his 2023 ZiPS projections, putting the Twins at 80 wins. They are a high variance team without question, and could have looked at adding another bullpen piece, but given the overall success of the offseason, that feels a bit low. I guess having a lo...13821Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-twins-weakest-positions-r13804/In recent weeks, there has been a lot of analysis of team and player projections here at Twins Daily. Not all of these models are perfect, but it gives fans a sense of reasonable expectations for each player and the team. Some players exceed their expected performance every year, and others stru...13804Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:22:00 +0000