https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/342/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-first-base-2023-kirilloff-gallo-solano/Projected Starter: Alex Kirilloff Likely Backup: Joey Gallo Depth: Donovan Solano, José Miranda, Tyler White Prospects: Edouard Julien, Aaron Sabato THE GOOD In an ideal scenario, the Twins would be regularly rotating Kirilloff, Miranda and Solano at first base this year, giving the team...13823Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-storylines-for-the-twins-in-the-world-baseball-classic-r13816/After originally planning to play for Puerto Rico, newly re-signed superstar Carlos Correa will be out of the tournament. He will miss some time this week however as his wife Daniella is scheduled to give birth to their second son. It’s the second time Correa will have missed an opportunity to p...13816Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gilberto-celestino-needs-to-catch-a-break-r13808/Gilberto Celestino was acquired from Houston in the July 2018 Ryan Pressly trade. The Twins saw a raw but physically gifted outfielder who has steadily made his way up to the majors since. The fact that Celestino was able to do so speaks to his raw athletic ability above all else, as the last fe...13808Tue, 07 Mar 2023 17:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-check-in-on-the-detroit-tigers-r13810/How did last season go? Terrible. After a surprisingly competent showing in 2021, the Motor City Kitties fell back into their typical post-2016 swampy waters, finding themselves stuck in a 66-win quagmire. It was a puzzling everything-that-could-go-wrong-did type of season. Their big free...13810Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-catcher-2023-vazquez-jeffers/Projected Starter: Christian Vázquez Likely Backup: Ryan Jeffers Depth: Tony Wolters, Grayson Greiner, Chance Sisco Prospects: Chris Williams, Noah Cardenas THE GOOD Acquiring a veteran catcher was a top priority for the Twins this offseason, and they got their guy, signing Vázquez to thr...13815Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-dark-horse-designated-hitter-r13818/Coming into spring training, it seemed that Trevor Larnach might serve as the Twins most regular designated hitter. With Joey Gallo looking to handle left field, Alex Kirilloff slated for first base, and Max Kepler still on the team, that was a fair thought. Things got murky when Donovan Solano...13818Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/injuries-already-impacting-the-2023-twins-roster-r13813/Every team will deal with injuries during the 2023 season, and that's one of the reasons the Twins added depth at nearly every position this winter. Here are the known injuries this spring and how each will impact the Opening Day roster.  Jose Miranda: Right Shoulder Soreness Miranda plan...13813Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jose-miranda-compare-machado/As I looked at numbers for Jose Miranda's stellar rookie campaign, something about it seemed quixotically familiar. This gap-to-gap line-drive hitter with a below-average walk rate and a below-average league strikeout rate reminded me of a season another young third baseman had several years ago...13811Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:21:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/opening-day-2023-roster-projection/It encourages us to give into our inherent bias and forget the things that really matter. There isn’t a lot of drama in “this guy is on the 40-man roster” and “this guy doesn’t have options.” But those are the things that matter, not giving up a grand slam on March third. (We’ll get back to that...13812Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-load-management-mvp-joe-mauer/Winning a Most Valuable Player award is the pinnacle of individual achievement in baseball and most any other sport. It's the honor of a lifetime for athletes, placing their names alongside true greats in the history books while celebrating an unparalleled contribution to winning. Beyond al...13814Mon, 06 Mar 2023 02:07:50 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-methods-acquiring-ace-number-one-starter/With Jordan Balazovic sliding down the prospect rankings due to a tough 2022 season (and now a tough start to this 2023 spring), it appears that the number of organizational Twins pitchers who could reasonably project to being a top-tier MLB starting pitcher is down to two in Marco Raya and Conn...13805Sun, 05 Mar 2023 16:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-drama-and-depth-r13803/  On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero. I am Carlos’s bamboo ankle. Yes, the Twins lost the second-most days to injury in the 2022 season, but that isn’t the whole truth. As a skeptic or a naysayer may remind you, players like Jhon Romero and Ran...13803Sun, 05 Mar 2023 13:19:01 +0000