https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/345/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-check-in-on-the-kansas-city-royals-r13756/How did last season go? Poorly. Again. The Royals extended their post-World Series rebuild another season, failing to crack .500 for the sixth straight season.  They couldn’t pitch, but they made up for it by not hitting. Despite a recent influx of minor-league talent —including a gift fr...13756Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:22:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-opening-day-pitcher-starter/Spring training has begun, and the season is right around the corner. The start of the season begs the age-old question, who is the Opening Day starting pitcher? The Twins have never spent significant money or pushed all their chips in to acquire a true "ace," which has left the spot of Ope...13773Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:45:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-phillies-spring-training-recap/If you're familiar with the dynamics of spring training, then you know it's uncommon for established veteran regulars to make long road trips, and that was certainly true of this game, which featured José Miranda as the only regular present in the lineup.  There were, however, several notab...13781Mon, 27 Feb 2023 04:21:18 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-claim-rhp-dennis-santana-from-atlanta-r13778/According to a tweet from Star-Tribune beat writer Phil Miller, the Minnesota Twins have claimed right-hander Dennis Santana from the Braves. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Twins have shifted shortstop Royce Lewis to the 60-Day Injured List.  The 26-year-old from the Dominic...13778Sun, 26 Feb 2023 19:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-much-does-the-extra-innings-runner-hurt-the-twins-r13726/Back in 2020, after a late start to the season following Covid-19, Major League Baseball decided to make doubleheaders seven-inning games and attempt to limit their length by placing a “ghost runner” on second base during extra innings. The pairing had some validity as rosters were tighter and a...13726Sun, 26 Feb 2023 17:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/caleb-thielbar-breakthrough-2022/Caleb Thielbar just had his best career season in the Major Leagues. If you were unfamiliar with Thielbar's journey to the Big Leagues, you may think he would be a failed starter that figured things out in the bullpen or perhaps a young pitcher with a live arm that learned how to get MLB hitter...13768Sun, 26 Feb 2023 12:18:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-the-secrets-of-spring-training-lineups-r13770/The form and factor of spring training lineups change throughout the Grapefruit League season, but there is a logic to them. Earlier, teams want to give the prospects and invitees a chance to show what they can do. For road games, they want to defer to veterans to avoid long bus trips. Finally,...13770Sat, 25 Feb 2023 22:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/first-spring-training-win-tampa-rays/The Twins faced an early split-squad set of games on Saturday afternoon to kick off the start of their 2023 Grapefruit League season. In the home game, Kenta Maeda returned to the mound after missing the 2022 season following Tommy John surgery and pitched a scoreless first inning. Lineup...13769Sat, 25 Feb 2023 21:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-make-or-break-prospects-in-2023-r13755/The Twins have three prospects who have tailed off in recent seasons after sitting relatively high in the organizational rankings. Though they don’t share much in regards to their positions or skills, all three have reached a point in their careers where 2023 may reach “make or break” status....13755Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:28:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reevaluating-the-twins-designated-hitter-strategy-for-2023-r13747/Throughout the Twins' history, some tremendous players have filled the designated hitter role. For some players like Tony Oliva, the shift to DH was necessary because of mounting injuries. For other players like Paul Molitor and Jim Thome, it was a line-up spot to fill near the end of a Hall of...13747Sat, 25 Feb 2023 13:21:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-the-twins-get-a-consistent-joe-ryan-in-2023-r13728/Needing pitching help, and unlikely to get it from free agents Dylan Bundy or Chris Archer, the Twins swung a trade for Sonny Gray last offseason. Dealing former top prospect Chase Petty was a substantial cost, and while Gray came with a pretty impressive track record, it wasn’t enough to earn h...13728Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:18:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-geek-donovan-solano/13749Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:04:00 +0000