https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/347/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2023-minnesota-twins-predictions-the-wins-and-the-al-central-r13932/24 Twins Daily writers responded to our survey, while approximately 110 Twins Daily readers or Twitter followers responded. The majority of the questions were related to the Twins 2023 season. How many wins will the Twins have this season? Will they have any Silver Slugger or Gold Glove Award wi...13932Thu, 30 Mar 2023 05:44:55 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-players-association-negotiates-deal-to-get-minor-leaguers-paid-r13931/Over the offseason talks began to come to a head with the reality that, for the first time, minor league players would have representation at the table. Minor league baseball players would be represented in Collective Bargaining Agreements by the MLBPA. On the eve of Opening Day, a monumental de...13931Thu, 30 Mar 2023 02:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-front-office-strenths-weaknesses-pitching/Heading into 2021, it seemed evident that Derek Falvey and Thad Levine had things under control. They modernized the organization analytically, assembled a farm system of players seemingly ready to make an instant impact, and had just won two straight division titles – the franchise's first sinc...13930Thu, 30 Mar 2023 01:30:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cole-sands-twins-long-reliever-upside/When the Minnesota Twins announced their Opening Day bullpen on Wednesday, one member was a surprise. Many (including myself) expected Bailey Ober to fill a six-man rotation or long relief role, or maybe a reclamation project like Jeff Hoffman or WBC sensation Jose De Leon would claim the final...13928Wed, 29 Mar 2023 23:36:00 +0000