https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/348/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-long-starts-coming-for-the-twins-r13911/First and foremost, last season saw a trend of starters going fewer innings take shape across all of baseball. Through the first two months, starting pitchers averaged just over 4 2/3 innings per start. It made a good amount of sense, with relievers being more specialized than ever and starters...13911Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-fantasy-fix-329-preseason-award-projections-r13921/Playing fantasy baseball is fun. Know what’s even more fun? Playing – and winning – fantasy baseball with Minnesota Twins on your team! That’s the idea behind Twins Fantasy Fix. This new weekly series will feature fantasy analysis through the lens of your favorite MLB squad. That means look...13921Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-pitching-staff-youth-movement/Veteran leadership is necessary on a contending team. Still, a fine line exists where acquiring low-floor, low-ceiling players in the twilight of their careers can put a roster at a disadvantage. The lack of roster flexibility that comes with such players as well as the possibility of them falli...13922Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2023-season-preview-year-of-brand-new/As baseball fans, we've grown accustomed to things changing from year to year: a new scoreboard at the stadium, a new alternate uniform on Sundays, a subtle tweak to the game's rules. Never before have we seen this much drastic change, occurring all at once.  The 2023 season will intro...13925Tue, 28 Mar 2023 22:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-spring-training-cliches-awards-golden-graprefruits/  Welcome, welcome, everyone to the first annual Golden Grapefruit Awards show. We’ve finally made it through another spring training, so let’s take a moment to look back at some memorable moments and hand out some spring training awards. Every year, the same storylines tend to pop up,...13913Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-spring-training-stat-lines-that-matter-for-the-twins-r13916/Fans should take spring training stat lines with a grain of salt. Sometimes pitchers are working on one specific pitch, and there are times when batters are honing their swing. There can still be signs that a player will have a breakout season or start the season on a hot streak. As spring train...13916Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-lose-danny-coulombe-to-the-orioles-r13917/One thing that the Twins have added to their organization this past offseason is depth, and depth all over the diamond. That included left-handed relief pitching, at least until Monday afternoon.  As Darren Wolfson first reported, the Twins have lost veteran Danny Coulombe to the Baltimore...13917Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:13:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kyle-farmer-cant-be-overlooked-for-twins-r13906/Last season, the Twins saw firsthand how fun it is to have a fantastic shortstop. Carlos Correa is one of the best players in Major League Baseball, and while it was an odd route to re-sign him, he now can call Minnesota home for the better part of a decade. At first, that may have been disappoi...13906Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:27:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carlos-correa-leadership-defining-impact/Teammates, media, and fans laud Carlos Correa for his leadership ability. Shoot, players on other teams compliment Correa for being a leader: On Tuesday, Correa was caught putting his arm around Carson Williams, a 19-year old Rays prospect, after the youngster committed an error in a spring trai...13908Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2023-preseason-all-al-central-team-hitters-r13903/Catcher: Salvador Perez, KCR ZiPS projection: .267/.310/.499, 28 HR, 84 RBI, 3.2 fWAR After a dominant season in 2021, Salvador Perez struggled with a thumb injury in 2022 and saw his OPS drop by over 100 points. Even still, Perez enjoyed a 110 OPS+ season with 23 bombs. Now fully healthy...13903Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sonny-gray-twins-pitcher-usage-comments/Over the weekend, we learned that Sonny Gray will not be the Twins' Opening Day starter – that honor will instead go to newcomer Pablo López on Thursday in Kansas City. Gray will, however, get the nod for the home opener a week later. There's little question he is viewed as the veteran leader on...13915Mon, 27 Mar 2023 02:47:08 +0000