https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/352/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/successful-twins-development-nick-gordon-bailey-ober-griffin-jax/Few players follow a linear path to becoming a big-league regular. Multiple obstacles can hinder a player's development, and every team is still dealing with a lost minor-league season in 2020. Some players might never reach their full potential because of the development lost during the pandemi...13848Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-bailey-ober-still-win-a-rotation-spot-r13854/Bailey Ober has found himself on the outside looking in regarding the Opening Day rotation. With the additions the Twins have made the last few seasons and the return of Kenta Maeda, the 6-foot-8-inch right-hander seemed to have lost his job. It’s certainly about health more than performance, bu...13854Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:12:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-center-field-2023-buxton-taylor-gallo/Projected Starter: Byron Buxton Likely Backup: Michael A. Taylor Depth: Joey Gallo, Nick Gordon, Gilberto Celestino Prospects: Royce Lewis, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Yasser Mercedes,  THE GOOD Since 2019, Buxton ranks sixth among all MLB center fielders in fWAR, which is pretty amazing consider...13856Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/problems-vs-left-handed-pitching/In 2020, as we impatiently waited for the shortened season to start, we knew one thing about the Twins: they would crush left-handed pitchers. Any southpaw that had to negotiate a lineup filled with right-handed power like Nelson Cruz, Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Mitch Garver, and new addition Jo...13851Wed, 15 Mar 2023 11:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-will-the-twins-get-to-their-opening-day-roster-r13858/Seven players on the 40-man roster have been either optioned (Jordan Balazovic, Matt Canterino, Brent Headrick, Edouard Julien, and Simeon Woods Richardson) or placed on the 60-day Injured List (Chris Paddack and Royce Lewis). That leaves decisions to be made on seven players, whether it’s an IL...13858Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/overlooked-lefty-danny-coulombe/Rocco Baldelli will have a much better bullpen entering this season than last year. That much is already a given. Jhoan Duran is established as an elite arm, Jorge Lopez was an All-Star closer in 2022, and Griffin Jax has emerged as a high-leverage arm. The Twins are in a much better position....13842Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-check-in-on-the-chicago-white-sox-r13846/  How did last season go? With clowns to the left of them and jokers to the right, the White Sox finished… 2nd in the AL Central—not quite stuck in the middle, but close enough to make the difference negligible.  There’s something eternally frustrating about a .500 team; the Lord con...13846Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-left-field-2023-gallo-gordon-larnach/Projected Starter: Joey Gallo Likely Backup: Nick Gordon Depth: Michael A. Taylor, Trevor Larnach, Gilberto Celestino Prospects: Emmanuel Rodriguez, Yasser Mercedes, Misael Urbina THE GOOD In many ways, Gallo presents the ideal corner outfield specimen. He's surprisingly fast for his buil...13847Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-in-the-wbc-de-leon-dazzles-in-historic-wbc-start-r13853/The Twins finally got their guy! In January, the Twins quietly signed right-handed pitcher Jose De Leon to a minor-league contract and invited him to big-league spring training. Yes, this is the same Jose De Leon that the Twins (and Twins fans) coveted back in 2016 when there were Brian Doz...13853Tue, 14 Mar 2023 02:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-twins-rotations-of-the-last-25-years-r13852/  With this year’s rotation looking promising and, so far, healthy, let’s rank the past 25 years of Twins rotations. Fangraphs WAR will feature prominently in the rankings, but contextual factors are considered, as well. I also included AL rankings. As a point of comparison, the number...13852Mon, 13 Mar 2023 23:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/caution-with-alex-kirilloff-byron-buxton-jorge-polanco/Rocco Baldelli has been putting together lineups during 2023 spring training for over two weeks. We have seen Carlos Correa and new additions like Joey Gallo and Christian Vazquez. Notably missing from the lineups, however, have been the trio of Byron Buxton, Jorge Polanco, and Alex Kirilloff. T...13843Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/podcast-sis-man-rotation-bailey-ober/It's unanimous - Bailey Ober deserves to be on the 26-man roster on Opening Day. But how does that work exactly? The Twins are talking about it, so we are too. In this special free clip from their latest Patreon episode, Aaron and John discuss the options, rewards, and challenges involved with...13849Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:07:00 +0000