https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/354/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-third-base-miranda-farmer-solano/  Projected Starter: José Miranda Likely Backup: Kyle Farmer Depth: Donovan Solano, Willi Castro, Elliot Soto Prospects: Brooks Lee, Jose Salas, Austin Martin, Yunior Severino THE GOOD It already seems safe to say Miranda is either going to be a good hitter or a great hitter. The typ...13828Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pros-and-cons-of-a-jhoan-duran-extension-r13825/There is no question about what Jhoan Duran meant to the Minnesota Twins during his rookie campaign. He immediately became one of baseball’s most dominant late-inning relievers. In 67 2/3 innings, he allowed 14 earned runs (1.86 ERA) with 89 strikeouts and 16 walks. He showed the Twins could use...13825Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-the-twins-roll-with-a-long-reliever-r13824/The Twins have played with using a long reliever in the bullpen at times in the last few years and found that the role is inconsistent and sometimes not worth the trouble. In 2021, Randy Dobnak made the team as a long reliever as the team’s assumed sixth starter. The downside became evident almo...13824Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-second-base-polanco-solano-julien/Projected Starter: Jorge Polanco Likely Backup: Donovan Solano Depth: Kyle Farmer, Nick Gordon, Willi Castro Prospects: Edouard Julien, Jose Salas, Austin Martin, Tanner Schobel THE GOOD In the 2021 season, his first spent playing second base, Polanco ranked fifth among MLB players at the...13826Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2023-future-predictions-buxton-gallen-gallo/After reading one article on quantum physics, I decided I was prepared to build the first-ever functional time machine. I should have waited and watched how the 2023 Minnesota Twins season played out, but I just had to know now! I worked tirelessly constructing a device that could vault me to Oc...13822Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:47:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cleveland-guardians-overrated-al-central/Over at Fangraphs, Dan Syzmborski has released his 2023 ZiPS projections, putting the Twins at 80 wins. They are a high variance team without question, and could have looked at adding another bullpen piece, but given the overall success of the offseason, that feels a bit low. I guess having a lo...13821Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-twins-weakest-positions-r13804/In recent weeks, there has been a lot of analysis of team and player projections here at Twins Daily. Not all of these models are perfect, but it gives fans a sense of reasonable expectations for each player and the team. Some players exceed their expected performance every year, and others stru...13804Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:22:00 +0000https://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 +0000