https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/355/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-dark-horse-designated-hitter-r13818/Coming into spring training, it seemed that Trevor Larnach might serve as the Twins most regular designated hitter. With Joey Gallo looking to handle left field, Alex Kirilloff slated for first base, and Max Kepler still on the team, that was a fair thought. Things got murky when Donovan Solano...13818Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/injuries-already-impacting-the-2023-twins-roster-r13813/Every team will deal with injuries during the 2023 season, and that's one of the reasons the Twins added depth at nearly every position this winter. Here are the known injuries this spring and how each will impact the Opening Day roster.  Jose Miranda: Right Shoulder Soreness Miranda plan...13813Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jose-miranda-compare-machado/As I looked at numbers for Jose Miranda's stellar rookie campaign, something about it seemed quixotically familiar. This gap-to-gap line-drive hitter with a below-average walk rate and a below-average league strikeout rate reminded me of a season another young third baseman had several years ago...13811Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:21:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/opening-day-2023-roster-projection/It encourages us to give into our inherent bias and forget the things that really matter. There isn’t a lot of drama in “this guy is on the 40-man roster” and “this guy doesn’t have options.” But those are the things that matter, not giving up a grand slam on March third. (We’ll get back to that...13812Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-load-management-mvp-joe-mauer/Winning a Most Valuable Player award is the pinnacle of individual achievement in baseball and most any other sport. It's the honor of a lifetime for athletes, placing their names alongside true greats in the history books while celebrating an unparalleled contribution to winning. Beyond al...13814Mon, 06 Mar 2023 02:07:50 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-methods-acquiring-ace-number-one-starter/With Jordan Balazovic sliding down the prospect rankings due to a tough 2022 season (and now a tough start to this 2023 spring), it appears that the number of organizational Twins pitchers who could reasonably project to being a top-tier MLB starting pitcher is down to two in Marco Raya and Conn...13805Sun, 05 Mar 2023 16:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-drama-and-depth-r13803/  On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero. I am Carlos’s bamboo ankle. Yes, the Twins lost the second-most days to injury in the 2022 season, but that isn’t the whole truth. As a skeptic or a naysayer may remind you, players like Jhon Romero and Ran...13803Sun, 05 Mar 2023 13:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sandy-valdespino-member-of-the-1965-world-series-twins-passes-away-at-84-r13807/The baseball world lost another brother in their fraternity last Sunday. Sandy Valdespino, one of Sam Mele’s bench weapons on the 1965 World Series team, passed away in Moultrie, Georgia, at the age of 84. Signed by the legendary scout, Joe Cambria, Valdespino made his American baseball deb...13807Sun, 05 Mar 2023 12:00:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pivotal-year-looms-large-for-rocco-baldelli-r13776/When Derek Falvey and Thad Levine took over for Terry Ryan, the Twins ownership mandated that sitting manager Paul Molitor keep that role for one year. It was always assumed that the new front office would want to make a selection of their own, and after a short period of time, it was Rocco Bald...13776Sat, 04 Mar 2023 18:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-america-staff-draft-version-10-twins-draft-college-hitter-r13800/They carefully explain it’s not a mock draft, per se. They aren’t using any intel to try and determine who these teams are taking. They are instead taking on the role of what they would do if they were in these positions. In this first version, they have the two stud college pitchers (Paul...13800Sat, 04 Mar 2023 14:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/starter-or-reliever-series-cole-sands-r13789/Entering last season, Jhoan Duran had been a starting pitcher for his entire career. A lengthy injury history made the Twins reconsider his long-term role with the club. He was shifted to the bullpen and became one of the team's most valuable assets. Only some players can be as successful in tra...13789Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/video-jose-miranda-sore-shoulder/One of the questions this year was how Jose Miranda would look playing third base everyday. We haven't seen him there. He's been playing regularly in spring training games, but always as a designated hitter. It was revealed by the team on Thursday that he's been dealing with a sore shoulder. Af...13806Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:59:00 +0000