https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/356/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pablo-lopezs-elite-changeup-could-take-him-to-the-next-level-r13599/Pablo Lopez may be seen as a pitcher in a similar mold to his new rotation counterparts. He, Sonny Gray, Tyler Mahle, Kenta Maeda, and Joe Ryan are all seen as solid number two or three starters but are a rung short of landing on the ace level of the pitching ladder. Lopez, however, may hav...13599Thu, 26 Jan 2023 21:16:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fun-with-player-comps-closers-r13598/In "Fun with Player Comps" I look at player comps for 30 current Twins who figure to play a role in 2023, starting with their closest age player from Baseball-Reference.com before 2022. Based on each player's general vibe, I then move into the best and worst-case scenarios. Previous installments...13598Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-know-winning-trumps-fun-in-dealing-arraez-r13582/What Derek Falvey and Thad Levine are betting on is that winning will matter most. There is no denying that Luis Arraez is a good baseball player. He was an All-Star while winning a Silver Slugger and being crowned the American League batting champion in 2022. His .316 average and .375 on-b...13582Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-arraez-lopez-trade-hints-at-the-injury-status-of-key-players-r13572/The Twins neither had to drop one of the best bats in the American League nor acquire more pitching depth to technically have a successful off season. In fact, the hitters are now almost obviously in a worse place without Arraez leading off every day. But this is also a team prone to injuries—so...13572Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-the-twins-still-swing-a-deal-for-an-ace-r13597/Derek Falvey pulled off another master-class trade last Friday in which he flipped Luis Arraez for Pablo Lopez with two prospects. One of those prospects, Jose Salas, was a top five prospect in the Marlins organization. The 19-year-old Salas was an international signing in 2019 by the Marli...13597Thu, 26 Jan 2023 13:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/miranda-gordon-focused-on-health-and-winning-in-2023-r13605/The Twins Winter Caravan has been a staple of the Upper Midwest for over 60 years. This annual event sends current and former Twins players, along with broadcasters, to cities throughout Twins Territory. Unfortunately, the pandemic forced the cancellation of the last two Winter Caravans, but the...13605Thu, 26 Jan 2023 03:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lets-road-trip-2023-trip-8-west-coast-bound-again-oaklandseattle-714-720-r13578/July 14-16 @ Oakland Athletics (3 games) Oakland Coliseum - 2022 attendance was 787,982 (ranked 15th out of 15 AL teams, 30th overall MLB) Oakland averaged less than 10,000 fans per game last year. The home of Moneyball has been searching for a new home for the past decade, and the fans have...13578Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-front-office-testing-an-unsustainable-rotation-solution-r13574/Last week, Minnesota completed a trade that will add Pablo Lopez to a starting rotation that includes Sonny Gray, Joe Ryan, Tyler Mahle, and Kenta Maeda. None of these pitchers is considered an ace, but all five have shown the ability to be playoff-caliber starters at different points in their c...13574Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-top-20-assets-2023-revised-correa-lopez/When I published these rankings for the sixth time this year, I mentioned how much more challenging I found the exercise than in the past.  "For one thing," I wrote, "it feels like we're in the midst of a slow-developing offseason journey with big twists still ahead. I have a strong feeling...13595Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:26:28 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-long-will-joe-mauer-wait-for-cooperstown-plaque-r13594/Last year, some of the best baseball players ever (Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens) went unelected in their final year on the Hall of Fame ballot. As we know, they were heavily tied to steroids, and that is certainly the reason they are not in. However, the Hall of Fame is a museum and incomplete...13594Wed, 25 Jan 2023 01:02:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/economics-baseball-and-the-value-of-pitching-r13581/Last year, the Twins starting pitching ranked 20th in ERA, 18th in FIP, 23rd in K/9, and allowed the 11th most HR/9. If this team was going to improve from a .500ish team to a playoff team, starting pitching needed to be upgraded. Enter Pablo López. In case you haven’t seen, All-Star 1...13581Tue, 24 Jan 2023 22:17:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/taylor-trade-gives-twins-their-best-centerfield-depth-in-years-r13590/  The Twins didn’t make this trade to get Michael A. Taylor for his bat. He’s here to play defense, and some very good defense in ccenter field Taylor won a Gold Glove in 2021 and joining the Twins alleviates the pressure for Byron Buxton pushing his physical limits to play every day in cen...13590Tue, 24 Jan 2023 19:44:01 +0000