https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/359/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sign-donovan-solano-analysis-video/solano-signing-landscape.mp4    13744Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:07:34 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-grumpy-ace-r13738/Hurt feelings over arbitration are not a new phenomena; they are the byproduct of a system that pits the player’s capitalizing desires against a team’s inherent payroll conservatism, revealing the gross reality when neither player nor team owns sole control over one’s salary. It's a messy beast....13738Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-does-donovan-solano-mean-for-the-twins-r13739/UPDATE: Jon Heyman has reported the terms of Solano's deal with Minnesota. Ken Rosenthal reported that the Minnesota Twins have come to an agreement with Donovan Solanco on a Major League deal. The particulars have not yet been disclosed, but it should be assumed he’ll make the 26-man roste...13739Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-favorite-pitches-and-how-they-fit-into-a-single-category-exclusive-r13735/When baseball people break down pitch types into categories, they tend to use three: fastballs, breaking balls, and offspeed pitches. This distinction is decades old, long predating modern, data-centric pitching analysis. It’s a natural one, because it centers on the thing that makes each type o...13735Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-add-infield-depth-sign-veteran-donovan-solano-r13740/The Twins front office started the offseason by dealing Gio Urshela to the Los Angeles Angeles. Soon after, the traded recent-40-man roster addition Casey Legumina to the Reds for infielder Kyle Farmer. The latter was the likely primary shortstop until the Twins were able to bring back Carlos Co...13740Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-royce-lewis-contract-extension-idea-framework/  Last week at The Athletic, Dan Hayes wrote a great story about Chris Paddack and why the right-hander was open to a three-year contract extension with the Twins as he rehabs from Tommy John surgery. On the surface, the $12.5 million pact seems immensely team-friendly, locking him down at...13737Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/college-season-kicks-off-r13731/Throughout the next five months, we'll be doing all we can to help keep your informed on the player pool for the MLB Draft. The Twins were the biggest movers in the new lottery system and are now bound to select a player that should immediately become a Top 100 prospect in baseball. Last year's...13731Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sonny-gray-vs-byron-buxton-in-live-bp-video-r13736/buxton_gray_landscape_video.mp4      13736Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:02:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offense-vs-yankees-offense-2023/One of the quirks of the new MLB schedule is that the Twins end up playing all of their seven games against the New York Yankees in April. The Twins have had a bit of a hard time beating the Yankees in recent decades, and last year was no exception, with New York winning five of seven games....13720Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-have-a-bullpen-pair-to-break-out-r13725/It was never certain that the Twins were going to have Taylor Rogers in their long-term plans. He was entering the final year of team control, and also coming off an injury that sapped effectiveness in 2021. Emilio Pagan certainly didn’t work out in his place, but the hope is for better returns...13725Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-pitches-2022-twins-starters-relievers/Pitching in today's game is more advanced than ever. Fastballs are faster. Breaking pitches break more. All of that leads to pitching being more exciting than ever. The Twins are no stranger to this, as their staff has some of the nastiest stuff in the league, but who truly had the best pitch on...13723Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:19:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kepler-shift-buston-michael-teylor/  We're trying something new for Twins Daily's Caretakers: an audio report from John Bonnes on what he's seeing and hearing from players, coaches, and management inside Hammond Stadium. Today's report includes: Max Kepler discusses "the most challenging thing I physically had to play...13732Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:22:01 +0000