https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/368/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-do-the-numbers-endorse-as-twins-new-leadoff-hitter-r13601/Last Friday, the Twins finally bit the bullet and shipped Luis Arráez off to Miami in return for Pablo Lopez and two exciting prospects. It’s a sensible move, but the Twins will need to replace Arráez’s production on the field after his 3.2 fWAR 2022 season. Alex Kirilloff appears to be the...13601Sat, 28 Jan 2023 17:22:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-back-on-game-163-r13600/The Detroit Tigers led the American League from May 16th to October 6th, when the game was moved from its original date of October 5th because Brett Favre and the boys had a ball game.  On September 6th, the Tigers held what seemed to be an insurmountable lead of seven games. They went 16-1...13600Sat, 28 Jan 2023 17:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-timeline-for-prospects-in-2023-r13585/Last season, Rocco Baldelli saw a significant number of players make their major-league debuts. We finally saw Royce Lewis play shortstop at Target Field, and Jose Miranda earned his way onto the roster after an incredible 2021. Simeon Woods Richardson closed out the season for the Twins, and ho...13585Sat, 28 Jan 2023 14:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-falvey-philosophies-part-2-fixing-problem-spots-r13602/The core Falvey Philosophy is to fill out most of the Twins roster from their young core, but it is rare to see a team that manages to fill all areas of the roster with products of its own farm system, and the Twins are no different. The club generally does an adequate job of identifying areas o...13602Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:23:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-need-to-be-realistic-with-max-kepler-r13596/  There have been points this winter where we were waiting for a Max Kepler trade announcement within the coming hours, such as when Joey Gallo was signed. Here we are at the end of January, however, and not only is Max Kepler still a Twin, it appears that may not change after all....13596Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:19:02 +0000https://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 +0000