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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/388/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Report from The Fort: Injury Updates</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spring-training-injury-updates/</link><description>An Unusual In-Game Return

	The Minnesota Twins beat the Red Sox 4-3 in a sold-out Hammond Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The return of Boston left-hander Chris Sale from a wrist injury partially explains the attendance. He looked solid versus a predominantly right-handed Twins' lineup, striking...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">13840</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2023 02:47:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>5 Questions Facing the Twins Top 5 Prospects in 2023</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-questions-facing-the-twins-top-5-prospects-in-2023-r13833/</link><description>In an ideal world, every top Twins prospect would reach their full potential and become a star. That obviously doesn't happen, but fans can still look to the minors for hope for the future. Twins Daily's top five prospects face an important development season in 2023 with questions surrounding t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">13833</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 17:16:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Best Bets for the 2023 Minnesota Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/best-bets-for-the-2023-minnesota-twins-r13820/</link><description>From a baseline perspective, the win total is a point of contention each year. While not predictive of standings in the vein that Baseball Prospectus&#x2019; PECOTA attempts, over/under win totals attempt to place a value on a team's overall ability. This season Bovada has the Minnesota Twins checking...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">13820</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 14:21:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Can Jorge L&#xF3;pez Rediscover His First-Half Success?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-jorge-l%C3%B3pez-rediscover-his-first-half-success-r13830/</link><description>In late-July of last year, the Twins were still grasping to a small division lead, with more holes seemingly appearing by the day. One of the biggest gaps in their roster at the time fell between superstar relief ace Jhoan Duran &#x2013; and pretty much anyone else in their relief corps. Sure, Griffin...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">13830</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 13:22:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Can Edouard Julien Hit Enough to Stick at Second?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/edouard-julien-second-base/</link><description>As we each race to be the first person to put the cart before the horse of 2023 Spring Training Flavor of the Week&#xA0;Edouard Julien, it&#x2019;s worth taking a minute to consider where the lad will play. He&#x2019;s not renowned for his defensive chops, but he may be able to hit well enough to stick at sec...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">13834</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:17:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek: Loose Change and Defensive Spectrums]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-loose-change-and-defensive-spectrums-r13838/</link><description/><guid isPermaLink="false">13838</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:24:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>It&#x2019;s Now or Never for Jordan Balazovic</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-now-or-never-for-jordan-balazovic-r13817/</link><description>Last season got off less than ideal for Jordan Balazovic. Due to the lockout, he couldn&#x2019;t communicate with the organization and entered Spring Training with a knee issue. Despite suggesting he was healthy, he was slow out of the gate and battled ineffectiveness all season long. Even while he tur...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">13817</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:15:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Roster Built on Defense and Rule Changes</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-roster-built-on-defense-and-rule-changes-r13829/</link><description>Neither is inherently evil, whether it's the pitch clock or your politics. The application of both is where it can get ugly quickly, and things may start to get a little awkward at family gatherings, and yes, I'm still talking about the pitch clock.




	Love it or hate it, the new rules are her...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">13829</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:20:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 2023 Position Analysis: Third Base</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-third-base-miranda-farmer-solano/</link><description>&#xA0;




	Projected Starter: Jos&#xE9; 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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">13828</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Pros and Cons of a Jhoan Duran Extension</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pros-and-cons-of-a-jhoan-duran-extension-r13825/</link><description>There is no question about what Jhoan Duran meant to the Minnesota Twins during his rookie campaign. He immediately became one of baseball&#x2019;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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">13825</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:20:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Could The Twins Roll With A Long Reliever?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-the-twins-roll-with-a-long-reliever-r13824/</link><description>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&#x2019;s assumed sixth starter. The downside became evident almo...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">13824</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:17:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 2023 Position Analysis: Second Base</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-second-base-polanco-solano-julien/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">13826</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:16:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
