https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/406/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-pitcher-hitter-arraez-lopez/The 2022 Minnesota Twins team was ravaged by injuries, which ultimately led to the team's demise. One area of the team that was affected as much, if not more, than any other unit was the starting pitching rotation. Kenta Maeda, Bailey Ober, Chris Paddack, and Tyler Mahle all suffered severe inju...13565Sat, 21 Jan 2023 16:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forgotten-twins-greats-don-mincher-r13559/  Don Mincher was a unique man. “Minch” entered the world on June 24th, 1938, in Huntsville, Alabama—a place soon to experience rapid growth during World War 2 thanks to the Army-established Redstone Arsenal. Throughout an extensive 13-year MLB career, Mincher blasted precisely 200 regular-...13559Sat, 21 Jan 2023 13:25:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/assessing-the-luis-arraez-for-pablo-l%C3%B3pez-trade-r13564/After the Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Correa last week, it quickly became apparent that there was a logjam in the infield and that a move would have to be made. Logically the name that made the most sense for a trade was Luis Arraez. After rumors swirled for weeks about the mutual interest bet...13564Fri, 20 Jan 2023 23:21:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/evaluating-the-prospects-in-the-arraezl%C3%B3pez-trade-r13563/In a move sure to spark heated debated, fan favorite Luis Arraez was traded to the Miami Marlins on Friday for a package that includes right-handed pitcher Pablo López, infielder Jose Salas, and outfielder Byron Chourio. Let’s get to know the two prospects in the deal. Just as it emerged that...13563Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/records-and-milestones-for-twins-players-to-reach-in-2023-r13556/The Easy and Obvious Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco both sit at exactly 98 career home runs, and it likely won’t take them many games to both reach the 100 career home run mark. Once they do, they’ll become the 25th and 26th Twins ever with 100 career home runs in franchise history. Based o...13556Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-luis-arraez-for-marlins-pitcher-pablo-l%C3%B3pez-r13562/Last season for the Marlins, Pablo López posted a 3.75 ERA along with a 3.71 FIP. He’s jumped his strikeouts over one per inning in the past three seasons and continues to develop as a pitcher. His changeup is noteworthy, and his velocity sits in the mid-90s. Having debuted as a 22-year-old in...13562Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/road-trip-guide-tampa-toronto/June 6-8 @ Tampa Bay Rays (3 games) Tropicana Field - 2022 attendance was 1,128,127 (ranked 14th out of 15 AL teams, 28th overall MLB) It made sense on paper. Home of Spring Training and epi-center of major league baseball for two months each year, so why not put an actual franchise in town? 1...13553Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:24:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jhoan-duran-2023-projection/It's truly amazing to consider what Jhoan Duran was able to accomplish during his rookie campaign. The Twins used him as a starter throughout his professional career, but he transitioned to reliever last spring. Minnesota surprised many by dealing away Taylor Rogers shortly before Opening Day,...13531Fri, 20 Jan 2023 12:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-continue-to-deal-in-distressed-assets-r13549/Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have followed different trends since taking the Twins' front office reins. Those trends include the types of players they target in the draft process, using a patient approach in the offseason, and acquiring players that some may consider distressed assets. Some dist...13549Thu, 19 Jan 2023 22:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2022-road-trip-record-woes/If the Twins want playoffs in 2023 (let alone a World Series Championship), at the very least, one thing must occur. If you toss out whatever the empty stands 2020 season brought us, no team since 2015 has made the playoffs with a road record of less than .460. Not a single team. This statistica...13548Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/outfield-right-handed-free-agents/Kyle Farmer has been an average to good shortstop in every season of his career. He’s moved around the infield a bit and has always been a solid regular no matter where he plays, likely a huge reason the Twins acquired him from Cincinnati this offseason. Now that Carlos Correa becomes the ever...13555Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-buxton-correa-contracts-minnesota-nice/Plenty is made of the disadvantages that a market like the Twin Cities faces in comparison to glamorous coastal destinations like San Francisco and New York. For pro athletes, those locations tend to offer more money, more marketing opportunities, and more prestige, for starters. But there...13554Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:11:27 +0000