https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/479/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-hobby-breeds-community-r11644/Over the past 18 months, I’ve taken a look at multiple different trading card stories. There was the one about former Twins pitcher Phil Hughes driving a new version of celebrity. Minnesota’s own D.J. Skee has headlined Project 70 for Topps, and Blake Jamieson helped put the first art project fo...11644Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:10:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-lockout-diaries-week-two/With a lack of high-profile developments taking place, fans make do with what we have. There's little choice but to overthink and obsess over the small morsels of news that trickle out amidst an ongoing labor stoppage.  For instance, while the major-league phase of the Rule 5 draft didn't h...11645Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:30:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-happened-to-trevor-larnach-r11643/However, a bevy of early-season injuries suffered by Twins outfielders resulted in the erstwhile Oregon State Beaver making his big league debut on May 8. He went 0-for-4 with a hit by pitch as the Twins fell to the Detroit Tigers 7-3, but by the end of the month, Larnach was slashing .228/.389/...11643Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:30:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-future-position-analysis-center-field-r11641/Current Center Fielder: Byron Buxton In the days leading into the MLB lock-out, the Twins signed Byron Buxton to a seven-year, $100 million contract extension to keep him tied to Minnesota until his mid-30s. Buxton has played at a superstar level over the last three seasons when he has been he...11641Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:50:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-future-position-analysis-shortstop-r11639/Current Shortstop: TBD If the season started today, Jorge Polanco might be the team's only option at shortstop. Minnesota doesn't want to move Polanco back to shortstop, so they need to add a veteran shortstop when the lockout ends. Carlos Correa and Trevor Story are two of the top available f...11639Tue, 14 Dec 2021 13:50:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/10-breakout-twins-prospect-candidates-1-5-r11638/6-10: 10. LHP Jovani Morán 9. LHP Steve Hajjar 8. RHP Marco Raya 7. RHP Chris Vallimont 6. OF Kala’i Rosario 5. RHP Simeon Woods Richardson Predicting a breakout for a global top-100 prospect seems odd. For Woods Richardson, you could describe it as more of a bounce back. The Tw...11638Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:40:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-556-hall-of-fame-and-scratch-and-dent-r11637/11637Mon, 13 Dec 2021 17:43:16 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-perfect-free-agent-exists-for-the-twins-r11636/There’s no denying that Derek Falvey has a ton of work to do when filling out Rocco Baldelli’s pitching staff. Jose Berrios has been traded. Kenta Maeda is on the shelf. Michael Pineda is gone. Bundy joins holdovers Bailey Ober and Joe Ryan as the only arms currently penciled into the big league...11636Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:50:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-future-position-analysis-third-base-r11635/Current Third Baseman: Josh Donaldson Over the last two seasons, the Twins have gotten what they expected from Donaldson. He has hit .243/.355/.474 (.829) with 28 doubles and 32 home runs in 163 games. Donaldson has posted an OPS+ of 127 or higher in both seasons, which is better than his seas...11635Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:20:22 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-outfield-free-agent-targets/This rapid erosion of outfield depth has been driven in part by the aforementioned moves, which mostly worked out very poorly. But there are other factors at play, too: It became clear during his rookie year that Alex Kirilloff is better suited at first base than outfield, and that the t...11634Mon, 13 Dec 2021 01:45:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/10-breakout-twins-prospect-candidates-6-10-r11633/10. LHP Jovani Morán It’s fair to call Morán’s 2021 season a “breakout,” as he posted a 2.41 ERA and 42% strikeout rate for Wichita and St.Paul before debuting with the Twins. The bill on Morán is simple: mid-90s fastball and a genuinely outstanding changeup. It was a small sample, bu...11633Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:00:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-trade-chip-r11632/Royce Lewis was drafted as a shortstop with the possibility of center field as a fallback option. Players with such athleticism are often the type to go number one overall. His performance has been a bit inconsistent offensively and his defensive future remains in question as well. Still, he rem...11632Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:25:10 +0000