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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/492/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>10 Breakout Twins Prospect Candidates: 1-5</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/10-breakout-twins-prospect-candidates-1-5-r11638/</link><description>6-10:

	10. LHP Jovani Mor&#xE1;n

	9. LHP Steve Hajjar

	8. RHP Marco Raya

	7. RHP Chris Vallimont

	6. OF Kala&#x2019;i Rosario




	5.&#xA0;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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11638</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:40:10 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 556: Hall of Fame and Scratch and Dent]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-556-hall-of-fame-and-scratch-and-dent-r11637/</link><description/><guid isPermaLink="false">11637</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 17:43:16 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>A Perfect Free Agent Exists for the Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-perfect-free-agent-exists-for-the-twins-r11636/</link><description>There&#x2019;s no denying that Derek Falvey has a ton of work to do when filling out Rocco Baldelli&#x2019;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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11636</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:50:14 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Future Position Analysis: Third Base</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-future-position-analysis-third-base-r11635/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11635</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:20:22 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Twins Probably Need an Outfielder. What's Available?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-outfield-free-agent-targets/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11634</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 01:45:10 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>10 Breakout Twins Prospect Candidates: 6-10</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/10-breakout-twins-prospect-candidates-6-10-r11633/</link><description>10.&#xA0;LHP&#xA0;Jovani Mor&#xE1;n




	It&#x2019;s fair to call Mor&#xE1;n&#x2019;s 2021 season a&#xA0;&#x201C;breakout,&#x201D;&#xA0;as he posted a 2.41 ERA and 42% strikeout rate for Wichita and St.Paul before debuting with the Twins. The bill on Mor&#xE1;n is simple: mid-90s fastball and a genuinely outstanding changeup. It was a small sample, bu...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11633</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:00:11 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Royce Lewis: Trade Chip?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-trade-chip-r11632/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11632</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:25:10 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>CBA Musings (12/10): What&#x2019;s Happening and What&#x2019;s Next?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cba-musings-1210-what%E2%80%99s-happening-and-what%E2%80%99s-next-r11631/</link><description>We&#x2019;re now over a week into the lockout, and there hasn&#x2019;t been a slew of developments. What is maybe most notable is that the league isn&#x2019;t trying either. That&#x2019;s not exactly shocking, given the owners have nothing to lose until games are lost, and with so much time before that reality, their incen...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11631</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:45:11 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Future Position Analysis: Second Base</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-future-position-analysis-second-base-r11625/</link><description>Current Second Baseman: Jorge Polanco

	Entering last season, Polanco struggled through parts of the 2019 and 2020 seasons. He dealt with ankle issues that required surgery in back-to-back offseasons. Minnesota shifted him to second base, putting together his most valuable season in his big-leag...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11625</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:55:08 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Luis Ramirez and Hank Conger Join Baldelli's 2022 Coaching Staff</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/luis-ramirez-and-hank-conger-join-baldellis-2022-coaching-staff-r11629/</link><description>On Friday morning, reports from Korea were announcing that the Twins were hiring former big-league catcher Hank Conger as a coach. He had been the bench coach for the Lotte Giants in the KBO.&#xA0;




	



	The 34-year-old former first-round pick spent parts of seven seasons in the big leagues with...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11629</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Things Twins Players Did Recently</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/things-twins-players-did-recently-r11627/</link><description>Randy Dobnak was thankful for beans, rice, Jesus Christ, and Byron




	Who? BYRON!




	



	&#xA0;




	Byron Buxton surprised us with the best early-Christmas gift




	No one thought the Twins could get it done. Byron Buxton will remain a Twin for a very long time with his 7-year extension. That...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11627</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:55:14 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Future Position Analysis: First Base</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-future-position-analysis-first-base-r11623/</link><description>Current First Baseman: Miguel Sano

	In his seventh big-league season, Sano played over 120 games for the first time in his career. Offensively, he hit at least 28 or more home runs for the third time, and he has posted an OPS+ of 105 or higher in six of his seven seasons at the MLB level. For h...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11623</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2021 21:35:09 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
