https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/552/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-should-make-alex-kirilloff-the-opening-day-left-fielder-r10402/If Minnesota’s front office manipulates Kirilloff’s service time by having him open the year in St. Paul, the year of team control they will gain over their former first-round pick is 2027. That year, Kirilloff will be 29 years old. The chances that Kirilloff will be a valuable player at that age...10402Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-long-can-the-twins-keep-their-window-of-opportunity-open-r10407/Minnesota’s Front Office Philosophy Thad Levine and Derek Falvey were brought together in Minnesota four winters ago. In that time, the front office has been able to rebuild an organization that had lost 92+ games in five of the previous six seasons. They have been shrewd to hang on to their top p...10407Tue, 23 Feb 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-mariners-president-resigns-twins-look-forward-to-first-workout-r10411/MARINERS PRESIDENT RESIGNS In a wildly candid and revealing interview with the rotary club, Mariners president Kevin Mather opened up about specific extension talks, manipulating service time, and his feelings about foreign players’ language. Mather’s outlandish comments were met with disdain from...10411Tue, 23 Feb 2021 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-biggest-red-flag-for-byron-buxton39s-bat-r10403/Buxton, 27, is one of the best athletes in baseball, and it was fun to see him put his strength and size to their highest use in 2020. He clobbered the ball, when he squared pitches up, and if he could sustain the power pace he established in that season without other adjustments, he’d be one of t...10403Tue, 23 Feb 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-rundown-left-field-r10400/The Rundown Left field has become far more interesting ahead of the 2021 season. Every Central team besides the Twins have a good deal of certainty around the position. Ex Twins will man the position for two other Central teams in 2021, while the Royals recently traded for a reclamation project a...10400Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/matt-shoemaker-lengthens-twins39-bench-as-well-as-rotation-r10399/If everyone is healthy when the Twins break camp in late March, their starting rotation will include Kenta Maeda, José Berríos, Michael Pineda, J.A. Happ, and Shoemaker. It will exclude Randy Dobnak, as well as Devin Smeltzer and Lewis Thorpe. All three of those pitchers could very well make start...10399Mon, 22 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-spring-training-2021-roster-battles-projections-and-predictions-r10405/On Friday, I was joined by John Bonnes and Seth Stohs on the , in which we previewed spring training by discussing and debating a variety of topics. You can watch our conversation below, or listen via audio on our podcast. But if you don't have 100 minutes handy, read on for a quick rundown of...10405Mon, 22 Feb 2021 01:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-514-live-from-fort-myers33-r10404/Listen Here Now10404Sun, 21 Feb 2021 21:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-things-the-twins-saw-in-matt-shoemaker39s-arsenal-r10398/First of all, Shoemaker throws both a four-seam fastball and a sinker, and he locates each of them consistently and effectively. His four-seamer has an above-average spin rate, and he’s able to attack the top of the strike zone with it, especially from the middle of the plate to the first-base sid...10398Sun, 21 Feb 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-massive-year-for-max-r10394/Max Kepler has become much more than just the entertaining story of a rare German born baseball player reaching the Major Leagues. After his first taste of action in 2015, Kepler has become a mainstay in the Twins lineup and outfield. His middling offense exploded in a 2019 season in which he was...10394Sun, 21 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-spring-training-challenge-building-relationships-r10401/Pitchers and catchers reported to Twins spring training on Thursday and held their first official workout on Friday. Things at CenturyLink Sports Complex are a little different this year due to COVID restrictions and limitations. Normally at this time of year, big league spring training is taking...10401Sat, 20 Feb 2021 23:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-rundown-shortstop-r10391/The Rundown Outside of the Twins, the state of shortstop in the American League Central doesn’t look good for 2021. That said, four of the five shortstops are 27 or younger and are still looking to develop into better assets for their respective clubs and could brighten the outlook in the years t...10391Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000