https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/553/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-519-twins39-2021-season-preview-r10573/Listen Here Now10573Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-twins-and-dobnak-agree-to-five-year-deal-r10571/According to Jeff Passan, the deal guarantees Dobnak $9.25 million, but with options and escalators, it could potentially be worth another $20 million over three more seasons. Much has been made of the Randy Dobnak story, and for good reasons. He went to Division II Alderson-Broadas in West V...10571Sun, 28 Mar 2021 19:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-opening-day-becomes-clear-r10570/Final: Rays 2, Twins 0 Box Score | Savant Today’s game was originally scheduled to be started by Lewis Thorpe, who recently was granted by a fourth option and reassigned to minor league camp. Instead, it featured nine different relievers, seven of which twirled scoreless innings. Minnesota mustere...10570Sun, 28 Mar 2021 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-isn39t-dobnak-in-the-starting-rotation-r10567/Spring training stats as a whole are pretty inconsequential, but Randy Dobnak has looked like an ace with his 18 strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings while only allowing one run. Meanwhile Matt Shoemaker has been pummeled as displayed by his 7.71 ERA through 9 1/3 innings. J.A. Happ has been absolutely ba...10567Sun, 28 Mar 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sire-of-fort-myers-update-big-game-brandon-waddell-turning-heads-r10569/Before we get started, let’s take a look at the roster activity from over the past week. March 24: Alex Kirilloff optioned. Charlie Barnes, Griffin Jax, Caleb Hamilton, Trevor Larnach, Royce Lewis re-assigned. March 25: Lewis Thorpe optioned. Andrew Romine exercised his opt out. Andrew Albers, Luk...10569Sun, 28 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-the-twins-have-hedged-against-elevated-injury-risks-r10566/As I wrote yesterday, Simmons and Buxton rate as the two hitters facing the greatest injury risk, according to new models built by Sports Info Solutions for predicting injuries. It wasn’t the focus of yesterday’s article, but the same model also marks Josh Donaldson (unsurprisingly) as a source of...10566Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-twins-community-mourns-the-loss-of-mike-bell-r10568/Mike Bell, 1974-2021 The Twins announced today in an official statement that bench coach Mike Bell passed away this afternoon at the age of 46 after a six-week battle with kidney cancer. Bell spent 28 years in and around Major League Baseball as a player, coach, and player development exper...10568Sat, 27 Mar 2021 02:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/finally-healthy-jorge-polanco-is-poised-for-resurgent-2021-r10560/Rocco Baldelli spoke with relief and optimism Monday regarding Polanco’s status. “It’s fantastic to see him be able to take the field on a regular basis and not be hampered with things,” he said, “man it’s great to see him out there.” Polanco struggled mightily to plant his right foot during the s...10560Sat, 27 Mar 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/previewing-the-pitching-staff-battle-for-the-central-r10562/The White Sox made a bigger offseason splash by signing the best reliever on the market while the Twins brought in former White Sox closer Alex Colomé and Angels closer Hansel Robles. Especially for the White Sox the signing of Liam Hendriks was a curious move as their bullpen was already one of...10562Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-dobnak-and-donaldson-thrive-against-old-friend-r10565/Twins 7, Red Sox 4 Box Score JetBlue Park may not be Fenway Park. That didn’t stop Twins slugger Josh Donaldson from mashing a second-inning two-run HR over the left-field wall to propel the Twins to a 7-4 win over Boston. The ‘Bringer of Rain’ wasn’t the only offensive threat for the Twins on Thu...10565Fri, 26 Mar 2021 02:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/new-research-shows-two-twins-are-biggest-injury-risks-in-mlb-r10563/Obviously, it will come as no great shock to Twins fans that Buxton is considered one of the league's biggest injury risks. He's battled concussion issues, shoulder injuries, and wrist trouble. He's suffered from back spasms, had toe trouble, and strained his groin. He's even had migraines, perhap...10563Fri, 26 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/taking-a-different-stab-at-the-2021-opening-day-roster-r10558/Having spent the week down in Fort Myers, I’ve witnessed some heartbreak as top prospect Alex Kirilloff was re-assigned to minor league camp. While he definitely did himself no favors in the statistical department, the Twins also seek to gain a year of service time should they keep him in St. Paul...10558Fri, 26 Mar 2021 01:00:00 +0000