https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/563/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-odd-man-out-r10440/Brent Rooker debuted in exciting fashion for the Twins in 2020. He showed Twins territory a glimpse of the 2017 SEC Player of the Year by hitting .316 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI in 7 games before an errant fastball fractured his forearm to end his season. He got to show off why he got the call, but...10440Sun, 28 Feb 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/which-pitch-should-kenta-maeda-add-in-2021-r10435/First, let’s make one thing clear: Maeda actually already has all three of the offerings he mentioned Tuesday. Each are pitches he’s deemphasized or eliminated at certain points in his big-league career, but he threw all three even in the truncated 2020 season. Still, it’s fair to say that his t...10435Sun, 28 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-there-any-hope-for-royce-lewis-r10438/You all have probably heard the news by now. Royce Lewis tore his ACL after slipping on Texas ice and now will be out for all of 2021. That’s an unfortunate Mad Libs scenario if I’ve ever seen one but it’s real and so are the consequences. This injury is now yet another speed bump in the path that...10438Sat, 27 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-rundown-starting-pitching-r10420/The Rundown: Despite the AL Central being a division of the “haves” and “have nots,” virtually every team has starting pitching in some form or fashion. Cleveland may have some questions on the back end, but they have one of the best arms in baseball. Chicago has gotten better while Minnesota has...10420Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-more-probable-pitchers-announced-thorpe-turns-heads-r10437/Twins Set Pitchers for First Two Spring Training Games Yesterday, we learned that Devin Smeltzer has been pegged as the probable starter for spring training game one. Today, two days away from the first pitch against the Red Sox, we learned who else will take the mound to start the preseason. http...10437Sat, 27 Feb 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/alex-kirilloff-and-the-truth-about-scott-boras-and-contract-extensions-r10429/Boras has been one of baseball’s most influential and successful agents for about 30 years, and it’s fair to say that he’s earned that reputation by ensuring that his clients are paid what they’re worth. Often, that does mean taking them to free agency, where teams have to bid against one another...10429Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-rundown-designated-hitters-r10426/The Rundown The Designated Hitter was arguably the hottest topic in the baseball world during the 2020-21 offseason. Coming off a shortened season with the position represented in both leagues, there was speculation that 2021 could pioneer the age of the universal DH. Yet for a variety of reasons...10426Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-smeltzer-named-probable-starter-for-grapefruit-league-opener-r10434/WE HAVE OUR FIRST PROBABLE PITCHER https://twitter.com/millerstrib/status/1365017865368313870?s=21 Smeltzer will be looking to compete for a spot in the rotation or bullpen. Somewhat of an afterthought with the signing of Shoemaker, and before that many penciling Randy Dobnak or even Lewis Thorpe...10434Fri, 26 Feb 2021 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/timeline-for-top-prospects-2021-edition-r10421/In recent years, this piece has been a mainstay in the Twins Prospect Handbook. With only Alternate Site action in 2020 however, Seth decided to shelve the project for 2021. Although development is rarely linear, it also wasn’t as accessible or visible a season ago. There are some guys that should...10421Fri, 26 Feb 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/getting-geeky-part-2-leverage-index-and-your-blood-pressure-r10433/Wednesday we talked about the movement away from the closer dominant hierarchy that has ruled MLB bullpens since the 80s. The Twins are leading that movement, and were surprised to find reliever Tyler Duffey casually drop the sabrmetric stat Leverage Index (LI) in an interview. It’s useful for und...10433Fri, 26 Feb 2021 02:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-good-comp-for-jhoan-duran-and-his-splinker-r10423/As Seth Stohs chronicled so well last week, Duran is one of the top prospects in the Twins’ system, and (arguably) the team’s highest-upside hurler. He’s not an easy player to project or evaluate, though, because there remains a strange air of mystery around his arsenal. Famously, he throws a pitc...10423Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-rundown-right-field-r10413/The Rundown The AL Central provides a paltry offering in right field. Cody Pirkl wrote recently about how pivotal the 2021 season is for Max Kepler. If he’s able to return to 2019 form, he should easily be the best in the division. Besides the Royals, right field is a relatively weak position for...10413Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:02:00 +0000