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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/565/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Notebook: Mariners President Resigns, Twins Look Forward to First Workout</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-mariners-president-resigns-twins-look-forward-to-first-workout-r10411/</link><description>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&#x2019; language. Mather&#x2019;s outlandish comments were met with disdain from...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10411</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Biggest Red Flag for Byron Buxton's Bat</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-biggest-red-flag-for-byron-buxton39s-bat-r10403/</link><description>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&#x2019;d be one of t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10403</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>AL Central Rundown: Left Field</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-rundown-left-field-r10400/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10400</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Matt Shoemaker Lengthens Twins' Bench, as Well as Rotation</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/matt-shoemaker-lengthens-twins39-bench-as-well-as-rotation-r10399/</link><description>If everyone is healthy when the Twins break camp in late March, their starting rotation will include Kenta Maeda, Jos&#xE9; Berr&#xED;os, 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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10399</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Spring Training 2021: Roster Battles, Projections and Predictions</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-spring-training-2021-roster-battles-projections-and-predictions-r10405/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10405</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 01:29:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 514: Live from Fort Myers!]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-514-live-from-fort-myers33-r10404/</link><description>Listen Here Now</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10404</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 21:56:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>3 Things the Twins Saw in Matt Shoemaker's Arsenal</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-things-the-twins-saw-in-matt-shoemaker39s-arsenal-r10398/</link><description>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&#x2019;s able to attack the top of the strike zone with it, especially from the middle of the plate to the first-base sid...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10398</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>A Massive Year for Max</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-massive-year-for-max-r10394/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10394</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>2021 Spring Training Challenge: Building Relationships</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-spring-training-challenge-building-relationships-r10401/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10401</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 23:43:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>AL Central Rundown: Shortstop</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-rundown-shortstop-r10391/</link><description>The Rundown
Outside of the Twins, the state of shortstop in the American League Central doesn&#x2019;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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10391</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>5 Questions Facing the AL Central This Spring</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-questions-facing-the-al-central-this-spring-r10395/</link><description>1. How much can A.J. Hinch help the Tigers?
Ron Gardenhire is no longer at the helm in the Motor City with former Astros manager A.J. Hinch taking over a young roster. Hinch was suspended for all of 2020 as part of the fallout related to the Astros cheating scandal. The Tigers are ready to give hi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10395</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Notebook: Happy Pitchers and Catchers Day!</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-happy-pitchers-and-catchers-day33-r10397/</link><description>Twins Pitchers and Catchers Officially Report
The moment we&#x2019;ve waited all offseason for is here. Twins players were on the field today in sunny Fort Myers, Florida doing team activities in an official capacity. Pitchers got their first bullpens in, hitters took their first hacks, and Kenta Maeda j...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10397</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
