https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/570/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-do-the-twins-see-in-jake-cave-r10579/Jake Cave’s selection to the Opening Day roster may have fans a bit surprised after a career worst 2020 in which he managed a .221/.285/.389 triple slash, good for 18% below league average. He just barely bested Brent Rooker’s spring numbers (.723 OPS vs .712), who many feel has the more exciting...10579Tue, 30 Mar 2021 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-staff-predictions-american-league-r10577/AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST Houston Astros - 11 (48%) Oakland Athletics - 6 (26%) Los Angeles Angels - 6 (26%) Houston enters this year with the same talented core minus a few key parts. The infield is still as solid as any in the American League with Alex Bregman, José Altuve, Carlos Correa and Yuli Gur...10577Tue, 30 Mar 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-finalize-opening-day-roster-r10578/The Twins announced that outfielder Brent Rooker has been optioned to the alternate site. In addition, RHP Derek Law and LHP Brandon Waddell have been re-assigned to minor league camp. RHP Edwar Colina has been placed on the 10-Day Injured List. That means that Kyle Garlick makes the Opening Day r...10578Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-staff-predictions-national-league-r10572/The Los Angeles Dodgers are very good. Need proof? Look at their 2020 World Series crown and star-studded lineup with names ranging from Mookie Betts to Justin Turner. Add in Trevor Bauer and this team seems unstoppable on paper. Luckily, baseball isn’t played on paper, it’s played on the field. A...10572Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dobnak-extension-brings-long-term-stability-to-twins-rotation-r10574/At first blush, Dobnak's new contract seems absurdly team-friendly. The Twins are locking up a proven young pitcher, with a 3.12 ERA through 75 MLB innings, to a five-year deal guaranteeing him less money than Michael Pineda or J.A. Happ will earn this year alone. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/s...10574Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:16:00 +0000https://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 +0000