https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/584/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pigs-in-a-blanket-st-paul-saints-start-season-on-april-6-r10386/The Clippers will stay in St. Paul for a six-game series. The league announced that each series will be six games, with games being played from Tuesday through Sunday. Monday will be a league-wide off-day, allowing the players to stay fresh and reduce travel overall. The Saints recently announced...10386Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-rundown-second-basemen-r10383/The Rundown After some changes to the position leading into the 2020 season, second base will, for the most part, look the same as it did a year ago within the American League Central, as each of the five projected Opening Day starters at second base were members of their team a season ago. The d...10383Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brian-dozier-announces-retirement-r10385/"I'm done. I'm hanging 'em up." That's what Brian Dozier told media members on Thursday morning. In addition, his former Twins managers Ron Gardenhire and Paul Molitor, as well as former GM Terry Ryan were on the call. Eduardo Escobar called in briefly from Arizona, on the practice field. J...10385Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-tat%C3%ADs-cashes-in-as-spring-training-commences-r10381/TATÍS SIGNS HISTORIC EXTENSION San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatís Jr., once a Chicago White Sox prospect, is one of baseball’s most electric stars. He’s played in only 143 big-league games, hitting .301/.374/.582 with 39 home runs, 24 doubles and eight triples. He’s been coined by many as t...10381Thu, 18 Feb 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-the-twins-front-office-addressed-past-playoff-weaknesses-r10382/An AL Central title is almost table stakes for the Twins this year. It says much about this team that the shortened 2020 season felt somewhat disappointing even though Minnesota took the division with a .600 winning percentage. That's where we were at. Personally, I'm pretty pleased that the fron...10382Thu, 18 Feb 2021 02:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2021-top-prospects-6-rhp-jordan-balazovic-r10374/Position: RHP Age: 22 (DOB: 9-17-1998) 2019 Stats (Low-A/High-A): 93.2 IP, 2.69 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 12.4 K/9, 2.4 BB/9 ETA: 2022 2020 Ranking: 5 2019 Ranking: NA National Top 100 Rankings BA: NR | MLB: 97 | ATH: 63 |BP: NR What’s To Like Canada hasn’t exactly been a hotbed of MLB pitching talent, but...10374Thu, 18 Feb 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mike-bell-diagnosed-with-kidney-cancer-will-miss-spring-training-r10380/With Twins pitchers and catchers set to report to spring training in Ft. Myers on Thursday, manager Rocco Baldelli addressed the media on Wednesday morning to inform them that bench coach Mike Bell will miss spring training after being diagnosed with kidney cancer. Bell wasn't feeling well in mid...10380Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-rundown-first-basemen-r10376/The Rundown Only three teams have established first basemen heading into 2021. The Chicago White Sox employ the reigning AL MVP at first base, and the Kansas City Royals plucked Carlos Santana from Cleveland over the winter. Miguel Sano will get his first taste of a full 162 game schedule (hopefu...10376Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-3-most-underrated-players-r10366/Max Kepler, Right Field MLB Network Rank: NR Right field includes some of baseball’s most notable names like Mookie Betts, Aaron Judge, and Bryce Harper along with young studs like Juan Soto and Ronald Acuna Jr. Since the beginning of 2018, Kepler ranks as one of the best right fielders in all of...10366Wed, 17 Feb 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-arraez-to-lf-r10377/Today, Luis Arraez had his first availability for Twin Cities media ahead of spring training. Arraez may have given a hint of the Twins initial plans for his position in his opening press Zoom call. https://twitter.com/dohyoungpark/status/1361748537546076161 With Alex Kirilloff likely starting the...10377Wed, 17 Feb 2021 03:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-rundown-catchers-r10369/The Rundown While most teams in the AL Central saw significant chances at a variety of positions in the 2020-21 offseason, catcher has not been one of them. Nine of the ten catchers that made up the 2020 AL Central catching depth chart (starters and backups) will return to their respective teams...10369Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-if-the-shoe-fits-r10372/Twins sign SP Matt Shoemaker to 1-year/$2M deal Today, the Twins upgraded their rotation by signing Matt Shoemaker. Shoemaker will likely compete with Dobnak for the fifth spot. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1361442210215063556 He’s battled injury issues his whole career and has only throw...10372Tue, 16 Feb 2021 03:34:00 +0000