https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/594/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-wives-spotlight-episode-29-maci-blankenhorn-lexi-jeffers-jordan-kirilloff-r10500/Something a little different on tonight's Twins Spotlight. Instead of talking to some Twins player, we will be talking with some player's wives. Maci Blankenhorn watched her husband Travis make his major-league debut last September while finalizing wedding plans. The couple got married this winter...10500Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-should-be-the-twins-leadoff-hitter-in-2021-r10493/The Incumbent: Max Kepler Last season, Kepler batted leadoff in 34 of the team’s 60 games and he was used there for over 100 games back in 2019. There’s a good chance he is the leader in the clubhouse to be the team’s primary leadoff hitter unless his performance struggles significantly. He hit .2...10493Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-berr%C3%ADos-in-ace-like-form-twins-release-milb-instructors-r10499/Twins 6, Rays 2 (7 1/2 innings) Box Score Twins Takeaways Standout pitcher: José Berríos (3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K). Standout hitter: Willians Astudillo (2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI) After some early unevenness, the Twins pitching staff has found a groove in the last few games, including another impressive...10499Thu, 11 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-2021-finally-be-the-year-for-big-mike-r10498/When the Minnesota Twins acquired Michael Pineda in 2018, he was entering into a season of recovery from Tommy John surgery, due to miss the entire season. In 2019, coming off of his recovery, Pineda was a revelation for the Minnesota Twins, arguably performing as the team’s best pitcher down the...10498Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-this-be-the-twins39-hardest-throwing-bullpen-ever-r10490/According to FanGraphs, the highest average fastball velocity (combining four-seamers and two-seamers or sinkers) by Twins relievers in any season came in 2019. That’s probably no surprise to most Twins fans. That year’s staff was anchored by May, Taylor Rogers, and Tyler Duffey, but only had soft...10490Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-exhibition-results-and-extension-rumors-r10494/John Bonnes has been down in Florida for a couple weeks now. He's been toiling, traversing, and TikToking, all in the name of bringing you all firsthand details and insights from Twins camp. In our latest Spring Training Live show, we got the direct download from Fort Myers. On Wednesday night, I...10494Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-twins-shutout-o%E2%80%99s-odorizzi-says-farewell-r10496/Twins 1, Orioles 0 (7 innings) Box Score | Baseball Savant TWINS TAKEAWAYS Stanoud pitcher: Kenta Maeda (3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 41 pitches, 31 strikes) Standout hitter: Miguel Sanó (game-winning RBI double) Fastest pitch: Alex Colomé 95.3 mph Max exit velo: Josh Donaldson 105.9 mph What a p...10496Wed, 10 Mar 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-prospect-louie-varland-won39t-stop-at-pretty-good-r10497/On what was to be his final pitch of the session, Varland hit 99.6 off the mound. It was a fantastic achievement. Had Varland been throwing at Target Field, that 99.6 would be rounded to 100 on the broadcast, an effect that Trevor May called “the TV hundge.” Still, the staff at the facility Varla...10497Wed, 10 Mar 2021 02:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2021-position-analysis-shortstop-r10495/Projected Starter: Andrelton Simmons Likely Backup: Jorge Polanco Depth: Luis Arráez, Nick Gordon Prospects: Royce Lewis, Wander Javier THE GOOD Simmons isn't just a good defender, or a great defender, or even an elite defender. He is a generational icon, whose name already sits beside Ozzie Smit...10495Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-have-already-found-matt-wisler-20-r10486/The similarities between Sparkman’s and Wisler’s career paths are superficial, but not meaningless. Both were, for a considerable time in the minors and some in the majors, starters. Both joined the Twins sporting bloated, hideous ERAs for their big-league careers, though in both cases, part of th...10486Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-do-the-twins-have-enough-pitching-r10491/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hftmYccGqyw10491Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/two-changes-that-can-unlock-lewis-thorpe%E2%80%99s-full-potential-r10487/As a teenager, Lewis Thorpe seemed like he was on a path to being a dominant big-league starter. For multiple offseasons, he was considered a top-100 prospect and he posted some dominating numbers in the minor’s lower levels. Clearly, plenty can happen over the course of pitcher’s professional ca...10487Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:30:00 +0000