https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/615/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-candidates-to-be-this-season39s-cody-stashak-r9565/By nature, baseball bullpens are extremely volatile. This comes from the randomness that results from one inning appearances as well as the fact that relievers typically aren’t as talented as their starting pitcher counterparts. Bullpen rosters ebb and flow every season, and without a doubt the Tw...9565Fri, 17 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/indy-ball-is-actually-what-brought-baseball-back-in-2020-r9564/Here in Twins Territory, the independent baseball league should be recognizable immediately due to the success of the St. Paul Saints. CHS Field is a gorgeous park nestled next to the highway 94 and highway 52 split, home to the 2019 Champions. It's currently being used as the satellite location f...9564Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-to-host-front-office-diversity-roundtable-series-r9566/The event will kick off with a zoom webinar featuring five Black members of the Minnesota Twins Front Office: Sean Johnson - Director of Amateur Scouting Deron Johnson - Senior Advisor, Scouting Josh Ruffin -Analyst, Advance Scouting Navery Moore - Fellow, Pro Scouting The roundtable will be...9566Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/central-intelligence-20-detroit-tigers-r9562/DETROIT TIGERS AT A GLANCE 2019 Record: 47-114, 5th Place 2019 fWAR Leader (Offense): Niko Goodrum, UTIL - 1.9 2019 fWAR Leader (Pitching): Matthew Boyd, LHP - 3.3 Key Offseason Additions: C.J. Cron (1B), Jonathan Schoop (2B), Ivan Nova (SP), Austin Romine © Key Offseason Losses: Blaine Hardy (...9562Thu, 16 Jul 2020 05:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-the-twins-really-have-baseball%E2%80%99s-2nd-best-lineup-r9555/MLB.com annually ranks the top line-ups, starting staffs and bullpens. While Minnesota didn’t crack the top-10 in the starting pitcher rankings, the club did rank as the second-best line-up in all of baseball. To some, this might have been a surprise and others might have expected it. So, let’s di...9555Thu, 16 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-covid-shortened-season-affects-kenta-maeda39s-contract-r9560/When the Twins traded for Kenta Maeda in February, one of the interesting nuances of the trade was his complicated, incentive-laden contract. Now, after a massive shakeup, figuring out just what that deal will pay is harder than ever. It might also be more important. The Pohlad family, which owns...9560Thu, 16 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-intrasquad-scrimmage-preview-maeda-and-team-polo-vs-smeltzer-and-team-kep-r9561/Lineups https://twitter.com/Twins/status/1283453073046884352 As mentioned in the Tweet above, the game will be streamed online by both the Twins and FSN. Unlike previous streams of Summer Camp, this scrimmage will feature play-by-play from Dick Bremer and Justin Morneau. The pitching matchup will...9561Wed, 15 Jul 2020 21:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-a-new-slider-unlock-a-breakout-season-for-devin-smeltzer-r9557/Smeltzer has a unique set of skills that combats his lack of velocity. His fastball rarely cracks 90 which puts him in the 6th percentile for velo among MLB pitchers. The lefty, however, can seriously spin it. His fastball comes in at a 2,400 rpm. The curveball twirls up to the plate at 2,700 rp...9557Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-jake-odorizzi-be-minnesota%E2%80%99s-ace-in-2020-r9547/While it’s certainly ill-advised to bet against Berrios or Hill who are well set up to succeed, Odorizzi has the kind of skill set that could excel in a shortened season. Jayson Stark and Eno Sarris of the Athletic recently collaborated on a piece that looked at impossible things that could happen...9547Wed, 15 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/paving-a-path-women-in-baseball-emily-waldon-r9556/Similar to Britt Ghiroli before her, Waldon contributes to The Athletic. While Ghiroli works the Nationals beat, Waldon is called upon for prospect and Tigers related content. She’s a prospect guru, knowing the entire farm as well as the national landscape, and she’s become a voice for the under-r...9556Wed, 15 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/romo-clippard-will-provide-strong-veteran-leadership-to-twins-bullpen-r9558/37-year-old Sergio Romo has pitched in 708 major-league games over the past 12 seasons. He has once been an All Star. He was an important piece in three Giants World Series championships (2010, 2012, 2014). Tyler Clippard is 35 years old. He has pitched in 751 games over his 13 seasons in the big...9558Tue, 14 Jul 2020 21:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who39s-the-most-likely-twins-hitter-to-be-a-thorn-in-each-opponent39s-side-r9554/While I agree Donaldson should absolutely be able to have success against the White Sox, there is another Twins hitter that I think will have even more success against the Southsiders. That caused me to wonder which Twin hitter is a candidate to especially have success against each of the teams op...9554Tue, 14 Jul 2020 03:00:00 +0000