https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/617/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-are-on-but-what%E2%80%99s-changed-r9540/The only constant we have been given in 2020 is change. There’s no level of expected consistency, and we can ultimately bank on a new set of perceived norms on what feels like an hourly basis. While that all is true relative to the world around us, the Minnesota Twins have dealt with a vast amoun...9540Fri, 10 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-release-2021-schedule-will-it-happen-r9541/Minnesota is scheduled to start the season on a six-game road trip with three games in Milwaukee and Detroit. This allows for the Twins to open at home as part of a three-game series versus Seattle on April 8. The Twins than face off against the Red Sox for four games before heading to the West Co...9541Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rest-for-success-r9538/The catcher position is really difficult. Not only is the backstop responsible for calling a game with each day’s pitcher, but he gets beat up physically over a long baseball season. With all the responsibility placed on a catcher behind the plate, it’s understandable that hitting has been conside...9538Thu, 09 Jul 2020 05:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-may-sliders-and-slime-mold-r9535/As I documented at Baseball Prospectus last May, May turned a corner partially because he changed the grip on his slider, turning it into a harder version of his curveball instead of the cutterish offering it had previously been. However, that doesn’t mean that the slider itself fueled his newfou...9535Thu, 09 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-primed-for-big-impact-in-short-burst-season-r9536/Buxton was behind the pack in spring training 1.0, ramping up slowly as he finished rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery. Opening Day 1.0 seemed an unlikely target. Incidentally, he also got a late start to spring training 2.0, albeit for a very different reason. Buxton's repaired shoulder is...9536Thu, 09 Jul 2020 01:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-jose-berrios-used-video-to-regain-confidence-r9530/The Minnesota Twins are loaded with the latest gadgets and technology. They have the capability of measuring foot pressure into the mound, hip speed, chest speed, arm speed, arm path, release height, release speed, breakdown which fingertip touched the ball last, spin rate, spin direction, velocit...9530Wed, 08 Jul 2020 10:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/meanwhile-in-st-paul-r9534/The St. Paul Saints are the defending champions of the American Association. However, they are starting their 2020 season by playing their home games in Sioux Falls. The Twins were able to use the Saints’ home ballpark, beautiful CHS Field, for their ‘taxi squad’, the players in the 60-player pool...9534Wed, 08 Jul 2020 02:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/roundtable-target-field-among-baseball%E2%80%99s-best-ballparks-r9532/Recently at the Athletic, 9,000 fans were surveyed to decide what was MLB’s best ballpark. Target Field finished in third place behind Oracle Park (Giants) and Petco Park (Padres). The areas ranked in their survey included location, overall quality, atmosphere, amenities, sight lines, and aestheti...9532Wed, 08 Jul 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fewer-off-days-makes-minnesota%E2%80%99s-pitching-depth-even-more-important-in-shortened-season-r9527/With 60 games in 66 days that means only 9% off days compared to 13% in a 162-game season. This can change the outlook of starter usage in several ways. The most obvious is reduced starts for staff aces. With less off days that means less opportunities to skip the fifth starter and give the team’s...9527Wed, 08 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/paving-a-path-women-in-baseball-rachel-luba-r9528/You may not yet know Rachel Luba’s name, but you absolutely know who she represents. Former Cleveland pitcher and current Cincinnati Reds hurler Trevor Bauer met the founder of Luba Sports during his time at UCLA. In 2020 Rachel successfully negotiated the second highest contract for an arbitratio...9528Wed, 08 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baldelli-leads-and-empowers-by-encouraging-open-communication-r9533/Rocco Baldelli recently said, “In any role. It's hard to focus on everything. So you have to prioritize the things that are most important to you to bring to all of your men and women that you work with, and I think a lot of what we've all experienced recently in Minneapolis and throughout the cou...9533Tue, 07 Jul 2020 12:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-case-stands-twins-enter-summer-camp-as-al39s-top-team-r9531/Preseason betting odds pegged Minnesota as the AL's third-best team, behind New York and Houston, which matched the general consensus view. MLB.com's updated power rankings have those teams in the same order now, with all trailing the Dodgers overall. I can certainly buy that the Twins are a notch...9531Tue, 07 Jul 2020 03:11:00 +0000