https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/643/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-ready-for-a-re-up-with-nelson-cruz-r9156/Signed to a two-year $26 million pact prior to the 2019 season, Cruz was brought in for his age 39 and 40 seasons. Yes, he’s an elder statesman, but he keeps himself in impeccable shape and didn’t make his big-league debut until age 24. Last season he was among the chief reasons Minnesota was dub...9156Fri, 27 Mar 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/opening-day-patience-is-a-virtue-r9157/What does Opening Day mean to you? For me, it can be a source of energy. It is one morning that I typically have had no problem waking up, excited for the day. In years past, I would take the afternoon off, set up two TVs side-by-side and watch anywhere from two to four games at a time throughout...9157Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/four-days-day-3-the-last-spring-training-game-r9154/This, of course, came just two days after Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert was captured on film following a press conference in which he touched all of the microphones and recording devices before exiting the room. Gobert and the video would later both go viral. The press dining room at Hammond is lined wi...9154Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/9119-world-series-game-4-late-inning-heroics-lift-the-9139-team-to-victory-r9152/The starting pitching matchup was veteran vs veteran as Kelly sent out Kevin Tapani while Baldelli countered with the aforementioned Gibson. On the outset, it seemed like Tapani would have had the upper hand in this game as he both finished 7th in Cy Young voting and pitched a gem in Game 1, but G...9152Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2020-position-analysis-designated-hitter-r9153/Projected Starter: Nelson Cruz Likely Backup: Miguel Sano Depth: Jorge Polanco, Willians Astudillo Prospects: Alex Kirilloff, Brent Rooker THE GOOD It's almost impossible to overstate how good Cruz was at hitting last year. Forty-one homers and 108 RBIs would be outstanding production in a full c...9153Thu, 26 Mar 2020 01:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-mlb-the-show-season-simulation-june-r9151/Today’s post will feature how the Twins did in June. Check out the previous editions of this series: April, May Roster moves throughout the month: 6/25: LaMonte Wade jr. called up. Jimmy Kerrigan sent down. 6/28: Michael Pineda called up. Tyler Clippard designated for assignment. AL Central at...9151Thu, 26 Mar 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/four-days-day-2-scrambling-for-access-and-hand-sanitizer-r9150/9150Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/9119-world-series-game-3-kelly39s-bold-moves-pay-off-in-pivotal-win-r9148/Neagle worked into the seventh inning, holding the hosts scoreless. He demonstrated extraordinary pitch efficiency, and fearlessly faced down the gauntlet of right-handed sluggers slotted into the middle of Baldelli’s batting order. Whether 20-game winner Scott Erickson will recover smoothly from...9148Wed, 25 Mar 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-questions-with-twins-pitcher-lewis-thorpe-r9136/Thorpe was coming off a 2019 season where he appeared in 12 big-league games and posted a 6.18 ERA with a 1.74 WHIP. While those numbers, don’t exactly jump off the page, he posted a promising 10.1 K/9 at the MLB level and a 11.1 K/9 at the Triple-A level. The Twins are hoping to see his strikeout...9136Wed, 25 Mar 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rbi-percentage-and-the-minnesota-twins-r9133/The RBI is often seen as problematic because it’s an opportunity stat. The more times a batter comes to the plate with runners on base, the better his chances to collect an RBI. Eddie Rosario led the Twins with 109 RBIs, but is it because he’s good at knocking in runs or is he just fortunate to fr...9133Wed, 25 Mar 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-five-most-underrated-players-in-twins-history-r9145/When teasing this piece on Twitter recently I found myself inundated with names that all fill this bill. From Kevin Tapani to Jason Kubel, there were dozens of replies reflective of compelling cases. Many of them I found myself nodding in agreement. While this is obviously opinion, I tried to crea...9145Wed, 25 Mar 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/1965-minnesota-twins-the-first-100-win-team-r9144/Twins fans before me, in an era before I was thought of (I was born the year of the Twins first World Series), would have spoken in a similar way we will about 2019 of the 1965 club. That season the Twins broke the 100 win mark for the first time on their way to 102 wins and a World Series appeara...9144Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000