https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/647/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-look-at-how-twins-daily%E2%80%99s-top-20-prospects-performed-this-spring-r9099/In general, we can probably all agree that spring training stats are next to useless. However, there are arguably two exceptions. In the case of back-end roster spots and position battles the results have relevance, and in the case of prospects, while the results aren’t paramount per se, they are...9099Sat, 14 Mar 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-ranked-by-handsomeness-1-26-r9104/26. Willians Astudillo The good news: Astudillo makes the 26-man roster here. More good news: he is the 26th most stunning man on the roster. 25. Kenta Maeda Kenta is docked for his non-committal beard, but a strong smile (not pictured) helps him slot in just ahead of La Tortuga. 24. Jorge Pol...9104Sat, 14 Mar 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/have-the-twins-fixed-their-velocity-problem-r9101/Fastball velocity has almost always been the sought after skill in a pitcher. Dads across the country who watched Greg Maddux dominate for decades, may scoff at this idea but the reality nowadays is that teams value speed more than ever. Relievers who throw 96 with no idea where it’s going are giv...9101Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/suspension-presents-twins-a-silver-lining-r9103/Despite what little information we have on where Byron Buxton had been in regards to appearing in game action, there seemed to be a zero percent chance he’d have been ready for Opening Day. Having just begun to face live pitching this week, and take some hacks at near 100%, the runway for ramp up...9103Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2020-position-analysis-center-field-r9100/Projected Starter: Byron Buxton Likely Backup: Max Kepler Depth: LaMonte Wade Jr., Jake Cave Prospects: Royce Lewis, Gilberto Celestino THE GOOD Buxton's ability to rank among the best center fielders in the majors finally changed from theoretical to undeniable last season. When he suffered a (bas...9100Fri, 13 Mar 2020 03:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-christmas-world-series-three-possible-outcomes-for-the-2020-baseball-season-r9097/The MLB announced today that the baseball season has been postponed for two weeks while the remainder of spring training has been cancelled. It appears possible this postponement will lead to a 2020 season that is akin to 1995, where the season was shortened by 18 games. Rosters could be expanded...9097Fri, 13 Mar 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-pecota-projections-could-miss-on-the-twins-part-two-r9093/Yesterday, I broke down the way projection systems can fail to capture the real variance of a forthcoming baseball season, using the Twins’ PECOTA projections as an example. Here, now, are five key projections that, while fixed in all PECOTA simulations, seem highly uncertain, and which would have...9093Fri, 13 Mar 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-community-r9098/Like everyone, we’re not sure of the absolute best way to respond to this worldwide event. However, for this site, it feels like an attempt at normalcy is a step in the right direction. So we are trying to shake off the same disappointment you feel and continue our daily coverage of America’s past...9098Fri, 13 Mar 2020 01:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/major-league-baseball-expected-to-suspend-spring-training-delay-season-r9096/The reports comes after MLB ownership groups had a league-wide conference call with Commissioner Rob Manfred this morning. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. MLB's official statement:9096Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/wes-johnson-assigns-homework-r9095/First, some background. The “couple other guys” Johnson referenced were Jorge Alcala and Jhoan Duran. All three were optioned to the minor league side this week but all are highly touted arms in the organization. Chalmers, who was acquired in the Fernando Rodney trade in 2018, impressed in the Ar...9095Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/coronavirus-prevention-efforts-impact-twins%E2%80%99-opening-road-trip-r9094/The Twins were expecting to open their season Thursday, March 26 in Oakland. The City of Oakland and Alameda County announced today they would prohibit gatherings of 1,000 people or more through the end of March. The Twins’ second series of the season was scheduled to start Monday, March 30 in Sea...9094Thu, 12 Mar 2020 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-pecota-projections-could-miss-on-the-twins-part-one-r9092/According to Baseball Prospectus’s PECOTA system, the Twins have a 76.6-percent chance of winning the AL Central in 2020. FanGraphs pegs them just a bit lower, at 55.0 percent to win the division. FanGraphs gives them a 68.3-percent chance to make the playoffs in any form; BP has them at a gaudy 8...9092Thu, 12 Mar 2020 02:15:00 +0000