https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/650/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2020-position-analysis-third-base-r9065/Projected Starter: Josh Donaldson Likely Backup: Marwin Gonzalez Depth: Ehire Adrianza, Willians Astudillo Prospects: Jose Miranda, Keoni Cavaco THE GOOD The Twins paid a pretty penny to acquire Donaldson's services, shattering the franchise record in January by inking him to a four-year deal wor...9065Thu, 05 Mar 2020 02:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reviewing-the-twins-extensions-from-last-spring-r9064/Last spring the Twins extended two core players, Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco. Let's begin with the starting shortstop in the 2019 All -Star Game, Jorge Polanco. He was an elite hitter the first half of last season. He was hitting for average and power that we hadn’t seen before and he was doing i...9064Thu, 05 Mar 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-twins-prospects-continue-to-step-up-and-shine-in-2020-r9050/One way to do that would be to look at projections. One of the nice thing about ZiPS projections is that it projects how prospects would play if they were in the majors. With that said, here are the projections for some of Minnesota’s top prospects. 2020 ZiPS projections: You’ll notice that none...9050Wed, 04 Mar 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rosario%E2%80%99s-return-to-relevance-in-2020-r9058/If you’ve followed me on Twitter for any length of time, you’ll note that I’ve had a rollercoaster of emotions in regard to the Twins left fielder. He was someone I found myself incredibly high on as a prospect, eagerly anticipating his call up. As a big leaguer he’s been deeply rooted in surface...9058Wed, 04 Mar 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5-tigers-1-dobnak-dazzles-gonzalez-debuts-and-more-r9059/There is a competition for the Twins fifth starter job, and on Tuesday at Hammond Stadium, Randy Dobnak made another strong case for himself. The right-hander worked the first three innings and needed just 31 pitches. He gave up one hit - an infield single down the third base line. He didn’t walk...9059Tue, 03 Mar 2020 21:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-minnesota%E2%80%99s-roster-depth-by-position-group-r9052/All depth chart information was taken from MLB.com and the team’s official depth chart. Some players are not listed on the official depth chart at this time due to suspension, injury or contract status. Those players have been added to the depth chart or included in the discussion. 11. Center Fie...9052Tue, 03 Mar 2020 03:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/devin-smeltzer-spin-rate-and-the-unknown-r9055/On Monday afternoon, Devin Smeltzer pitched for the Twins in a Grapefruit League contest with the Cardinals. Thanks to several different forms of defensive deficiency, St. Louis scored four times in Smeltzer’s two frames, but he had two strikeouts and no walks. Lewis Thorpe’s brief personal absenc...9055Tue, 03 Mar 2020 03:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2020-position-analysis-second-base-r9057/Projected Starter: Luis Arraez Likely Backup: Ehire Adrianza Depth: Marwin Gonzalez, Willians Astudillo Prospects: Travis Blankenhorn, Nick Gordon THE GOOD Arraez's rookie season was a smorgasbord of remarkable moments and accomplishments. He arrived in Minnesota as a 22-year-old with little expe...9057Tue, 03 Mar 2020 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-new-%E2%80%9Ctwins-way%E2%80%9D-embraces-the-gray-areas-r9053/As the Minnesota Twins have moved into Fort Myers and gotten well on their way with spring training in preparation for the 2020 season, we have begun to hear some great insights on how players' offseasons have gone. What has caught my eye in the last week are all the stories on how so many Twins p...9053Tue, 03 Mar 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-twins-podcast-ep-30-more-spring-training-shenanigans-r9056/LINK: https://open.spotify.com/episode/183bLm76YUFak2YNWxFF2S Topics covered: Twins play baseball Lewis Thorpe left but came back Thoughts on Jhoulys Chacin Royce Lewis getting playing time Would you give Lewis/Kirilloff a Robert type extension? Predictions Give it a listen and let us know...9056Tue, 03 Mar 2020 01:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-468-the-boys-are-back-in-town-r9051/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_468_Boys_Are_Back_In_Town.mp3?dest-id=745909051Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-the-twins-have-enough-rotation-depth-r9049/First of all, I think it’s important to state that I don’t think things are going to head the wrong way. This already good team only became stronger and is, in theory, bound to have another positive year. But maybe it’s important to imagine what alternative routes a team can take when facing unexp...9049Mon, 02 Mar 2020 03:35:00 +0000