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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/652/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Do Injuries Really Faze Rich Hill?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-injuries-really-faze-rich-hill-r9033/</link><description>Here&#x2019;s the thing, Rich Hill is not your average 40-year-old. Not only does he have a laugh-inducing nickname, but this isn&#x2019;t his first rodeo. Over the course of his whole career, he&#x2019;s pitched north of 130 innings just three times (twice coming since 2017) and has been under 60 innings in nine of...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9033</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 2020 Position Analysis: First Base</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2020-position-analysis-first-base-r9035/</link><description>Projected Starter: Miguel Sano
Likely Backup: Marwin Gonzalez
Depth: Ehire Adrianza, Mitch Garver
Prospects: Alex Kirilloff, Brent Rooker
THE GOOD
Sano's bat will play just as well at the new position. His 137 wRC+ last year ranked fourth among MLB third baseman (400+ PA) and would've ranked fourt...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9035</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 03:34:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Rocco Baldelli and the Three-Batter Minimum</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rocco-baldelli-and-the-three-batter-minimum-r9034/</link><description>The 2020 Minnesota Twins are unlikely to carry a true matchup reliever, of either handedness. The pitchers closest to that profile, among those likely to make the roster, are veterans Sergio Romo (a righty who's tougher on righties) and Tyler Clippard (a righty who's famously tougher on lefties),...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9034</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Comparing Kenta Maeda to the Free Agent Starters</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/comparing-kenta-maeda-to-the-free-agent-starters-r9032/</link><description>When Maeda was acquired there were a lot of rumblings about him being just above average and not the &#x201C;impact&#x201D; guy the Twins needed. This was coming and is still coming from the same group that wanted Bumgarner to be that savior for the rotation. I personally liked Wheeler and Ryu a lot so it is in...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9032</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Dead Money and What It Means for the Minnesota Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dead-money-and-what-it-means-for-the-minnesota-twins-r9023/</link><description>Like death, New York Yankee fans, and Logan Morrison shirseys, dead money is something to be avoided. So, what exactly is dead money? While money is technically a dead tree with a picture of a dead guy on it (at least in the US), that&#x2019;s not what we&#x2019;re going for here. Luckily, Craig Edwards of Fan...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9023</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Lets Redesign MLB All-Star Week</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lets-redesign-mlb-all-star-week-r9031/</link><description>Last week, our Jeremy Nygaard designed an overhaul to Major League Baseball&#x2019;s regular season after Rob Manfred&#x2019;s ideas of restructuring the playoffs for 2022. Below is a proposed redesign for MLB&#x2019;s All Star Weekend that will result in better marketing and showcasing of the sports best players.
In...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9031</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Cut to the Chase: Can Twins Hitters Avoid Balls Out of the Zone?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cut-to-the-chase-can-twins-hitters-avoid-balls-out-of-the-zone-r9026/</link><description>Players are going to continue to chase a higher number of pitches especially with launch angle and exit velocity becoming more prevalent in the baseball vernacular. Last season, the MLB average was 28.8% for chase percentage with a 57.6% chase contact percentage. Compared to previous seasons, chas...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9026</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Have Two Candidates For Their Next Ryan Pressly</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-have-two-candidates-for-their-next-ryan-pressly-r9030/</link><description>Often on Twitter from 2015-2017 I found myself banging a drum that Ryan Pressly was the next great arm out of the Minnesota bullpen. He&#x2019;d scuffled plenty, and the numbers weren&#x2019;t glowing, so there was always plenty of pushback. His 2017 was especially mediocre, but there was another level to be ac...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9030</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Spring Trade Targets: Should Twins Swap Young Arm for Albert Almora, Jr.?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spring-trade-targets-should-twins-swap-young-arm-for-albert-almora-jr-r9028/</link><description>The Twins don't have many holes, and even their worst-case scenarios look relatively rosy. However, spring training is the time of year during which smart contenders consider ways in which they might shore up their minor weaknesses and raise their floor ever further. To that end, Minnesota should...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9028</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 2020 Position Analysis: Catcher</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2020-position-analysis-catcher-r9029/</link><description>Projected Starter: Mitch Garver
Likely Backup: Alex Avila
Depth: Willians Astudillo, Tomas Telis
Prospects: Ryan Jeffers, Ben Rortvedt
THE GOOD
When analyzing this position last spring, I called Twins catchers a collection of "promising question marks." Then, the backup Garver went on to enjoy a b...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9029</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 03:11:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Berrios, Odorizzi, Maeda: Best Minnesota Twins Starting Pitching Trio Since &#x2026; ?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/berrios-odorizzi-maeda-best-minnesota-twins-starting-pitching-trio-since-%E2%80%A6-r9027/</link><description>The last time the Minnesota Twins won a World Series. the year was 1991 and they had a pretty good trio of starting pitchers in Kevin Tapani, Scott Erickson, and Jack Morris. With the World Series in their sights for 2020, the Twins have assembled what looks to be another pretty good trio of pitch...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9027</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Leading Off Podcast, Ep 29:  We Have Baseball!</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-podcast-ep-29-we-have-baseball33-r9025/</link><description>LINK: htps://open.spotify.com/episode/7wj8JgZguHH4H3EXbDMMn3
Topics discussed:

Twins play baseball
 Fernando Romero won&#x2019;t be here
 What is your biggest spring training question?
 Sire of Fort Myers prediction
 Weekly Predictions
 Fan questions
 BASEBALL GAMES
 
Give it a listen and let us know wh...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9025</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
