https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/653/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-takeaways-from-the-minnesota-twins39-first-weekend-of-spring-training-r9021/1. Early returns on José Berríos are strong They say that first impressions can work wonders, and boy did Jose Berríos’s first impression work wonders today in his 2020 spring raining debut. In two innings today, Berríos faced the minimum six batters while striking out four. The right-hander was w...9021Mon, 24 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-467-this-town-ain39t-big-enough-for-both-of-us-r9022/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_467.mp39022Mon, 24 Feb 2020 01:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-the-minnesota-twins-the-best-team-in-the-american-league-r9020/The three defending division champs – Yankees, Astros, Twins – are rightfully being framed as top dogs in the AL. Generally, the trio is stacked in that order; the latest Vegas betting odds portray Minnesota as third-most likely among AL teams to win the World Series at +2000, solidly behind New Y...9020Mon, 24 Feb 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5-blue-jays-5-donaldson-debuts-berrios-shines-r9019/It also means I’m breaking a vow. A couple of years ago, I swore I would forever go through an entire spring training visit without reporting individual results of games. Why? Because by reporting on them, it lends credence to them meaning something, and they don’t. None of them. And especially no...9019Sun, 23 Feb 2020 21:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-still-has-time-to-be-the-next-kirby-puckett-r9016/During his age-21 through age-23 seasons, Byron Buxton played 278 games at the big-league level. This culminated in a tremendous 2017 season where he won the Platinum Glove for his defense in center field. Also, he ended that season hitting .270/.330/.460 with 10 extra-base hits over his final 26...9016Sun, 23 Feb 2020 19:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mitch-garver-can-prove-a-lot-of-people-wrong-r9018/Petriello put together very reasonable sources of doubt about Garver, three of which caught my attention: his lack of track record to earn him confidence, the fact that his 2019 numbers were well above what had come before, and his struggles against non-fastballs. So I raised some counterargument...9018Sun, 23 Feb 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2020-twins-breakout-candidate-sean-poppen-r9017/About a week ago, I posted a tweet asking people to tweet me their choice for Twins breakout player in 2020. I defined that as someone who has not yet established himself as a big leaguer. It’s a loose definition intentionally, but the general idea is someone who hasn’t played in the big leagues o...9017Sun, 23 Feb 2020 01:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hope-less-workout-stress-translates-to-late-season-success-for-jose-berrios-r9015/Because of this, the Twins and Berrios decided it would be in the pitcher’s best interest to change up his rigorous off-season workout routine and place greater emphasis on rest, recovery, movement efficiency, and endurance, according to the Star Tribune’s LaVelle E. Neal III and The Athletic’s Da...9015Sat, 22 Feb 2020 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-10-candidates-for-2020-sire-of-fort-myers-r9009/Spring training stats don’t matter, right? WRONG. That was a test. Spring training performances definitely matter for some players. The main goal of the Sire of Fort Myers is to cast a spotlight on those players. We’re out to recognize the unheralded player who has the most impressive spring. So w...9009Sat, 22 Feb 2020 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sunday39s-lineup-may-give-us-hints-r9014/They were last year, or at least the top few spots were pretty close. This was a little surprising given that it was also a split squad day. In fact, you might remember that there was some concern about whether Baldelli would arrive in time for the home opener, as he also attended the afternoon ro...9014Sat, 22 Feb 2020 14:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-defeat-gophers-in-frigid-affair-r9013/The best moments for everyone seemed to be the pregame discussions. Several Twins or Twins alumni took time to speak with the Gophers players, including Sergio Romo and Tony Oliva. Derek Falvey, Thad Levine, Rocco Baldelli and John Anderson had their own gathering along a baseline to catch up, too...9013Sat, 22 Feb 2020 13:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/more-reinforcements-r9012/Juan Minaya - Minor League Deal - No Spring Training Invite If Minaya’s name rings a bell, it’s because he spent parts of the last 4 seasons with the White Sox. In 2018 he put up a 3.25 ERA with a near 28% strikeout rate while averaging over 95 mph on his fastball. He was one of the top arms in th...9012Sat, 22 Feb 2020 03:30:00 +0000