https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/662/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/projected-minnesota-twins-2020-statistical-leaders-per-zips-r8891/Earlier this week Fangraphs released their annual ZiPS projections for the Minnesota Twins for the 2020 season. ZiPS is a projection system developed by Dan Szymborski which uses growth and decline curves determined by age and past performance to project how a given player will perform the follow...8891Mon, 27 Jan 2020 00:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-should-finish-the-offseason-by-adding-taijuan-walker-r8888/Spring Training is rapidly approaching and starting pitcher Taijuan Walker is still available to be signed. He was the fourth overall prospect in baseball in both 2012 and 2013, but he hasn’t had much luck in his career. He has a career 3.95 ERA and 4.21 FIP and he is surprisingly only 27 years ol...8888Sun, 26 Jan 2020 16:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-good-can-the-twins-defense-become-in-2020-r8890/Is Garver’s improvement sustainable? Jason Castro’s tenure with the Twins is over, but more important than his contributions on the field were his two years as Mitch Garver’s defensive mentor. While he is still not an elite defensive catcher, his improvement was as clear as crystal, more specific...8890Sun, 26 Jan 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/under-the-radar-bullpen-breakouts-r8885/Here are three under the radar relievers that could be surprise bullpen aces in 2020. Jorge Alcala Alcala was acquired for Ryan Pressley in 2018 and was an unspectacular starter at the time. Inconsistent control and a questionable offspeed mix warranted a move to the bullpen midseason in 2019. He...8885Sun, 26 Jan 2020 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-rich-hill39s-experimental-elbow-surgery-and-previous-injury-history-r8886/While the team may have struck out on acquiring their top-tier starting pitching targets — Zach Wheeler, in particular — the acquisition of slugging third baseman and former league MVP Josh Donaldson helped freshen the bad taste left in the mouth by the beginning stages of free agency. However, on...8886Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/projection-how-many-bombas-will-the-twins-hit-in-2020-r8887/Before we start tabulating home run totals, there are first a few things to know. One, this will be under the assumption that the ball will at least in some capacity will suppress home runs a little more than it did in 2019. Additionally, these projections are under the assumption that the Twins w...8887Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/miguel-sano-has-the-tools-to-defend-first-base-for-the-twins-r8868/Minnesota Twins fans first learned that Miguel Sano was signing his brand new three year contract. We then heard the interviews. Where time and again Sano mentioned he had been working on first base among other aspects of baseball. Then came the official news of Josh Donaldson coming to Minnesota...8868Sat, 25 Jan 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/12-prospects-who-could-shape-the-al-central-for-years-to-come-r8873/Now, it’s just one list and it definitely differs from some of the other national prospect listings while seeming to favor prospects who are closer to MLB-ready. But the sheer amount of talent that will be premiering in the next year or two will certainly make the AL Central a fun division to watc...8873Sat, 25 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-6-most-impactful-josh-donaldson-intangibles-r8878/Pedigree Donaldson owns an MVP Award and has played in seven postseasons. Since 2013, he leads all third basemen with at least 2,500 at-bats in OPS (.901) and wRC+ (145). There is one position player with more fWAR than Donaldson since 2013: Mike Trout. A resume of his stature goes a long way in e...8878Sat, 25 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/justin-morneau-joins-twins-hall-of-fame-r8883/Make your plans now. On Saturday, May 23rd, the Twins will be hosting the White Sox at Target Field. On that day, Justin Morneau will be inducted as the 34th member of the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame in a pre-game ceremony. It was just a matter of time, really, as Morneau had an impressive career...8883Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-swarms-diamond-awards-r8882/Proceeds from the Diamond Awards fund innovative research fighting brain, nerve and muscle disorders at the University of Minnesota. The event honors Minnesota Twins Bob Allison, who battled ataxia, and was featured in a video shown at the beginning of the presentation. Twins Daily hosted a tabl...8882Fri, 24 Jan 2020 07:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-boast-plethora-of-backup-options-r8881/Backups are inherently unexciting to fans like you and I for obvious reasons. Hell, even some coaches on professional sports teams have a dislike for backups. Nevertheless, “the next man up” is an important role as every year at least one starter will either go down with an injury, suffer regressi...8881Fri, 24 Jan 2020 03:30:00 +0000