https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/664/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-jorge-polanco-can-develop-into-a-better-defensive-shortstop-r8862/In the latest Gleeman and the Geek, John posited that Jorge Polanco’s arm might be a compound problem for him as a defender if his lack of confidence in making long throws led him to play a step shallower than stronger-armed shortstops. Despite his good sprint speed, and despite hands deft enough...8862Tue, 21 Jan 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-eddie-rosario-facing-a-make-or-break-year-with-the-twins-r8859/According to FanGraphs, Eddie Rosario has provided the Twins $83.7 million worth of value over the course of his five big league seasons. His best season was 2018 when he accumulated a 3.5 WAR and FanGraphs valued him at $27.6 million. He was worth $20.6 million in 2017 and $19.6 million in 2015,...8859Tue, 21 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/win-four-winter-meltdown-tickets-from-fan-hq-r8865/You can't get in unless you enter. The event is completely sold out! So enter here to get your four free $40 tickets.8865Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-podcast-ep-26-the-josh-donaldson-episode-ft-nash-walker-r8863/Podcast Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZbJKsfQyAg7zPIRzQ2zSy Topics discussed: The Twins signed someone named Josh Donaldson Everyone hates the Astros Nash Walker joins: JD, SP trade, AL Central discussion, and more Fan questions Check out the new episode and let us know what you t...8863Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/organizational-misstep-or-market-inefficiency-how-the-minnesota-twins-are-betting-on-older-stars-r8856/Over the years major league baseball players have been getting significantly younger. According to an article posted in Forbes, from 2007-18 the average age of MLB players has dropped a full year (29.1 down to 28.1). Much of this has been driven by analytics and teams realizing that younger player...8856Mon, 20 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/last-stand-twins-finally-win-a-high-stakes-offseason-showdown-r8858/Much has of course been written about the baseball impact of signing Josh Donaldson. A few samplings to check out if you haven't yet: Josh Donaldson, Bringer of Rings by Matthew Trueblood Five Things Josh Donaldson Does Better Than Any of His New Teammates by Matthew Taylor Devil's Advocate: Why...8858Mon, 20 Jan 2020 01:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-462-best-lineup-in-baseball-r8857/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_462_Donaldson_and_Lineup.mp38857Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-zack-littell-became-a-solid-reliever-for-the-twins-in-2019-r8855/Zack Littell had an excellent second half last season that was largely underappreciated because Rogers, Romo, May, and Duffey stole the spotlight. Littell was quietly right in the middle of that core of relievers with a 1.14 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in 23 2/3 innings in the second half. Something just s...8855Sun, 19 Jan 2020 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-starting-pitchers-the-twins-could-potentially-trade-for-at-the-deadline-r8854/There aren’t many projections available at this time of year, so we can only speculate about which teams might get to July far from a playoff spot. However, MLB has already kicked things off with its first MLB Power Rankings of 2020 and we can have a tentative idea of what clubs may be sellers at...8854Sun, 19 Jan 2020 04:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-evolution-of-trevor-may-r8849/I've officially been "knighted" as a Twins Daily contributor as Tom Froemming has informed me, and I couldn't be more grateful to be able to plaster my thoughts on the front page of this community for all to read. For my first official post, I wanted to take a look at one of my favorite career arc...8849Sun, 19 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/with-donaldson-in-the-fold-can-the-twins-afford-to-wait-until-the-deadline-to-trade-for-starting-pitching-r8851/It has long been known that the Twins were targeting impact starting pitching when the offseason commenced in October. Then Zack Wheeler, Madison Bumgarner and Hyun-Jin Ryu flew off the board, and the Twins were left in the cold of free agency. They quickly adapted, running for Josh Donaldson and...8851Sat, 18 Jan 2020 04:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-infield-defense-really-that-important-for-the-2020-minnesota-twins-r8840/All things being equal, it would be great to have an infield full of slick fielders who can also hit. But in reality, that is a very difficult thing to do and the Twins as they are currently constructed are definitely a bat-first infield. Donaldson, Sano, Jorge Polanco, and Luis Arraez all bring i...8840Sat, 18 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000