https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/689/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins39-top-outfield-prospects-shine-in-shortened-spring-r9188/Kirilloff stays hot MLB Pipeline ranked Kirilloff as the No.10 prospect in baseball heading into the 2019 season. The 6-foot-2 inch lefty struggled with a wrist injury for most of the summer. He still mashed righties (.302 BA, .816 OPS) but struggled to hit lefties (.244 BA, .634 OPS), or for muc...9188Sat, 04 Apr 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/choose-your-mvp-re-evaluating-the-1965-mvp-race-r9194/At 25-years old, Zoilo Versalles became the first ever Minnesota Twins player to win the American League MVP. Versalles was a near-unanimous MVP, by claiming 19 out of 20 first place votes, ceding the only other first place vote to fellow teammate and fellow Cuban, Tony Oliva. With all of the adv...9194Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/taylor-rogers-and-the-value-of-the-first-pitch-r9193/Pitching philosophies have evolved over the years as coaches and players have attempted to develop the best way to terrorize hitters. The modern way of doing things on the mound is almost universally now focused on strikeouts. “Pitch-to-contact” might as well be Latin phrase with how little it is...9193Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/coaches-combating-covid-during-shutdown-r9192/A month ago, Swanson was acclimating himself to pinstripes in Tampa. Then, days later he was back at home in Seattle, battling the global pandemic from the indoors during the extended rainy Northwest spring. Now with the season on hold, he began fielding questions from fellow coaches who were inte...9192Fri, 03 Apr 2020 08:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-show-must-go-on-over-the-hill-r9191/To get caught up on what we're doing here, you can check out the introductory post in the series for an explanation of the premise and setup. But the quick version is this: We're playing a progressive simulated Twins season on MLB The Show 20 on PS4, and y'all are helping guide the ship. In each...9191Fri, 03 Apr 2020 01:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/opening-day-hope-still-unites-in-twins-territory-r9187/You’re reading this, and are here at Twins Daily, because of baseball. This day matters because you invested time and emotion into a 2019 Bomba Squad that put up arguably the most legendary regular season performance in franchise history. Target Field would have been filled to the brim with fans b...9187Fri, 03 Apr 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-mlb-the-show-august-simulation-can-the-twins-catch-cleveland-r9183/Today’s post will feature how the Twins did in July. Check out the previous editions of this series: April, May, June, July. Roster moves throughout the month: 8/21: Alex Kirilloff called up. Michael Pineda placed on 15-day IL. 8/30: Lewis Thorpe called up. Randy Dobnak sent down. AL Central a...9183Thu, 02 Apr 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/9119-world-series-game-7-metrodome-madness-goes-extra-innings-r9179/For the legendary manager of the 1991 Twins, the first one he pulled out was announced just hours before the first pitch was thrown. With his options limited for starting pitchers, he would turn to rookie lefthander Denny Neagle, who in game three had looked like an ace while holding the 2019 Twin...9179Wed, 01 Apr 2020 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-anthony-slama-rhp-and-entrepreneur-r9182/Anthony Slama grew up in southern California and attended Mater Dei High School. He went to UC-Riverside before spending his junior season at the University of San Diego. The Twins made Slama their 39th round draft pick in 2006. He didn't immediately sign. Instead, he signed before the 2007 draft...9182Wed, 01 Apr 2020 03:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/recapping-the-all-time-favorite-twins-player-bracket-r9171/World Series Region After a Hall of Fame career and multiple heroic World Series moments, Kirby Puckett was named the tournament’s number one overall seed. Kent Hrbek was the number two seed in the region and these two seemed destined for an Elite Eight match-up. Both would advance before Puckett...9171Wed, 01 Apr 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2020-position-analysis-starting-pitcher-r9180/Projected Rotation: Jose Berrios, Jake Odorizzi, Kenta Maeda, Homer Bailey, Jhoulys Chacin Depth: Michael Pineda, Rich Hill, Randy Dobnak, Devin Smeltzer, Lewis Thorpe Prospects: Jordan Balazovic, Jhoan Duran, Blayne Enlow THE GOOD The Twins will be at least three-deep with upper-tier starters out...9180Wed, 01 Apr 2020 01:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-decade-of-difference-from-twins-walkoff-ways-r9178/The 2009 squad hit a grand total of 172 round-trippers. Only four guys launched more than 15 on the year, and in the decisive 6-5 walkoff victory just two balls left the park for the home team. One of them came from a traditional slugger in the form of Jason Kubel, while the other was deposited in...9178Wed, 01 Apr 2020 01:00:00 +0000