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This was Gibson&#x2019;s first start of the year, temps were in the 50s and he entered the game with a 5.66 ERA at Camden Yards in four career starts. He struggled to hit his spots at times, and by his mannerisms on the mound you could tell he wasn&#x2019;t pleased with his comm...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6572</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 02:09:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>As Rosario Shows, Raw Power Comes In Many Forms</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/as-rosario-shows-raw-power-comes-in-many-forms-r6571/</link><description>Rosario had a quiet spring, spent mostly nursing a sore arm, but when the regular season kicked off on Thursday he pretty much picked up where he left off.
We last saw the 26-year-old stepping up on the big stage  in October, launching a two-run homer against New York's Luis Severino in the first...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6571</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 21:35:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Season Preview: Kyle Gibson</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/season-preview-kyle-gibson-r6568/</link><description>I don't just want to throw a bunch of statistics at you as that doesn't help determine if his second half is truly repeatable, but I do want to start there as that will guide the rest of the article.
Here are a few stats that I think help explain the difference in overall results we saw from Gibs...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6568</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 01:45:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Relief Pitcher Projections For 2018</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-relief-pitcher-projections-for-2018-r6565/</link><description>So, how good will the Twins bullpen be this year? Here are my projections for each player in the Twins bullpen, joined by the PECOTA projections, as found on Baseball Prospectus, along with the ZiPS and Steamer projections, which can be found on Fangraphs.
RHP Fernando Rodney

Fernando Rodney got...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6565</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>A Tale of Two Halves: Taylor Rogers' Keys to Success</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-tale-of-two-halves-taylor-rogers39-keys-to-success-r6564/</link><description>Rogers was drafted by the Twins in the 11th round in 2012 out of the University of Kentucky. He exceeded rookie limits in the 2016 season and is not eligible for arbitration until 2020. With that amount of team control it's important the Twins know what they have, and what they don&#x2019;t have, in the...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6564</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 01:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Longest-Tenured Minnesota Twins (Opening Day 2018)</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/longest-tenured-minnesota-twins-opening-day-2018-r6566/</link><description>Here you have it, a look at the ten longest-tenured players in the Minnesota Twins organization but first, a few honorable mentions.
Honorable Mentions
December 2012 - RHP Williams Ramirez
 Sept 2012 - RHP Johan Quezada
 July 2012 - C Rainis Silva
 July 2012 - LHP Lewis Thorpe
 June 2012 draft - O...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6566</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:23:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Reed Is All In On The Super Bullpen Strategy</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reed-is-all-in-on-the-super-bullpen-strategy-r6561/</link><description>This offseason, one of the main goals for Derek Falvey and Thad Levine was to reshape the guys Paul Molitor and Garvin Alston have at their disposal. After using a record 36 pitchers a year ago, Minnesota needed more quality to reduce the quantity of arms they&#x2019;ve have to rely upon. In relief, they...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6561</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>BAL 3, MIN 2: Opening D&#x2019;oh!</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bal-3-min-2-opening-d%E2%80%99oh33-r6563/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)

Duke is a left-handed specialist, not a setup man. Over the past four seasons, he&#x2019;s averaged less than an inning per outing and only averaged 10.2 pitches per appearance last season and 12.5 the year before that.
Paul Molitor decided to give Duke the seventh inning...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6563</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:51:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>REPORT: Dozier Extension Talks Die</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-dozier-extension-talks-die-r6562/</link><description>Jerry Crasnick, one of ESPN&#x2019;s national baseball writers, is reporting that contract talks between Brian Dozier and the Minnesota Twins have come to a halt.
https://twitter.com/jcrasnick/status/979140242321100800
For those following the Twins this spring, it seemed like Dozier was destined for free...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6562</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 16:55:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Thread: Twins @ Orioles, 3/29@2:05pm CT</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-orioles-329205pm-ct-r6560/</link><description>1. Top Non-Trump News Story (Or Stories) from Yesterday:
Rosanne returned to broadcast television on ABC Tuesday Night with back to back episodes and the show was welcomed by 18 million viewers. NBC quickly noticed the ratings and has decided to cash in on the nostalgia wave by ordering 10 Episode...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6560</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:14:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins at Orioles Series Preview</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-at-orioles-series-preview-r6559/</link><description>Series at a Glance:
*Win Odds from FiveThirtyEight
Minnesota Twins
The 2018 Minnesota Twins are looking to build off the turnaround season they had in 2017. With a young core of position players, and a revamped pitching staff, many expect that the Twins will be a contender again this year.
Probab...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6559</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 03:11:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2018 Twins Predictions</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2018-twins-predictions-r6558/</link><description>Here is how our Twins Daily staff thinks 2018 will go for the Minnesota Twins. Be sure to share your predictions for these categories (or more) below in the comment section. And of course in October or November, we&#x2019;ll be sure to go through these and see how we all did.
Seth Stohs: 
Minnesota Twins...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6558</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 02:11:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
