https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/808/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-kirilloff-excited-for-the-2018-season-r6531/Alex Kirilloff grew up near Pittsburgh. He became a known hitting prodigy at a young age, and in 2016, he helped lead Plum High School to the state’s championship game. A week earlier, the Twins made him their first-round draft pick. Upon the completion of his high school career, Kirilloff came to...6531Wed, 21 Mar 2018 07:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nightly-wrap-a-day-in-minor-league-camp-r6530/To add this podcast to your iPhone podcast app, do the following: 1. Open up this page in your iphone and copy this link: http://twinsdaily.libsyn.com/rss 2. Go into your iPhone podcast app and click on the "Library" tab at the bottom and then click on "Edit" in the upper right-hand corner: 3. Cl...6530Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2018-position-analysis-right-field-r6529/Projected Starter: Max Kepler Likely Backup: Robbie Grossman Depth: Eddie Rosario, Jake Cave, Zack Granite Prospects: Alex Kirilloff, Akil Baddoo, Jaylin Davis THE GOOD Following a strong rookie showing as a 23-year-old in 2016, Kepler maintained in his sophomore season. Holding down right field f...6529Wed, 21 Mar 2018 03:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-ryan-pressly-put-it-all-together-r6528/On paper, Ryan Pressly is everything the Twins want to help anchor a bullpen which has lacked dominant arms in recent years.Stuff-wise, Pressly is the kind of arm the Twins have needed to stick at the major league level. He can throw five pitches (fourseam fastball, cutter, slider, curve and sinke...6528Tue, 20 Mar 2018 18:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-rooker-getting-into-the-swing-of-spring-r6526/On Monday on the back fields of the Lee County Sports Complex, Brent Rooker played first base for the Chattanooga Lookouts work group against the AA work group of the Boston Red Sox. Long-time big leaguer Chris Heisey came down from big league camp and introduced himself to the Twins 2017 draft pi...6526Tue, 20 Mar 2018 04:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/let%E2%80%99s-go-crazy-off-the-wall-2018-predictions-r6524/2018 American League MVP: Byron Buxton As a 23-year old, Byron Buxton radically changed his swing while playing every day at the big league level. Say good-bye to his leg kick and say hello to a completely different player at the plate. In the second-half, he hit .300/.347/.546 with 11 home runs a...6524Tue, 20 Mar 2018 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nightly-wrap-polanco-fallout-amp-minor-league-notes-r6525/To add this podcast to your iPhone podcast app, do the following: 1. Open up this page in your iphone and copy this link: http://twinsdaily.libsyn.com/rss 2. Go into your iPhone podcast app and click on the "Library" tab at the bottom and then click on "Edit" in the upper right-hand corner: 3. Cl...6525Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-polanco-i39m-really-sorry-r6522/Jorge Polanco began his comments by making an apology. "I’m here to say that I’m really sorry to be in this situation. I wanted to apologize to the entire Twins organization, my fans, my family and my country the Dominican Republic." Polanco said that he learned about the failed drug test "a month...6522Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ehire-of-hope-can-adrianza-seize-a-prime-opportunity-r6521/On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins and their fans were stunned to learn that Jorge Polanco, fresh off a breakout finish in 2017, was being hit with an 80-game suspension after testing positive for the steroid stanozolol. Not only will he miss the first half of the season, but the shortstop will also b...6521Mon, 19 Mar 2018 04:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2018-position-analysis-center-field-r6520/Projected Starter: Byron Buxton Likely Backup: Max Kepler Depth: Eddie Rosario, Zack Granite, Jake Cave Prospects: Granite, LaMonte Wade, Royce Lewis THE GOOD On August 18th of last season, Buxton drove a high fly ball off the right-center field wall at Target Field and sprinted around the bases f...6520Mon, 19 Mar 2018 01:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/polanco-suspension-brings-opportunity-for-others-r6518/If St. Patrick's Day is about luck, the day following saw Minnesota have next to none. Ervin Santana reportedly cannot yet make a fist, let alone grip a baseball. That reality puts a May 1 return to the mound in serious jeopardy. The bigger bomb came in the early evening however, as starting short...6518Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-polanco-receives-80-game-suspension-for-ped-r6516/The Twins have issued a statement. "We were disappointed to learn of the suspension of Jorge Polanco for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. We fully support Major League Baseball’s policy and its efforts to eliminate performance enhancing substances fro...6516Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:58:00 +0000