https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/810/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nightly-wrap-bullpen-battle-amp-buxton-running-angry-r6503/If you haven't yet, you can find step-by-step instructions to subscribe via your iPhone podcast app here. If you have any suggestions for improving these nightly wrap-up mini-podcasts, please feel free to share them in the comments. I'm literally talking to myself so any outside guidance is much a...6503Thu, 15 Mar 2018 03:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-sorting-out-the-lone-position-battle-r6502/The first four slots in the Minnesota rotation are set with Jose Berrios, Lance Lynn, Jake Odorizzi and Kyle Gibson. The fifth spot is almost certain to go to Phil Hughes, who figures to function as sort of a starter/long reliever hybrid in the early going. With five off days in the first three we...6502Wed, 14 Mar 2018 22:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nightly-wrap-lynn-sano-and-polanco-oh-my-r6501/If you haven't yet, you can find step-by-step instructions to subscribe via your iPhone podcast app here. If you have any suggestions for improving these nightly wrap-up mini-podcasts, please feel free to share them in the comments. I'm literally talking to myself so any outside guidance is much a...6501Wed, 14 Mar 2018 03:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-learning-about-lance-lynn-r6499/"I'm just looking forward to pitching," Lynn said when kicking off his presser, adding that he'd been prepping for the occasion with live bullpens and sim games. Luckily he didn't have to wait long. Despite getting a late start to spring camp, the 30-year-old exhibited no signs of rust in a master...6499Tue, 13 Mar 2018 21:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2018-position-analysis-shortstop-r6498/Projected Starter: Jorge Polanco Likely Backup: Ehire Adrianza Depth: Eduardo Escobar, Erick Aybar, Nick Gordon Prospects: Gordon, Royce Lewis, Wander Javier THE GOOD Around this time last year there was widespread skepticism surrounding Polanco's outlook as a major-league shortstop. By any fieldi...6498Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-needs-to-happen-for-joe-mauer-to-be-a-twin-in-2019-r6497/Entering 2019, Mauer will be going into his age 36 season with what will at best be a slightly above average bat and good defense. The problem is he is limited to playing first base, and there are plenty of quality bats at first to go around. Additionally, first base is a position that is very lim...6497Tue, 13 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/wherefore-art-thou-romero-r6496/For the first time in his professional career, Fernando Romero found himself on multiple national prospect rankings. Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com ranked Romero as the 68th best prospect while Baseball Prospectus saw him sneak into the top-100 at number 97. ESPN’s Keith Law has him just inside his top-...6496Tue, 13 Mar 2018 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2018-position-analysis-third-base-r6495/Projected Starter: Miguel Sano Likely Backup: Eduardo Escobar Depth: Ehire Adrianza, Erick Aybar, Taylor Featherston Prospects: Travis Blankenhorn, Andrew Bechtold, Jose Miranda THE GOOD It's all too easy to forget now, but just eight short months ago, Sano was the lone All Star rep from Minnesota...6495Mon, 12 Mar 2018 02:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-359-lance-lynn-r6494/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_359_Lance_Lynn.mp3?dest-id=745906494Sun, 11 Mar 2018 21:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/opportunity-cost-r6493/Starting Pitcher Effect Ervin Santana is going to start the year on the disabled list but there was still other arms vying for a role in the rotation. Jose Berrios and Kyle Gibson seemed like locks and both players should still be in the rotation on Opening Day. Beyond those two players, the rest...6493Sun, 11 Mar 2018 19:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-almanac-for-march-11%E2%80%9317-r6492/March 11, 1961 First Game in Twins History 1950 Winona graduate and 2x All-American Golden Gopher tailback Paul Giel starts the first game in Twins history, an exhibition against the Tigers at Tinker Field in Orlando. The Tigers won 4-1. Pedro Ramos started the first regular season game in Twin...6492Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-quotbquot-player-gets-quotaquot-grade-r6491/“A” for Contract The most obvious difference between those players and this one is the contract the Twins offered. Most of the similar pitchers that the Twins signed received four-year deals, and Lynn probably expected as much for himself this year. In fact, MLBTradeRumors.com predicted a 4 year,...6491Sun, 11 Mar 2018 11:11:00 +0000