https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/811/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-the-twins-strength-of-schedule-r6489/Yesterday, I did a quick analysis of how much it is worth to the Twins to be in the AL Central, where three teams appear to be only nominally competing this year. The answer was that it was worth about 2.5 wins, so the Twins baseline would be an 83-84 win team. But the rest of the American League...6489Sun, 11 Mar 2018 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-to-sign-lance-lynn-r6490/Lynn, 30, was considered one of the four best starting pitchers on the free agent market. After missing the 2016 season due to Tommy John surgery, the right-hander bounced back strong in 2017 with the St. Louis Cardinals to post a 3.43 ERA over 186.1 IP. He is considered a reliable middle-of-the-...6490Sat, 10 Mar 2018 21:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/launch-angles-in-the-outfield-r6488/This is how baseball works: Several teams find an advantage in something different – be it infield shifts, outfield shifts, catchers with superior receiving skills, or having hitters focus on lifting the baseball – and, if that works, other teams quickly saturate that edge until it is simply the n...6488Sat, 10 Mar 2018 15:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-how-weak-is-the-al-central-r6487/“Mid to high 80s. The AL Central is just so bad. Three teams – the Royals, Tigers and White Sox – are just phoning it in this year. You play each of those teams 19 times, so you figure you go 12-7 against them each and now you’re 15 games above .500 before you start playing the rest of the Americ...6487Sat, 10 Mar 2018 04:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/off-day-stories-and-audio-mailbag-r6486/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...6486Fri, 09 Mar 2018 18:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2018-position-analysis-second-base-r6485/Projected Starter: Brian Dozier Likely Backup: Ehire Adrianza Depth: Eduardo Escobar, Nick Gordon, Gregorio Petit Prospects: Gordon, Travis Blankenhorn, Yunior Severino THE GOOD It's one of the most obnoxious clichés in sports, but in this case it's too accurate not to acknowledge: Dozier has made...6485Fri, 09 Mar 2018 04:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-another-arm-coming-r6483/On February 18, the Star Tribune’s Phil Miller tweeted that Falvey was quoted as saying “I’m not turning my phone off” in regard to adding another starter. Since that date, Darren Wolfson reported on 1500 ESPN radio that Minnesota lowballed Lance Lynn, and then more reports surfaced in early March...6483Fri, 09 Mar 2018 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-fernando-rodney-relishes-your-pain-r6484/His saves were painful to watch. Men on base. Full counts. Long innings. Times when you’re sure he will never throw another strike. And then, somehow, victory, redemption, and 300 career saves. Which is great for him and for the team and the fans, provided your heart clung to life through the fin...6484Fri, 09 Mar 2018 01:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-considered-favorites-to-sign-lance-lynn-r6482/The folks at My Top Sportsbooks have tabbed the Twins as the favorites to sign Lynn. They put 5/4 odds on a Lynn/Twins union. For Cobb, the Twins are set at 6/1 odds, which trails the Orioles (2/1), Rangers (7/2) and Brewers (4/1). Minnesota was not listed among the most likely landing spots for A...6482Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2018-minnesota-twins-roster-projection-20-r6481/Here is my updated attempt at projecting the Twins Opening Day roster for 2018… I encourage you to read my thoughts, develop your own and then post your thoughts and projections in the comments below. Questions still up in the air: Will the Twins sign any of the remaining free agents, starting pit...6481Thu, 08 Mar 2018 02:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-pitching-for-more-pitching-r6480/Change of Heart? When the Twins traded for Jake Odorizzi, the message from the front office was pretty clear. It didn’t sound like the Twins were happy having only Ervin Santana, Jose Berrios and Jake Odorizzi leading the rotation. https://twitter.com/DerekWetmore/status/965240120256417793 Santana...6480Thu, 08 Mar 2018 02:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-joe-mauer-will-give-up-hitting-when-you-pry-the-bat-from-his-cold-dead-hand-r6479/In the course of a five-minute conversation surrounding his future with the Twins, Mauer mentioned his love for “competing” three different times. Lest we forget, this is a guy who wanted to play point guard in basketball, quarterback in football and fought to stay at catcher in baseball. Those th...6479Wed, 07 Mar 2018 23:53:00 +0000