https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/852/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-362-opening-week-r6577/6577Mon, 02 Apr 2018 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-rotation-is-starting-strong-r6578/Needless to say, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine inherited a bit of a mess on the starting pitching front. The unit showed progress in 2017, moving from 30th to 19th in ERA, but now must take another step forward in order to solidify the club's status as a bona fide contender. Against the Orioles, th...6578Mon, 02 Apr 2018 03:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-at-pirates-series-preview-r6575/Series at a Glance *Win Odds from FiveThirtyEight Minnesota Twins Logan Morrison is still looking to get his season going, after going 0-for-11 in Baltimore. Unfortunately for Morrison, the Twins will not have the luxury of the designated hitter in Pittsburgh. With the offday between the two gam...6575Mon, 02 Apr 2018 00:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-7-bal-0-berri0s-r6574/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Berrios had some tough acts to follow. Jake Odorizzi and Kyle Gibson combined to throw 12 shutout innings, limiting the Orioles to just two hits in the first two games of the season. Berrios was even better. Jose pitched his his first shutout, which was also his fi...6574Sun, 01 Apr 2018 19:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/predicting-minnesota39s-early-season-schedule-r6573/6573Sun, 01 Apr 2018 19:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-almanac-for-april-1%E2%80%937-r6570/April 1, 2002 Twins Hit 5 HRs on Opening Day The Twins tie an American League Opening Day record with five home runs in Kansas City. Jacque Jones hit a solo and three-run home run, while David Ortiz, Brian Buchanan, and Torii Hunter each hit solo shots in a 8-6 Twins win. The Twins are the most...6570Sun, 01 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-bal-2-good-gibby-rides-again33-r6572/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) This was Gibson’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’t pleased with his comm...6572Sun, 01 Apr 2018 02:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/as-rosario-shows-raw-power-comes-in-many-forms-r6571/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...6571Sat, 31 Mar 2018 21:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/season-preview-kyle-gibson-r6568/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...6568Sat, 31 Mar 2018 01:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-relief-pitcher-projections-for-2018-r6565/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...6565Fri, 30 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-tale-of-two-halves-taylor-rogers39-keys-to-success-r6564/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’t have, in the...6564Fri, 30 Mar 2018 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/longest-tenured-minnesota-twins-opening-day-2018-r6566/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...6566Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:23:00 +0000