https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/855/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2018-position-analysis-designated-hitter-r6539/Projected Starter: Logan Morrison Likely Backup: Robbie Grossman Depth: Miguel Sano, Joe Mauer, Eduardo Escobar Prospects: Lewin Diaz, Brent Rooker, Zander Wiel THE GOOD In 2010, Jim Thome started 78 games for the Twins at DH, and as we all know, it went really well. Since then, the position has b...6539Fri, 23 Mar 2018 02:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jake-odorizzi-named-opening-day-starter-r6538/Twins manager Paul Molitor announced Jake Odorizzi as the Opening Day starter on Thursday. https://twitter.com/RhettBollinger/status/976920070059380736 It will be his first Opening Day start and he seems ready for the opportunity. “You always want to set the tone in Game 1 and put one in the win c...6538Fri, 23 Mar 2018 01:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/opening-day-roster-becoming-clear-with-thursday-transactions-r6537/Here is a quick look at those players remaining in big league camp: Catchers: Jason Castro, Mitch Garver As expected, it appears that Mitch Garver will be Jason Castro's backup behind the plate. Garver can also provide flexibility with his ability to play first base and left field. Infielders: Joe...6537Thu, 22 Mar 2018 21:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nightly-wrap-tv-and-twins-talk-r6536/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...6536Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/clock39s-ticking-the-tyler-kinley-decision-r6533/Miami left Kinley unprotected this offseason following an up and down minor league season. He posted a 1.98 ERA at High-A but struggled to a 5.19 ERA after being bumped up to Double-A. There were some control issues as he averaged 3.7 walks per nine innings but his 12.7 strikeouts per nine was tou...6533Thu, 22 Mar 2018 14:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tyler-duffey-alan-busenitz-optioned-r6535/Duffey has logged 262.0 innings for the Twins over the past three seasons, making 36 starts over the 2015-16 seasons before shifting to the bullpen for 56 appearances last season. He was being stretched out this spring, having pitched 12.2 innings over five official appearances. Alan Busenitz was...6535Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-escobar39s-opportunity-r6534/On Wednesday night at Hammond Stadium, the Twins played against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Before the game, manager Paul Molitor talked to the assembled media.Earlier in the day, Polanco had spoken to his teammates and apologized to them for getting suspended. Moliitor said, “I don’t think I should b...6534Thu, 22 Mar 2018 09:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota39s-wild-card-competition-r6532/Boston Red Sox The Red Sox and the Yankees are setting up for quite the battle in the AL East. FanGraphs is projecting both teams to finish with more than 90 wins. Boston has claimed back-to-back AL East titles but this might be the year for them to fall a little short. David Price might be the te...6532Thu, 22 Mar 2018 01:33:00 +0000https://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 +0000