Tag: Minnesota Twins
Too bad it was a day game
April 15th, as it is in most years (2020 excluded, naturally) is Jackie Robinson Day, the day Major League Baseball…
Read more »Some predictions for the 2021 Twins
Updated:The most difficult part of making predictions for the season is quite obvious. Any surprise successes or failures from last…
Read more »Randy Dobnak locked up
Updated:This site is mostly circling around Alex Kirilloff and Randy Dobnak now, but I suppose in spring, you are left…
Read more »A perfect storm keeps Kirilloff in St. Paul
I was saddened to learn of the passing of Twins bench coach Mike Bell on Friday. I am certainly no…
Read more »What to think of all this quiet
Updated:What would you say the biggest story has been from the Twins’ spring training? I would venture to say that…
Read more »Josh Donaldson – Player Coach
We have enough experience with Derek Falvey and Thad Levine at this point to understand the nature of their front…
Read more »Alex Kirilloff making his case
Updated:Kirilloff sends one off to deep center! 💣 pic.twitter.com/437k2lruMP — Minnesota Twins (@Twins) March 11, 2021 For fans of offense…
Read more »A banner year for rookies
Updated:April has long been a bit of baseball purgatory. Teams don’t really have their identity figured out, despite spring training…
Read more »Hello to an old friend?
Updated:The Twins, and particularly GM Thad Levine, have made a point of seeking players that have positional flexibility. They haven’t…
Read more »Four Dark Horse MLB Teams That Can Win the World Series
Updated:The 2021 Major League Baseball season is just around the corner and now is the time to get great odds…
Read more »Still here, still good
The White Sox made a lot of headlines for their early offseason acquisitions. It started with a trade for Lance…
Read more »Because we all need some Spring Training videos
It’s been long enough. This year has been terrible, this winter, especially this past month, has been long….
Read more »Randy Dobnak is going to have to work for it
Updated:In 2019, Randy Dobnak, rookie phenom, started Game 2 of the ALDS for the Twins. For the next two offseasons,…
Read more »The Kenta Maeda appreciation post
Updated:The Twins executed one of the most immediately beneficial trades in recent years last winter when they dealt Brusdar Graterol…
Read more »The Big Move coming
Updated:When I was researching around the Twins’ signing of Andrelton Simmons, I came across Keith Law’s evaluation of the top…
Read more »Several options slide into the Twins bullpen
After a slow offseason that brought only Hansel Robles to the Twins organization, things got pretty busy this week. Since…
Read more »Twins add Andrelton Simmons
Updated:The call for the Twins every season is to supplement their pitching staff. More often than not, the Twins are…
Read more »Projections reveal no surprises for Twins
It doesn’t quite feel like it, perhaps because of the inactivity of the offseason, or maybe because time has lost…
Read more »Where are the pitchers?
Updated:Minnesota sports has been unsuccessful enough in the last quarter century that the usually affable people of this market are…
Read more »Twins add Robles, don’t add Darvish
If you are a frequenter of internet commenter sections, or have had the opportunity to interact with some of your…
Read more »Cleveland will be rebranded
One of the Twins’ divisional rivals will be operating under a new name by the 2022 season. It’s been a…
Read more »The Twins keep it close to home
Updated:Major League Baseball blew up the minor league system this offseason, taking advantage of a collapsing economy and an overall…
Read more »The cost of an organized front office
Updated:There has been a lot of news lately out of the Twins organization. First, the long rumored restructuring of Minor League Baseball…
Read more »The Twins could go on or off script
Updated:This year is alike most years in one regard. The offseason usually doesn’t really get underway until after the Thanksgiving…
Read more »Twins make some uncomfortable choices
Updated:Hopefully this will be the last post of the sort, because hopefully baseball is back to normal in 2021. The…
Read more »The Twins annual offseason fanfiction has returned
It’s the beginning of the offseason, so that brings us to fans and sportswriters speculating that the Twins will be…
Read more »The Twins and their four spots
The Twins have been pretty good the last couple of years, and did a great job filling holes when they…
Read more »Twins win!
Well, we know that one Twin won: Nelson Cruz was awarded the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award for…
Read more »5 Things the Twins shouldn’t do this offseason
Updated:We find ourselves again in an offseason after the Twins botched their trip to the postseason. It’s frustrating, to be…
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