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Minnesota Twins Should Focus on Adding Positional Versatility

Jan 17, 2021

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

It seems like an offseason ritual that baseball fans alike discuss starting pitchers the Minnesota Twins should target. However, this drag of an offseason is different: the Twins should focus on adding defensiv...

Byron Buxton is Finally Playing like the Superstar the Twins Need

Tom Dorsa

May 26, 2019

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

When the Minnesota Twins drafted Byron Buxton with the second overall pick in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft, they figured they were getting a future superstar. With blistering speed, all-world defensive ...

Five MLB Players Entering Make-or-Break Seasons

Robbie Stratakos

Feb 18, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Every year in Major League Baseball, players compete for jobs in spring training and/or battle to keep them in the regular season. Here are five MLB players entering make-or-break seasons in 2019. Miguel Anduj...

Twins Place Santana on DL, Recall Buxton

Josey Curtis

May 31, 2016

Injuries, Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins have placed center fielder Danny Santana on the 15-day disabled list after he suffered a left hamstring strain during Monday’s game. To replace his vacated spot on the active roster, the Twi...

No Shortage of Storylines for the Twins This Spring

Adam Piede

Mar 12, 2016

Minnesota Twins, Spring Training

Paul Molitor’s inaugural season at the helm of the Minnesota Twins was, by most accounts, a resounding success. The Twins improved by 13 games over their 2014 season and finished 2015 with a very respectable 83...

Taking a Look at the Top Prospects in Baseball

Patrick Brewer

Jan 30, 2016

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, National League, Offseason, Prospect Reports

On Friday morning, as well as Friday evening, both Baseball Prospectus and MLB Pipeline released their top prospect lists for the year. For BP it was the top 101, as has become customary, and for MLB Pipeline i...

Minnesota Twins Top 20 Prospects

Niklas Jarvinen

Jan 18, 2016

American League Central, Features, Minnesota Twins, Prospect Reports

Credit: Leon Halip/Getty Images North America The Minnesota Twins had Miguel Sano graduate prospect status in 2015, and they threatened for a playoff spot. That could just be the beginning of long...

Way-Too-Early Predictions for 2016 AL Rookie of the Year

Jamey Vinnick

Nov 20, 2015

American League, Features, Opinions & Predictions

(Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News) Yes, it has only been three days since Carlos Correa and Kris Bryant were named Rookies of the Year, but it's never too early to look ahead to next year. Let's take a look ...

Minnesota Twins call up German prospect Max Kepler

James B. Terry

Sep 22, 2015

American League, American League Central, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Transactions

Everybody knew that the Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A) had talent going into the season and winning the Southern League championship last night proved it. So many young players that the Minnesota Twins are ...

Joe Mauer: The Minnesota Twins MVP

James B. Terry

Sep 17, 2015

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

Joe Mauer does not put up numbers that his $23 million salary suggest he should, but make no mistake, the three time American League batting champion is still the most valuable player on the Minnesota Twins, wh...

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