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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...

Randy Dobnak Has Been a Godsend for the Minnesota Twins Starting Rotation

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 15, 2020

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

Randy Dobnak's 2019 campaign ended with him being one of the infamous faces of the Minnesota Twins' American League Division Series matchup with the New York Yankees (the Twins were swept). This season he has b...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Minnesota Twins

Robbie Stratakos

Apr 4, 2020

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The decade of the 2010s was complicated for the Minnesota Twins. They won the American League Central for the second consecutive season in 2010 but proceeded to fall off their pedestal and didn't make it back t...

American League Central X factors for 2020

Robbie Stratakos

Mar 5, 2020

American League Central, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

What players can move the needle for their respective teams in the 2020 Major League Baseball season? Here are X factors for every team in the American League Central. Minnesota Twins: Rich Hill The Twins att...

With Josh Donaldson in the Fold, the Minnesota Twins are Locked and Loaded for 2020

Jason Kelly

Jan 15, 2020

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

The Minnesota Twins continued to fortify their dangerous lineup on Tuesday night, signing free agent third baseman Josh Donaldson to a four-year, $92 million contract. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com first reported th...

Minnesota Twins’ Pitching Moves are Much Ado About Nothing

Robbie Stratakos

Jan 5, 2020

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins replaced starters Kyle Gibson and Martin Perez with Rich Hill and Homer Bailey while re-signing Michael Pineda this offseason. Its impact? Nothing. These are stopgap, placeholder signings. ...

The Minnesota Twins Need to Make a Pitching Splash

Robbie Stratakos

Dec 8, 2019

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

If the Minnesota Twins are going to escape the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2002, they need to make a splash on the pitching market this offseason. The Twins are coming off a 101-win ...

Gerrit Cole vs. Hyun-Jin Ryu: Who Fits Where?

Joe Orsatti

Oct 17, 2019

Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals

Gerrit Cole is, without question, the top option on the free agent market this offseason. He's coming off a dominant 2019 season that has continued into October, and he will spend all of 2020 at just 29 years o...

ALDS Preview: Twins vs. Yankees

Quinn Allen

Oct 4, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

The New York Yankees (103-59) and Minnesota Twins (101-61) will square off against one another in the American League Division Series. The Yankees won the season series with the Twins, 4-2, including a dramatic...

The Minnesota Twins Starting Rotation is Running Out of Gas

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 17, 2019

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

On June 4, the Minnesota Twins held an 11.5-game lead on the Cleveland Indians for first place in the American League Central. After losing three out of four games at home against the Indians last weekend and f...

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