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MINNEAPOLIS -- As managerial debuts go, this was not one to remember. The same could be said for Aaron Civale's start and Bryan Shaw's relief appearance. Carl Willis saw his first game as a big-league manager go from a tie game to a 12-8 loss as the Twins scored nine runs in the fifth inning Friday night at Target Field. Civale started the fifth…

The Minnesota Twins have been all over the place of late. On the heels of back-to-back American League Central division titles, the Twins collapsed in 2021. They finished last in the division and were sellers at the MLB trade deadline, most notably moving Jose Berrios and Nelson Cruz. This offseason, Minnesota made a 180, as they were one of the…

After a seemingly never-ending lockout, many fans feared the Minnesota Twins were heading for a full rebuild. But the acquisitions of Sonny Gray, Gary Sanchez and Gio Urshela, along with the massive free agent signing superstar Carlos Correa, means the Twins are ready to fight their way to the top of the American League Central again. The lineup…

It's the second-to-last day of March, and the Minnesota Twins open up their major league season in just over a week. After the addition of Chris Archer and Derek Falvey indicating the team wouldn't be adding another starter, another addition seems unlikely. With 33 players currently on the roster, the team needs to make five more moves in order to…

The Minnesota Twins enter the 2021 offseason with numerous questions across the board, and with a large number of positions with major question marks, it's not so easy for Twins fans and writers to make real predictions at what could happen. With that being said, we're going to give it our best at breaking down each position on the roster and what…

The Twins have serious competition in the AL Central this season, but that's been true in each of the last two seasons, and they've still won relatively handily. They are a model franchise of the modern game, with a creative and aggressive front office, state-of-the-art coaches and player development, and a deep roster. Their next challenge will be…

Position: C Bats/Throws: R/R Age: August 21st, 1990 (32 years old) Traditional Stats: .274/.315/.399, 9 HR, 32 XBH, 52 RBI, 41 R, 69 K, 426 PA Advanced Stats: 16.2 K%, 5.2% BB%, 99 wRC+, .312 wOBA, 1.6 fWAR Christian Vásquez took the good with the bad in 2022. On one hand, he was dealt to the Houston Astros midseason and won a World Series title.…

Ryan Jeffers and the Minnesota Twins take the field against C.J. Cron and the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET, in the final of a three-game series at Target Field. The Twins average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 11th in MLB play with 83 total home runs. The Rockies average just 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which…

This is part of an off-season series on 2022's silver linings. Find part one here and part two here. The 2022 season did not end on a happy note for the Twins- especially considering they led the AL Central for most of the first half. However, there's plenty of things to look at with optimism, both from 2022 and for 2023. Today's topic: the…

LAS VEGAS - Perhaps the biggest question facing the Blue Jays this off-season is whether they'll trade from their enviable catching depth to address other needs. Thanks to Danny Jansen, Alejandro Kirk and Gabriel Moreno, Blue Jays catchers generated an MLB-best 7.3 WAR in 2022. They combined to lead MLB in batting average (.273) and on-base…

The Minnesota Twins (14-9) will try to extend a three-game winning streak on Tuesday versus the Baltimore Orioles (8-14), with first pitch at 7:05 PM ET at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Twins are favored (-170 on the moneyline) when they visit the Orioles (+145). The Twins will give the ball to Joe Ryan (3-1) versus the Orioles and Bruce…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sonny Gray may have been placed on the 15-day injured list with 16 days left in the season, but the Twins won't yet rule him out for the season. Impossible as the odds are, everyone's keeping their options open. Just in case. On the IL with a right hamstring strain, Gray, who is 8-5 with a 3.08 ERA in 24 starts, informed Twins…

The Minnesota Twins are 5 games behind the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central division and, at 8.5 games back of Seattle, all but eliminated from wildcard contention. In mid-September, those deficits mean the Twins are one more misstep away from falling completely out of the MLB playoff race. But… with their win last night vs Kansas…