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Mining the Minors: Twins’ offensive depth extends into Triple-A
The Twins’ historically good offense leads the league in nearly every statistical category. For any offense to produce at that level, it needs production from all parts of the lineup, and the Twins are certainly…
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Mining the Minors: Do the Twins have strong internal options to supplement the bullpen?
Did you hear the news? Craig Kimbrel didn’t sign with the Twins. Kimbrel would have been a good addition to a Twins bullpen that needs reinforcements. The Twins sure look like a great team, and…
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Twins Gchat: What was the best offseason move for the Twins?
@DerekWetmore: All right, how about this? Give me a nominee and make a quick case. Don’t write a research paper and study/edit/delete 5 times before sending. Let’s just talk through the candidates. What was the Twins’…
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Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: Twins have earned the luxury – and challenge – of preparing for October
The Minnesota Twins are the class of the American League. Where else are you going to find a club that should be selling tickets to hitting clinics while also posting top-3 ERA marks as a…
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Mining the Minors: Devin Smeltzer providing Twins much-needed quality pitching depth
He’s only had one major league start, but Devin Smeltzer is already helping the Twins address an area of need. In shutting down a very good Brewers offense Tuesday, Smeltzer played a large role in…
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Mining the Minors: Which minor leaguers can help the Twins in 2019?
After a bit of a false start this year, Mining the Minors is now back for (hopefully) the rest of the season. Try to contain your excitement. The last time this column ran, back in February,…
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Twins Gchat: What are you expecting from Miguel Sanó this time around?
@DerekWetmore: I’ve got a can of worms for you. Miguel Sanó is back with the Twins. What do you expect from him this year? @PhilMackey: Honestly, very little. I’m keeping expectations low. It’s hard to convince me…
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Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: ‘Early’ impressions on the 2019 Twins getting to the next level
MINNEAPOLIS – The Twins are cruising along in first place in the American League Central and the 2019 season is not brand new anymore. The more baseball seasons you’ve been through the more you understand…
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Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: Exceeding expectations, 5 things that have the Twins in first place
MINNEAPOLIS – The way the Twins approached this winter, I think a lot of us on the outside characterized their moves collectively as a hedged bet on 2019. They added some good players and let…
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Miguel Sano goes 4-for-4 with a home run in rehab game, is on his way to Double-A
Miguel Sano went 4-for-4 with a home run in his second game back with the High-A Fort Myers Miracle on Thursday. And his return to the Twins could be closer than you might think. Sanó, sitting…
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Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: Home run bet pays for Twins as Minnesota’s homer parade marches on
MINNEAPOLIS – The Twins have clubbed 49 home runs so far this young season, and they’ll probably get to 50 before they run out of games in the month of April. It’s an incredible pace…
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Twins gChat: Byron Buxton cleaning up and batting 9th. Your thoughts?
@DerekWetmore: Byron Buxton. Your thoughts? @PhilMackey: It’s a little concerning he was caught stealing the other night. Is his speed already declining? Just kidding, he’s awesome. It does seem like he has finally reached a new level…
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Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: Byron Buxton leads the Majors in doubles, and that matters
The leaders of the Minnesota Twins, from my perspective, have been very careful to not talk in concrete terms about their “window.” On the outside, we talk all the time about windows to win. What’s…
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Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: Would any more extensions make sense for the Twins?
There’s a wave of contract extensions sweeping Major League Baseball and the Twins were on the front end of it earlier this spring. The team locked up shortstop Jorge Polanco and outfielder Max Kepler before…
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Twins DFA Tyler Austin to make roster room to add pitcher Chase De Jong
Even with all these off days early in the season, the Twins found themselves in need of extra pitching after a short start in Philadelphia from Jake Odorizzi. The Twins on Saturday selected the contract…
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