Pitchers and catchers have reported, optimism is in the air, and the first spring training game is this Saturday! Baseball is upon us, and in less than two months, it’ll be Opening Day, and we can enjoy cheap drinks, courtesy of the Twins. All is well in Twins Territory. (besides…y’know, everything else surrounding the team).
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Check out The Feed, where you can add your discussions about the Twins!
- We’re starting a new segment called Daily Questions! Provide your opinion on the Twins and debate with the community!
- How can you not be romantic about Twinkie Town Movie Night? Many thanks to James Fillmore for organizing our Friday movie nights. We’ve got Back to the Future III coming up this week!
- Matt Monitto rounds up the 22 non-roster invitees to spring training.
- We’re onto Round 16 of Zach Koenig’s Greatest Twins Moments and Performances list.
- The Twins made another move this past week, and Ben Jones has more on the trade for Anthony Banda.
- Zach Koenig takes us allllllll the way back to baseball in 1936.
- Ben Jones provides his first roster projection of spring training.
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- Dan Hayes at The Athletic has a look at Byron Buxton’s mindset heading into spring training.
- Bobby Nightengale at the Star Tribune checks in with new “old Twin” Liam Hendriks as he tries to make the team.
- Matthew Leach at MLB.com looks at one major change that Royce Lewis made this offseason – a new coach.
- Betsy Helfand at the Pioneer Press catches up with Joe Ryan and his eventful offseason.
In the World of Baseball:
- Old friend Ty France is back with the San Diego Padres.
- Anthony Castrovince at MLB.com has the breakdown of the new ABS system coming to Major League Baseball.
- Jeff Passan at ESPN looks at the impact of Kyle Tucker’s contract on potential labor discussions with the CBA expiring at the end of this year.