Veteran infielder Erick Aybar and relative newcomer Ehire Adrianza likely will have expanded roles with the Twins after shortstop Jorge Polanco was suspended 80 games on Sunday for using performance enhancing drugs. Sunday’s announcement was an unfortunate blemish on an otherwise promising offseason in which Falvey & Co. have worked hard to add depth to... Continue Reading »

The Twins offense finally came alive Saturday and scored eight runs on eight hits, including three doubles and two home runs. That would’ve been plenty against most teams, but not when it comes to the Twins playing the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays banged out 12 hits for a 13-8 win. And that was... Continue Reading »

Starting pitcher Kyle Gibson on Thursday fell to 0-4 with an ERA of 8.20 after the Twins lost 8-5 in the final game of a three-game series with the Oakland A’s. Gibson hasn’t pitched well all season, but Thursday’s performance finally earned him a one-way ticket to Triple-A Rochester. All of this is disappointing because... Continue Reading »

I guess it was too much to ask to think that the Twins could sustain their 5-1 start and somehow win the division, the American League championship and the 2017 World Series. After all, this is essentially the same team that took the field last season and lost more than 100 games. After that great... Continue Reading »

Of all the Twins during spring training, Byung Ho Park was by far the standout player on the team. He hit, he hit with power and drove in runs, resulting in a .353 batting average, six home runs (he hit another one Wednesday) and 13 RBI. Despite those numbers, most of which were accomplished in... Continue Reading »

Is this the year that pitcher Kyle Gibson finally wins consistently and puts his win-one, lose-one pattern of pitching behind him? Maybe it is. This spring he leads the team with 28.1 innings pitched, surrendering only five earned runs over that span to give him an ERA of 1.59. And he pitched well on Sunday,... Continue Reading »

Korean slugger Byung Ho Park continues to make the case that he should start the season with the Twins after he hit his team-leading fourth home run of the spring on Monday. Not only does he have four home runs, but he also is hitting .394 and leads the team in hits with 13. Park’s... Continue Reading »

The worst Twins team in franchise history lost 102 games in 1982. But a record that stood for 34 years fell Friday night after the Twins lost for the 103rd time this season to the Chicago White Sox, 7-3. And like too many games this season, the Twins barely showed. There was little hitting, too... Continue Reading »

The Twins staved off loss No. 100 for at least another day after they finally got some decent pitching and timely hitting to beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Saturday. For the Twins, the win snapped a seven-game losing streak. For the M’s, the loss means they are now 2.5-games back in the American League... Continue Reading »