Alex Kirilloff, who made his major league debut for the Twins in the postseason and accounted for one of only three hits in that 3-1 loss to the Astros, said farewell to Minnesota and his baseball career last week after he announced his retirement days before his 27th birthday. In some ways, it’s no surprise.... Continue Reading »

The Twins have scored 21 runs over their last nine games, which works out to 2.3 runs per game during that stretch. Another way to look at this is that the Twins aren’t going to win many games with that kind of production, and they didn’t again on Friday, collecting four insignificant hits in a... Continue Reading »

Last season the Twins won a season series over the New York Yankees for the first time since 2001. Think about that for a moment: they finally won a series for the FIRST TIME IN 22 YEARS. As much as I would like that to continue — and the Twins have two more games against... Continue Reading »

The Twins earned a series win over the Kansas City Royals to start the 2024 regular season, but you’d hardly know it after Sunday’s loss. And it was over in a hurry for the Twins and pitcher Bailey Ober. Ober lasted all of four outs, allowing eight runs, all earned, on nine hits, including three... Continue Reading »

The Twins wrapped up Grapefruit League play with a 9-6 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, which is fine as far that goes, but the overall poor play that produced a 9-19 record, plus a growing injury list, has this Twins fan in a glass-half-empty kind of mood as they get set to play... Continue Reading »

I have to keep reminding myself that it’s only spring training because there are plenty of reasons to be worried about the 2024 Minnesota Twins as the regular season nears. For one, they lost again on Wednesday. Not only did they lose, but the club was blown out 12-3 by the suddenly surging? improved? unbeatable?... Continue Reading »

Second baseman Jorge Polanco, who spent 10 seasons with the Twins making him one of the longest tenured members of the club, is no longer that after he was sent to the Seattle Mariners for four players, including two proven major leaguers: Veteran pitcher Anthony DeSclafani and reliever Justin Topa. It’s a move I can... Continue Reading »