MLB: ***2024 Minnesota Twins***

[clone52]

who slides to AAA when Lewis, Kiriloff, and Polanco are healthy? Also sucks we are down practically 3 starters to start the year off. Just feels like we are almost too deep in the infield

3B: Lewis (eventually)
SS: Correa
2B: Polanco/Farmer
1B: Miranda (like him better at first)

Thinking outfield depth will be insane too: Kiriloff (could be 1st base too), Larnach, Kepler, Gallo, Buxton, Gordon, and Taylor.

I'm curious to see how the fitter Miranda performs at 3B.

I'm not convinced that Kiriloff is going to pan out, though. When Polanco comes back, Castro goes down. They would probably lose Castro when they do that as I doubt he has options left and might get picked up by others. When Kiriloff comes back, its probably Larnach unless his is just crushing it. If Larnach is doing well, I suppose Solano could go down (or released), but more likely they put Kiriloff at AAA until he's crushing it.

Lewis won't be back until June so I assume they will have injuries by then and it will be a moot point. If they have perfect health, it might be Solano.

They other thing to think about in the June/July time frame is trades. I know their starting rotation looks solid, but if they are contending, maybe they go after someone. If the White Sox bomb and rebuild, maybe they could go after a top pitcher on the market, which could cost them a couple of big time prospects while also clearing up some roster questions.

 

[somecyguy]

 

[JM4CY]

I'm curious to see how the fitter Miranda performs at 3B.

I'm not convinced that Kiriloff is going to pan out, though. When Polanco comes back, Castro goes down. They would probably lose Castro when they do that as I doubt he has options left and might get picked up by others. When Kiriloff comes back, its probably Larnach unless his is just crushing it. If Larnach is doing well, I suppose Solano could go down (or released), but more likely they put Kiriloff at AAA until he's crushing it.

Lewis won't be back until June so I assume they will have injuries by then and it will be a moot point. If they have perfect health, it might be Solano.

They other thing to think about in the June/July time frame is trades. I know their starting rotation looks solid, but if they are contending, maybe they go after someone. If the White Sox bomb and rebuild, maybe they could go after a top pitcher on the market, which could cost them a couple of big time prospects while also clearing up some roster questions.

Another health concern is Mahle. He's got a history of issues (similar to pretty much most of the team). Why can't Pagan get hurt?!?! Or atleast miss a couple months with an infected hangnail or something?

 

[clone52]

Another health concern is Mahle. He's got a history of issues (similar to pretty much most of the team). Why can't Pagan get hurt?!?! Or atleast miss a couple months with an infected hangnail or something?

I'm sure I'll be proven wrong, but my guess is that Pagan gets low leverage situations and is on a short leash this year.

Ideally, they put him in low leverage situations for a couple months and he absolutely destroys it so they can trade him for literally anything.

 

[JM4CY]

I'm sure I'll be proven wrong, but my guess is that Pagan gets low leverage situations and is on a short leash this year.

Ideally, they put him in low leverage situations for a couple months and he absolutely destroys it so they can trade him for literally anything.

Probably. But I can't make a reasonable guess. Any logical decision after last years cluster would have lead them not bring him back. Since they did, I have zero clue what they see in him much less where they can use him.

 

[KCClone1]

What is everybody's go to App for listening on the radio? Living in Iowa makes it extremely difficult to watch on TV. Pretty much the only way is the MLB package with a remote VPN, and that is a lot of cost and hassle.

 

[JM4CY]

What is everybody's go to App for listening on the radio? Living in Iowa makes it extremely difficult to watch on TV. Pretty much the only way is the MLB package with a remote VPN, and that is a lot of cost and hassle.

I pay to have access to the radio broadcast on my Twins App. It's pretty cheap.

Anyone got any miracle ways to watch them this year in Iowa? I can sometimes get them when they are playing the royals or sox but that's about it other than the national broadcasted games or youtube games.

 

[KCClone1]

I pay to have access to the radio broadcast on my Twins App. It's pretty cheap.

Anyone got any miracle ways to watch them this year in Iowa? I can sometimes get them when they are playing the royals or sox but that's about it other than the national broadcasted games or youtube games.

I'm really looking forward to next year when I expect the entire TV process to change. Other than illegal streams, I think the only way is to get the MLB extra innings package (or whatever they are calling it now) and get a remote VPN so it thinks you are not in Iowa. The MLB app has a "free game of the day" but I looked ahead and I don't think the Twins are ever on it.

 

[galactawitz]

Go Twins! Thats all I got....

 

[Marcelason78]

Nice opening day 2-0 shutout for the Twins. Perfect day- Lopez wins his first start, bullpen pitches great with a Duran save, and the Twins belt out 10 hits.

 

[hobbsfan27]

Win!

 

[nfrine]

Twin Win!!!

 

[JM4CY]

How’d we look? Didn’t see or listen to any of it?

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

XM radio, you can get all Twins games. And listen to the Twins announcers or the other teams announcers. We are trying Fubo. The replay of the Twins is on there right now.

 

[frackincygy]

No idea the validity of this statistic as I stole it from the "Twinkie Town" recap of the game, but...

"Today’s opener will make the Senators/Twins the 2nd franchise in AL history to play in 19,000 games."

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

When does the pitch clock start?

 

[somecyguy]

No idea the validity of this statistic as I stole it from the "Twinkie Town" recap of the game, but...

"Today’s opener will make the Senators/Twins the 2nd franchise in AL history to play in 19,000 games."

Possible, but looking at this wiki page, I see multiple teams with similar games played. The White Sox, Red Sox and Cleveland are all around the same.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_all-time_Major_League_Baseball_win–loss_records

 

[jcyclonee]

Has anybody tried streaming the games from WCCO radio on the Audacy app? I don't think there's a cost but maybe there is.

If you have T-Mobile, there's a free MLB network subscription for this summer.

 

[JM4CY]

First place, boys!

 

[JM4CY]

Has anybody tried streaming the games from WCCO radio on the Audacy app? I don't think there's a cost but maybe there is.

If you have T-Mobile, there's a free MLB network subscription for this summer.

I pay like 20 bucks to have it on the MLB app. If someone has a way to do it free, I’d be all ears.