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There’d have been many more if I’d included ex-Senators. After going over the tallest Twins, the obvious complement is to review those of shorter stature. (As a short guy myself — five foot three — I’m rooting for this team.) Kirby Puckett, arguably the greatest player in Twins history, was 5’8”, as is current catcher Christian Vázquez. So let’s knock off an inch and only go … [Read more...] about The shortest players in Twins history

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images (hmmm... might have to turn this concept into an OOTP tournament...) One last set of offseason posts before we hop into the 2025 Twins campaign, and one that, as I typed the subhead, I began to think might be a future OOTP tournament. In recent seasons, the Twins have had a string of exceptionally tall players. One point constantly made when … [Read more...] about The tallest players in Twins history

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images WAKE UP we have real baseball this week! The Past Week on Twinkie Town: We’ve got spring training and regular-season games this week! Check out our Game Threads and join the conversation! Zach Koenig is onto Round 19 in his list of the quirky in Twins history! In another list that is sure to have zero controversy, … [Read more...] about Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Opening Weekend 2025” Edition

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images There appears to be a single roster spot up for grabs. No more than two hours after I published my latest roster prediction piece, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reported that both Brooks Lee and Brock Stewart will start the season on the injured list. In addition, Rule 5 draft pick Eiberson Castellano was informed he … [Read more...] about Brooks Lee, Brock Stewart Head to IL; Opening Day Roster Takes Shape

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images Royce Lewis’ injury shakes things up. With a week to go until Opening Day, the Twins roster seems to be set in stone, with the only questions left being about specific roles. As a friendly reminder, Spring Training stats don’t really matter and any one of you could go pull up the Twins’ baseball reference page and see … [Read more...] about Twins Opening Day Roster Projection: 1 Week to Go Edition