TMZ: Minnesota Twins Media Zone: March 22 Spring Training Roundup
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We are just single digit days away from real life Minnesota Twins baseball. Heck, real baseball is going on right now in Australia if you are up in the middle of the night and the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers tickle your fancy. With real Twins baseball just days away, we have plenty of nuggets to devour.
The Twins played the New York Yankees and y’know the rest…
Final: #Yankees 5, #MNTwins 4: Correia gives up 4 ER over 6 IP. Twins score three against Tanaka in 5 2/3 IP. Escobar homers.
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) March 22, 2014
The big news is that Terry Ryan has made a surprise trip to Florida in between radiation treatments.
Terry Ryan made his way through the clubhouse this morning, greeting #mntwins players and staffers. Emotional process for all involved.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) March 22, 2014
Terry Ryan on #mntwins offense: "I don’t get too overly concerned about it if it’s been great or it’s been poor. It’s spring training."
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) March 22, 2014
The Twins need bats, so apparently their going to keep some.
#mntwins will carry 12 pitchers to open the year, Gardy said.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) March 22, 2014
Gardy on pitching staff: "We're definitely going to have 12, not 13, which we had almost all last year. We're going to go with 12." #MNTwins
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) March 22, 2014
That leaves open the possibility of carrying just 4 starters until 4/19 at KC. 3 scheduled off days in first 2 weeks, weather willing.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) March 22, 2014
Oh and this is still happening. I’m sure you’ve also been cursed, Byron Buxton.
Per #mntwins farm director Brad Steil, Byron Buxton (sprained left wrist) missed a sixth straight day of games on Saturday.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) March 22, 2014
Gardy’s not worried about Jason Kubel. He’s been heating up, but I’ll worry for us both, I guess.
Gardy: "I worry about some things. I don't sorry about Kubel. Kubel can hit. The guy can light it up, I know that." #MNTwins
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) March 22, 2014
Vance Worley update:
RHP Vance Worley threw his first side session today for Triple-A Rochester. No word on when (or how) he'll slot into @RocRedWings mix.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) March 22, 2014
#Eddie400 (Eduardo Escobar) update:
Eduardo Escobar homers with 1 down in the ninth off Japanese RHP Yoshinori Tateyama. A blast into the RF pavilion. 9 RBI, 18 TB for Esco.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) March 22, 2014
Finally, the Twins released a guy I didn’t know the Twins had.
#mntwins have released RHP Dakota Watts, team announces. Spent parts of past 4 seasons at Double-A New Britain
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) March 22, 2014