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Brooks Lee Has Been Found Out, and Hasn't Found Out How to Push Back Yet The book is out on Brooks Lee. Can he make an adjustment to a league now pitching to his weaknesses?

Brooks Lee continues to struggle, and it looks like his weaknesses have been exposed.
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The Twins' Struggles Against Southpaws Aren't a Mirage As expected, the Twins are struggling against left-handed pitching to begin the season. Unfortunately, there's little reason to hope for any improvement.

Wrote about why the #MNTwins troubles against left-handed pitching isn't likely to improve too much over at @twinsdaily.com
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Can Ben Brown Reach the Next Level in His Development Without a Third Pitch? In his rookie campaign, Ben Brown flashed a high-octane fastball and a devastating knuckle-curve, riding those two pitches to a 3.63 ERA in 55 big-league innings. While it was a strong start to his ca...

Ben Brown's debut was a success, but how he succeeded left some to wonder whether his ceiling is lower than his velocity (or height) would suggest.

This spring, he's inspiring hope that that ceiling can be raised with the Chicago Cubs.
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There's Real Reason to Worry About Jhoan Durán The Twins' young closer has had a disappointing spring, in several regards. It’s easy to shrug off spring training stats, but harder to do so when they're underpinned by troubling indicators.

Minnesota Twins' closer Jhoan Durán has had a disappointing spring, in several regards. It’s easy to shrug off spring training stats, but harder to do so when they're underpinned by troubling indicators.
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Does an Injured Royce Lewis Lock Mickey Gasper Into the Twins' Opening Day Roster? I've heard of slipping a Mickey, but this is ridiculous.

Does an Injured Royce Lewis Lock Mickey Gasper Into the Minnesota Twins' Opening Day Roster?
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Are Trevor Larnach And Matt Wallner Redundent? The Twins have a pair of corner outfielders with similar profiles under team control over the next few seasons. As they try to thread the needle this offseason, will they decide that only one of them ...

Are Trevor Larnach And Matt Wallner Redundent?
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It's Time to Get Proactive With These Three Young Twins Pitchers The Twins have typically been slow to transition young pitchers into traditional relief roles. While the rationale is easy to follow, they need more bullpen help in 2025. They may have no choice but t...

It's Time to Get Proactive With These Three Young Twins Pitchers
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