It is truly just my luck that right after I published last week’s Monday Morning Minnesota, we started getting reports about Pablo Lopez having a potential elbow issue. Now, Pablo is out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, and Joe Ryan was diagnosed with lower back inflammation, which might jeopardize his ability to pitch in the World Baseball Classic. Anyways, keep an eye out for the injury report today for the Twins; I apologize in advance for any misfortune this article may cause.
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Check out The Feed, where you can add your discussions about the Twins!
- We’re starting a new segment called Daily Questions! Provide your opinion on the Twins and debate with the community!
- With spring training underway, game threads are back! Commiserate with your fellow fans as we prepare for Opening Day.
- Matt Monitto helps us keep track of who’s who – numerically speaking – at spring training this year.
- We’re onto Round 17 of Zach Koenig’s Greatest Twins Moments and Performances list.
- James Fillmore brought us another TwinkieTown Movie Night, with noted baseball movie, Back to the Future Part III. We’ve got four more editions, with The Stratton Story coming up this Friday.
- Zach Koenig flashes back to 1996 in Twins history.
- Brandon Brooks is back with another Rival Roundup, checking in on the division in spring training!
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- Bobby Nightengale at the Star Tribune looks at how Brooks Lee is preparing for this upcoming season as the Twins’ shortstop.
- Aaron Gleeman at The Athletic evaluates the potential replacements for Pablo Lopez.
- Theo Tollefson at Zone Coverage checks in with Toby Gardenhire in his new role at spring training.
In the World of Baseball:
- The MLBPA’s prep for the upcoming labor negotiations hit a snag as executive director Tony Clark resigned after an internal investigation. Jeff Passan at ESPN examines the fallout from Clark’s resignation and what the union should do in this new chapter.
- The MLB.com beat writers get together and provide one dark horse candidate for each team’s Opening Day roster.
- David Adler at MLB.com gives us 11 players to watch out for at the World Baseball Classic.