Twinkie Town Talk: The HOF emergency goalie

In case you missed it here at Twinkie Town

• NL Central predictions with no nuance, but lots of laughs.
• Tracking down old friends, like a less-awful high school reunion
• The Jake Case for Jake Cave
• The kids are alright... at playing baseball this spring
• Bombas, Bombas, more Bombas... and thats not the only reason BP looks dangerous this spring
• A major three-part breakdown on the analytics explores the Twins use of shifts, if the Twins have enough depth for a playoff run, and Sweet Spots, Barrels, and Alex Avila.

Elsewhere in Twins Territory

• A sure sign spring is here: the tarps have come off the grass at Target Field, and the Twins mowed the lawn.
• The list of “9 AL Central Hitters Looking For Bounce-Back Years” at MLB Trade rumors contains only one Twin, and one old friend. Unsurprisingly, the list is loaded with Tigers and Royals though.
• Phil Miller brings us very good news from Byron Buxton’s first hitting session of the spring, which was yesterday.
• Another highly-regarded outfielder, Alex Kirilloff, is also healthy, and is now balancing baseball with being a new father.

In other baseball news

• A rival with a new weapon: It appears that Matthew Boyd, Detroit’s “ace” has developed a new curveball.
• Baseball’s newest Hall-of-Famer could also be the next two-sport pro athlete

• The league just wants us to forget that the Red Sox were also filthy rotten cheaters, as they have delayed the results of that investigation yet again, citing a focus on coronavirus response as the reason.
• A way-too-early look at which managers are sitting on the hottest seats this year. Pretty sure Rocco is fairly secure at this point though.

Discuss:

If you could play any pro sport, besides baseball, what sport, and what position? Oh, and why if you want to tell us that.