Phil Miller

If college transcripts mattered, Sean Poppen would have been a first-rounder.

Makeup and money pushed Royce Lewis to the top of the Twins’ draft board.

Digging out from a slow start was enough for Zander Wiel.

The Twins know Jaylin Davis wouldn’t have fallen to them if healthy.

The Twins have decided that Tyler Jay is a reliever.

John Curtiss has gotten great training for a possible role as the Twins’ closer.

Griffin Jax could end up in Florida—at an Air Force base

Twins officials feel Ben Rortvedt is always around, and they like it

The Twins determined Randy Rosario is better suited to the ‘pen.

Pitching still is new to Taylor Clemensia

Akil Baddoo is already drawing comparisons to Torii Hunter

Stephen Gonsalves was the Twins’ minor league pitcher of the year

Command, velocity convinced Twins not to risk losing Felix Jorge

The Twins had virtually no competition when they signed Aaron Whitefield

Daniel Palka is a plausible candidate for a 2017 role in Minnesota

The Twins know Luis Arraez can really hit

Nick Gordon’s consistent gap power has the Twins excited

The Twins felt they knew Pat Light already when they acquired him

The finish line is in sight for righthander Alex Wimmers

A radar gun isn’t sufficient to judge the speed of Aaron Slegers’ fastball