Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account
  • entries
    15
  • comments
    98
  • views
    37,091

About this blog

Holler at me on Twitter! @MNTwinpinions

Entries in this blog

MNTwinpinions

Falvine's Waiver Claim Game

Critique of a front office is easy to make in the midst of a deeply disappointing season. While many fans are languishing over the incoming July trade deadline, I've heard a lot of complaints about the lack of waiver claims made this season by the Minnesota Twins. Why are the Twins continuing to trot out the likes of Colomé, Happ, and (formerly) Shoemaker, when the front office can claim replacement-level players from other teams for essentially nothing?  The outright waiver transactio
MNTwinpinions

Potayto, Potahto. Simmons, Semien. Did the Twins make the correct middle infield acquisition?

The day is January 26th, 2021. The Minnesota Twins had been rumored to be interested in various middle infield free agent options, but Marcus Semien was their top target, according to Darren Wolfson. The fit made some amount of sense, as the right-handed Semien would provide some pop against lefties and defensive flexibility across the infield.  Semien did not sign with the Twins on January 26th. He accepted a one-year contract worth $18M to join the upstart Toronto Blue Jays, as their prim
×
×
  • Create New...