Ty France Wins Gold Glove At First Base

They shouldn't bring back France. They should find someone else to turn into the next American League Gold Glove winner.

Buxton was not snubbed. Rafaela was crazy good, an Andruw Jones caliber season.

Hey, we've found an area the Twins are great at development/improvement with - 1st basemen fielding.

France does a good job at playing first base but his range is definitely limited compared to some past first basemen. The reality is that the current pile of American League first basemen are not stellar. That said, I am hoping that the 2026 Twins have a guy at first base who can replicate what France did in the field.

Byron is still a decent centerfielder but he no longer is among the best at the position.

Congratulations to France! MN stuck with 1 yr. FAs Santana & France. Why didn't we work that magic with one of our own & have something to build off of?

I'm a little surprised, but France did field the position well when he was here. His range was a little limited (which is why I'm surprised; he wasn't exactly impressive tracking balls into foul territory and turning them into outs) but he did an excellent job scooping low throws (which was his calling card coming into the season) and did a good job handling anything hit at him.

Too bad he seems to be a below average hitter with no pop left in his bat now. 

Considering what he signed for, France was actually a pretty good move by the Twins.

I thought he'd be back now not sure if we can afford him