https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/200/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/core-or-out-the-door-twins-trade-away-candidates-6-10-r17261/The Twins can’t afford another collapse like the one that transpired in 2024. This forces the front office to reevaluate the team’s building block players and decide whether they should be part of the core or pushed out the door. As the Minnesota Twins gear up for the 2025 season, the focus...17261Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-face-first-base-vacuum-after-alex-kirilloffs-retirement-r17302/Alex Kiriloff was supposed to be the team’s long-term option at first base. So, what is the team’s plan now that injuries forced him to retire? With Alex Kirilloff’s unexpected retirement, the Minnesota Twins are left scrambling to find a solution at first base for 2025. After years of proje...17302Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:09:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/remembering-max-keplers-biggest-moments-r17307/It was on Halloween 2024 that Max Kepler officially became an unrestricted free agent almost guaranteeing that the longest tenured member of the Twins organization will don a different uniform in 2025. Kepler will go down as one of the best right fielders in franchise history. Let's commemorate...17307Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:44:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/offseason-status-update-the-long-winter-begins-r17305/The snow began to fall in Minneapolis on Thursday morning, right on cue after the World Series concluded Wednesday night to signal the official start of the offseason. For the Twins, this figures to be a long, slow winter, but not without intrigue. Let's set the stage as the offseason gets...17305Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/with-two-year-timeshare-in-past-can-twins-trade-for-their-catcher-of-the-future-r17295/The Twins are facing a catching dilemma. Christian Vasquez is under contract for one more season, but he’s expensive, and Ryan Jeffers has been inconsistent from year to year—and even month to month. Neither of them is a complete player, and the Twins would benefit from an upgrade. Can Derek Fal...17295Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-arbitration-dilemma-three-fringe-relievers-r17296/The Twins have arbitration decisions to make on three should-have-been key relievers who combined for just 34 ⅓ innings for them in 2024. Should the organization tender contracts to any of these three or let them walk to free agency? MLB Trade Rumors projects Brock Stewart, Michael Tonkin, a...17296Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/on-alex-kirilloffs-back-injury-r17301/Alex Kirilloff has retired. The former top prospect announced on Thursday that he is dealing with a spondylolisthesis in his lower back that will require surgery to correct. What does that mean? Alex Kirilloff was placed on the injured list in mid-June with what was described as an “unspecif...17301Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:49:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-first-baseman-alex-kirilloff-retires-from-professional-baseball-r17300/The Minnesota Twins’ 2016 first-round pick is stepping away from the game a week shy of his 27th birthday, after a pro career frequently disrupted and ultimately derailed by a series of injuries. Although his MLB tenure got an auspicious start when he was included as part of the Twins’ playo...17300Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:15:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/8-wild-statistics-from-the-2024-minnesota-twins-season-r17290/In taking a deeper look at individual player metrics from the 2024 Minnesota Twins, we find some striking numbers that can tell us a great deal about what happened this past season, and what we can expect going forward. 12-27. That's the stat that will be remembered most from the 2024 campai...17290Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:34:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/despite-carlos-santanas-great-showing-fielding-bible-awards-show-twins-weakness-r17294/The industry's truest markers of defensive excellence were handed out last week, but the voting for them only reveals that the Minnesota Twins lack excellent fielders. Though the Gold Gloves get far more attention, the Fielding Bible Awards have become by far the better platform on which the...17294Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:28:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-arbitration-dilemma-jhoan-dur%C3%A1n-r17292/Mr. 105 enters his first year of arbitration in 2025, after an up-and-down year as the Minnesota Twins' primary high-leverage option. With the self-imposed salary constraints looming over the head of Derek Falvey, he’ll have to think carefully about how to proceed. Jhoan Durán came to the Tw...17292Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:39:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/emmanuel-rodriguez-is-coming-in-hot-r17289/He's one of the best prospects in baseball and he's on the verge of big-league readiness. Emmanuel Rodriguez represents a very intriguing crux point in Minnesota's planning. The Twins face a quandary this offseason: They need to get better offensively, but their available funds are limited i...17289Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:34:01 +0000