https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/296/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/edouard-julien-walk-rate-plate-approach-kevin-youkilis-2024-projections/Former Red Sox great Kevin Youkilis was known as the Greek God of Walks for his ability to work the count and get on base. Now, the Twins may have a player following in his footsteps. There's a famous scene in the 2011 movie Moneyball, in which Brad Pitt's and Jonah Hill’s characters try to...15477Thu, 04 Jan 2024 12:39:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/hardest-hit-balls-twins-2023-season-exit-velocity/As we ring in a new year, let's a look back at 2023 and the most ringing contact that Twins hitters were able to produce. As a team, the Twins produced some of the noisiest contact in the league last year. They ranked fifth in the majors in average exit velocity (89.4 MPH), thanks to the Ame...15480Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:20:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-international-free-agency-bonus-money-daibel-de-los-santos-eduardo-beltre/The window to sign international free agent prospects opens on January 15th. Check out the prospects whom the Twins will add to their farm system, and where they stack up in the top 50 prospects in this class. The international amateur free agent signing period kicks off on Jan. 15, and runs...15486Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/expect-kody-funderburk-to-bear-a-prominent-bullpen-role-in-2024-r15485/There is a chance Kody Funderburk will become one of the most heavily used relievers out of the Twins bullpen in 2024. Is that a good idea? Heading into the 2024 season, the Twins have four arms appointed as primary late-inning, high-leverage relievers: Jhoan Durán, Griffin Jax, Brock Stewar...15485Wed, 03 Jan 2024 16:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/top-players-assets-2024-varland-polanco-raya-wallner-duran/In the next installment of our annual countdown of the top 20 Twins player assets, we highlight our choices for the 11th- through 15th-most indispensable pieces in the franchise's championship vision heading into 2024. You can get a full explanation for the parameters used to develop this li...15478Wed, 03 Jan 2024 12:43:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cory-provus-justin-morneau-broadcast-rights-blackouts-future-fans/The Minnesota Twins might not yet have a particular home for fans to find their television broadcasts, but the results could be extraordinary when the season kicks off with a new tandem in the booth. Replacing a mainstay like Dick Bremer is always going to invite a certain level of scrutiny....15468Tue, 02 Jan 2024 17:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/top-players-assets-2024-paddack-martin-kepler-kirilloff-festa/With the arrival of a new year, it's time to update my annual rankings of the top 20 most valuable player assets in the Minnesota Twins organization. Read on for the first installment, in which we'll explain the exercise and profile my choices for Nos. 16 through 20. The idea of this ex...15474Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/2024-projections-max-kepler-ryan-jeffers-willi-castro-brock-stewart/Every year, some players outperform their earned expectations, and others fail to live up to their previous year’s performance. Here are four Twins players who might be headed for regression in 2024. Regression impacts even the greatest players in baseball history. Age is an obvious and esse...15470Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:43:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-tiny-schedule-perk-for-the-2024-twins-r15467/The Dodgers are a superteam, and under MLB's new schedule system, there's no dodging any team for a full season. The Twins will get their games against the new Evil Empire out of the way early, though, which could be to their benefit. A season ago, the Twins played the Los Angeles Dodgers in...15467Mon, 01 Jan 2024 16:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/free-agency-donovan-solano-reunion-first-base-alex-kirilloff/Donovan Solano has made it known that he’d love a reunion with the Minnesota Twins. Is there a fit for the surprise 2023 contributor on the 2024 squad? After being added to the roster just over a month before the season began, Donovan Solano played a surprisingly significant role for the Twi...15472Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:37:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/greatest-twins-teams-of-all-time-1970-r15475/Join us in argument as we count down the greatest Twins teams in history, as voted on by the Twins Daily writers. Today: the seventh-ranked team.  Overview The 1970 Twins—the reason why we can’t broadly declare the decade to be pitiful and fruitless. That, and Rod Carew. And Bert Blylev...15475Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/rick-reed-reluctant-twin-r15476/Rick Reed seemed like a Quadruple-A player for all of his 20s. He pitched just 266 innings from 1988-95, never appearing in more than 19 games in a single season. Then his career took off. After growing up poor and needing to help his financially struggling parents, Rick Reed made the contro...15476Sun, 31 Dec 2023 14:11:01 +0000