https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/437/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/luis-arraez-earned-a-2022-silver-slugger-award-r13247/The offseason accolades continue for Twins utilityman Luis Arraez. On Thursday, he was officially named the 2022 American League Silver Slugger Award winner for a utility player.    Luis Arraez became the fifth Twins player to win an American League batting title when he hit .316 over 1...13247Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:33:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-offseason-update-correa-sano-gray/The Twins parted ways with free agents, cleared space on the 40-man roster, and set the stage for an offseason primed with ample flexibility and a wide range of possibilities.  Here's where things stand as we get started.   Eight Twins Players Become Free Agents The end of the...13245Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/mlb-officially-starts-a-war-on-war-r13244/By now, if you’ve done any digging into the meaning behind the buzzword that “analytics” has become, you’ve become aware of Wins Above Replacement, or WAR. Today, Major League Baseball decided to take things a step further, and create a war between Baseball Reference and Fangraphs. Thankfull...13244Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:23:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/does-a-michael-fulmer-reunion-make-sense-for-the-twins-r13233/Going into the 2023 Major League Baseball season the Minnesota Twins once again will need to address their bullpen. This past offseason the only acquisition of note was veteran Joe Smith and it took 34 games for them to cut bait. Maybe it makes sense to re-up with the lone free agent they acquir...13233Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/could-the-twins-continue-without-a-default-closer-for-2023-r13238/The Twins have not had a default closer in their bullpen since 2018 with the famous journey-man reliever Fernando Rodney. If the Twins continue without a default closer next year, which relievers would be best to go after?   Since becoming manager of the Twins, Rocco Baldelli has avoide...13238Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:27:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/contemplating-a-bullpen-reunion-with-one-former-twin-r13228/The Minnesota Twins need to scour the free-agent market to upgrade the bullpen. One under-the-radar option may be a former Twin coming off a solid second half.    In 2012, the Twins made a series of moves to rebuild a rotation that had struggled for two consecutive seasons. At the begin...13228Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:35:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/is-a-splurge-on-relief-worthwhile-for-minnesota-r13234/Last season the Minnesota Twins went into the year hoping to have a revamped pitching staff. While they did make moves on the starting front, they largely left the bullpen untouched. It didn’t go well and now it’s worth wondering if a complete opposite plan of action should be in the cards....13234Wed, 09 Nov 2022 14:45:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-rocco-baldelli-derek-falvey-pitcher-usage-experiment/With huge gaps to fill on a staff facing the losses of José Berríos and Kenta Maeda, Minnesota's front office took an unconventional approach to pitching this year. Did it work? I think we can safely say: not really! But a dissection of what went wrong reveals some worthwhile nuggets to tak...13231Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/will-the-front-office-choose-to-build-a-better-bullpen-r13235/The Twins have struggled in adding effective relief pitchers in the past two off-seasons. Here are three next steps that would indicate a change in approach to bullpen building. I’d argue that bullpen construction is one of the areas in which Derek Falvey-led Twins front office has consisten...13235Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-the-geek-how-much-is-too-much-for-correa-r13237/Aaron and John discuss what kind of contract they would offer to Carlos Correa, the free agent shorstop market, John being a jinx at the World Series, and Miguel Sano's Twins' legacy. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com...13237Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:27:37 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-ryan-pressly-reliever-got-away/Since the 2019 season, the bullpen has been one pervasive factor holding back the Minnesota Twins in their quest for contention.  Ironically, during the same span, the two major-league leaders among relief pitchers in fWAR are former Twins Liam Hendriks and Ryan Pressly, the latter of whom...13230Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:00:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/carlos-correa-opts-out-twins-contract/From the time he signed, it was widely expected that Carlos Correa would opt out of the final two years of his Twins contract. Now, it is official, and Correa is a free agent. Twins fans have known this moment was coming for quite some time, but Carlos Correa officially opted out of the fina...13209Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:38:00 +0000