https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/531/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/top-twins-assets-1-5-kirilloff-polanco-buxton/Completing our rankings of the most valuable player assets in the Minnesota Twins organization, we share our picks for one through five. This list attempts to answer a simple question: Which 20 players and prospects are most indispensable in the team's quest to win a championship? Befor...11745Wed, 12 Jan 2022 02:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-if-baseball-gives-us-the-opposite-of-2020-r11737/Right now, Major League Baseball is enduring a lockout. Rob Manfred has shut out the players, and neither side has done any work regarding a resolution for over a month. We’re quickly approaching Spring Training, but games will likely be missed. What if we have the opposite of 2020, and there’s...11737Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:45:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/could-there-be-progress-made-on-the-new-cba-soon-r11744/40 days ago, MLB and the MLB Players Association entered their first work stoppage in over 25 years. No progress has been made yet, but some progress could happen soon. On Tuesday morning, MLB Insider Jeff Passan tweeted that the two sides are planning on holding a bargaining session Thursda...11744Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:05:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/international-player-profile-bryan-acu%C3%B1a-r11733/Ronald Acuña Jr. is a baseball superstar, and now Twins fans can hope his brother follows in his footsteps. Here's a look at Bryan Acuña, a top international prospect. Minnesota is favored to sign Bryan Acuña later this week, and he comes from a family of baseball players. His father, Ronald...11733Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:35:17 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/3-reasons-why-now-is-not-the-time-for-a-rebuild-r11736/Minnesota’s lack of starting pitching has some fans clamoring for the team to tear down the current roster. However, there are multiple reasons why it isn’t a great time to start the rebuilding process. Here are three reasons why the Twins should avoid starting a rebuild in 2022.  1. Re...11736Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:25:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/could-twins-weather-luis-arraez-trade/Last week's second installment of my annual top 20 Twins assets rankings included Luis Arraez at #11. I concluded his blurb with what I feel is a fairly obvious reality: Arraez is a prime trade candidate. The sour reaction to that idea hints at how such a move would be widely received, rega...11740Tue, 11 Jan 2022 05:43:19 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-bad-year-starts-a-promising-decade-r11738/Were the Twins of 2000 a team with a lot of promise? Actually, yeah, but it wasn’t necessarily clear at the time. Nick Nelson and John Bonnes begin their three-part video conversation by reviewing the 2000 Twins and how a bad year ended up paving the way for an awfully good decade. Howev...11738Tue, 11 Jan 2022 03:05:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/3-sleepers-for-the-2022-twins-r11730/A “sleeper” in sports is a player who is often overlooked but has the upside to contribute in a meaningful way. Who are three sleeper candidates for the 2022 Twins? 3. Randy Dobnak 2021: 50 2/3 IP, 7.64 ERA (56 ERA+), 5.70 ERA, 12% K, 5% BB, -1.3 WAR It feels like centuries ago, but D...11730Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:15:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-minnesota-twins-recent-history-in-international-free-agency-r11734/Like last year, a delayed period of international free agency begins on January 15th. What is the history and pedigree of the Twins in making these signing periods count? The international free agent signing period will get underway on January 15th. After being delayed by the pandemic, the c...11734Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:05:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-559-how-to-build-a-bullpen-r11735/Aaron and John talk about the Twins' best path to building a better bullpen, the New York Times buying The Athletic and what it means, and why so many starter prospects become relievers. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek....11735Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:23:26 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/top-twins-assets-6-10-kepler-garver-ober/Continuing our rankings of the most valuable player assets in the Minnesota Twins organization, we share our picks for six through 10. This list attempts to answer a simple question: Which 20 players and prospects are most indispensable in the team's quest to win a championship? Before...11731Mon, 10 Jan 2022 02:24:57 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/brotherly-love-from-the-eyes-of-a-mother-the-story-of-taylor-and-tyler-rogers-r11729/Taylor and Tyler Rogers have emerged as household names in the MLB world. Their mother, Amy, reflects on the wild journey that has taken her twin sons from the backyard in Colorado to the game's biggest stage. The call was brief. Short and sweet. “Mom, I’m going to The Show.” Those...11729Sun, 09 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0000