https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/614/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/am-i-still-excited-about-willians-astudillo-r10336/In this introspective journey, a mid-30s Twins fan confronts his complicated feelings about the enigmatic player known as La Tortuga. "Our beautiful baby boy!" I cried, as Willians Astudillo hustled into second with a double during some random early-summer evening in 2019. My wife (fiancée at the...10336Mon, 08 Feb 2021 04:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/top-5-seasons-for-mlb-hitters-over-40-years-old-r10333/The Twins have signed up Nelson Cruz for a another round with the Bomba Squad. He will turn 41-years old this season, so let’s examine the top seasons from hitters over 40-years old. To be clear, Cruz is going to have to put himself into elite company if he wants to crack into this top-5 list. Ev...10333Mon, 08 Feb 2021 03:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/dealing-with-the-dodgers-r10332/The Dodgers decided they needed another pitcher this week and inked Trevor Bauer to an expensive deal. The result is that several starting caliber pitchers no longer have a role in the Dodgers rotation. A few teams should be giving LA a call about their glut of starting rotation options, and the T...10332Sun, 07 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/projecting-the-2021-twins-bullpen-r10331/The Twins have made some moves to bolster their bullpen this offseason with the additions of Ian Gibaut, Brandon Waddell, Hansel Robles, Alex Colomé, Shaun Anderson, and Ian Hamilton. It remains to be seen if the Twins are done but let’s take a look at how the bullpen is shaping up and the potenti...10331Sat, 06 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/notebook-bauer-makes-his-move-r10330/After tweets, false tweets, and drama, highly touted free agent Trevor Bauer finally declared his home for 2021. Yet Bauer’s news wasn't the only signing that shook the league on Friday. Lets dig in. I’m Coming Home After a presumed battle between the Mets and Dodgers, reigning NL Cy Young winner...10330Sat, 06 Feb 2021 04:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/nelson-cruz-saga-illuminates-shrewdness-of-falvine-r10322/Derek Falvey and Thad Levine stayed patient and tactical in re-signing the team’s beloved kingpin. The Twins made it clear in the aftermath of losing their 18th straight playoff game: they wanted Nelson Cruz back. The legendary slugger has been the heart and soul of the club for the last two seas...10322Sat, 06 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-claim-rhp-ian-hamilton-off-waivers-r10329/The Minnesota Twins continued their early-February flurry of activity on Friday, when they claimed right-handed pitcher Ian Hamilton off waivers from the Phillies. Learn a little more about the newly acquired arm below. An 11th-round pick of the Chicago White Sox in 2016, Hamilton changed teams v...10329Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-find-themselves-a-wild-one-in-rp-shaun-anderson-r10328/On Thursday night, the Twins traded for their latest relief pitching project in Shaun Anderson, a big sturdy right-hander with a standout slider in the upper-80s. There's much to like, but some barriers to overcome, which are best exemplified by an incident that took place in San Francisco last Au...10328Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/notebook-wade-dealt-to-giants-twins-have-active-competition-in-sp-market-r10327/The Twins made a trade, the starting pitcher rumor mill has started to heat up, 2021 AL Central odds and more. Come check out tonight's notebook. Lamonte Wade traded to Giants for RHP Shaun Anderson https://twitter.com/DanHayesMLB/status/1357502339385618438 Anderson is the regime’s prototype slid...10327Fri, 05 Feb 2021 03:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cut-your-bat-in-two-pieces-what-alex-colom%C3%A9-brings-to-the-twins-r10323/When it seemed that every other team was throwing money at high-power, high-velo relievers, the Minnesota Twins zagged and concentrated on those who could contort a ball’s flight. They wanted master manipulators and movement magicians. So when Alex Colomé and his cutter were on the market, you kne...10323Fri, 05 Feb 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/using-pecota-to-identify-4-rotation-trade-targets-r10324/Baseball Prospectus released its PECOTA projections this week. Here are four starting pitchers who look particularly attractive as Twins trade targets based on those projections. One of the traps I typically fall into when analyzing the Twins roster is seeing the offseason as a fixed and finite u...10324Fri, 05 Feb 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-best-rebound-candidate-r10321/Earlier this offseason I noted that the Twins most important acquisition for 2021 was a healthy Josh Donaldson. That’s still true, but he’s not Minnesota’s best bet to rebound. Suggesting there’s someone better for a comeback than Donaldson isn’t a knock on him, in fact it’s quite the opposite. D...10321Fri, 05 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000