https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/725/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/could-minnesota%E2%80%99s-nelson-cruz-make-the-hall-of-fame-r8808/Throughout recent months, fans have been able to track this year’s MLB Hall of Fame election results thanks to Ryan Thibodaux and his HOF Tracker team. Through his work, it’s easy to follow the results as they are released in real time. There are still four more years before Joe Mauer will be elig...8808Thu, 09 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/three-reasons-twins-fans-should-be-excited-to-watch-miguel-sano-r8809/The 2019 season was hopefully a breakout year for Miguel Sano. We had all seen production from Sano before last season, but Sano in 2019 was a different player. The coaching staff and front office has turned Sano into the player he was supposed to be when he was the No. 3 prospect in baseball year...8809Thu, 09 Jan 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/top-20-minnesota-twins-assets-of-2020-part-3-6-10-r8807/After covering Nos. 11 through 20 in Part 1 and Part 2 of these rankings, we're now venturing into the Top 10. These are foundational pieces in what the Twins are trying to accomplish; ranking these players against one another wasn't easy. Read on to see how it shook out. First, to reiterate the...8807Wed, 08 Jan 2020 05:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/can-max-kepler-reach-christian-yelich-status-for-the-twins-in-2020-r8800/All players do not progress on the same curve or at a similar rate. I’ve long wondered if the Minnesota Twins have a similar asset to Christian Yelich in Max Kepler, but we’ve yet to see it. In his age-27 season, there are numbers trending towards a breakthrough that could be extraordinary. Durin...8800Wed, 08 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-the-top-5-twins-home-run-hitters-from-2019-could-fare-with-a-quotde-juicedquot-ball-r8805/In September, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred was quoted as saying “We need to make a change to the baseball” in an exclusive interview with Forbes. This article will look at how a “de-juiced” baseball will impact the Twins top five home run hitters from the 2019 record breaking season. If Major Lea...8805Wed, 08 Jan 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/diamond-awards-stadium-seating-on-sale-includes-meltdown-ticket-r8804/Tickets for the Minnesota Twins’ Diamond Awards are SOLD OUT, but you can still get their brand new stadium seating option. If you do, Twins Daily will throw in a Winter Meltdown ticket ($40 value) free! Twins Daily is proud again to be an official sponsor of the Diamond Awards, a banquet to raise...8804Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/top-20-minnesota-twins-assets-of-2020-part-2-11-15-r8803/The next portion of these rankings will introduce some difficult questions. For example, who's more important to the Twins' future: an established All-Star starter under control for one year, or a high-upside pitching prospect who has yet to debut? (Catch up on Part 1 here.) First, to reiterate t...8803Tue, 07 Jan 2020 03:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/leading-off-twins-podcast-ep-25-donaldson-dreams-die-r8801/Matt and Cooper of TwinsDaily discuss the dual starting pitching signings along with the recent news regarding Josh Donaldson. Those two subjects come with a bunch of random tangents so have fun. Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6DWQWxy61vh469RHK9HEDG Free agency has been strange for the Tw...8801Mon, 06 Jan 2020 23:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/will-jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-be-an-ace-in-2020-what-history-tells-us-about-the-age-26-season-r8798/While the Twins struck out on signing an “impact” starting pitcher via free agency this offseason, they still do possess an impact starting pitcher of their own heading into the prime of his career — José Berríos. What does history tell us about starting pitchers entering their age-26 season in th...8798Mon, 06 Jan 2020 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/top-20-minnesota-twins-assets-of-2020-part-1-16-20-r8797/In each of the past two winters, right around the turn of a new year, I've put together series of lists ranking the top 20 Minnesota Twins players and prospects in terms of their specific asset value to the organization. (See: 2018 and 2019.) It's a fun exercise and prompts some interesting discus...8797Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/rich-hill-a-40-year-old-mr-october-r8787/Twins fans have been waiting for the club to add the impact starting-pitching the front office mentioned at the beginning of the offseason. However, adding Homer Bailey and Rich Hill left fans feeling underwhelmed. Hill will turn 40 in March and he won’t be able to take the mound until June after...8787Sun, 05 Jan 2020 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/potential-silver-lining-of-an-apparently-bad-offseason-for-the-minnesota-twins-r8795/This offseason has been an overall frustrating experience for Twins fans so far. The impact-pitching search failed in theory and not many people feel like this team is a lot stronger than last year. However, this front office could be working on a different, smarter and unnoticed solution. With t...8795Sun, 05 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000