https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/733/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/passan-twins-to-sign-catcher-alex-avila-r8702/Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Friday morning that the Twins had an agreement with veteran catcher Alex Avila on a one-year, $4.25 million deal. The 32-year-old posted a .774 OPS and started 49 games behind the plate for the Diamondbacks last season. As Passan noted, the catching market has develop...8702Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-rookie-pitchers-were-well-prepared-in-2019-r8700/There are probably only a handful of things in sports more terrifying than being a pitcher. I mean, just think about it for a second: Someone else just 60 feet and 6 inches away is trying their hardest to hit the ball you’re throwing as hard as they possibly can in order to ruin your day. As an ex...8700Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-offseason-chapter-has-a-loaded-amount-of-spoilers-r8698/Recently the Philadelphia Phillies inked Zack Wheeler to a five-year deal, and in losing out on a highly coveted free agent starting pitcher a good portion of the Twins fanbase lost their collective minds. What if we’re going about this all wrong though, and the expectations need to be shifted? T...8698Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/report-twins-nearing-multi-year-deal-with-michael-pineda-r8701/According to Peirre Noujaim from Fox 9 News in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Twins have reached a deal to keep veteran Michael Pineda with the team. His sources tell him that the deal is for two years and $20 million. Dan Hayes reports that the deal is pending a physical. For the second time, it app...8701Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/wheeler%E2%80%99s-gone-but-bumgarner-would-give-the-twins-plenty-to-work-with-r8697/With Zack Wheeler signing with the Philadelphia Phillies for $118 million over five years, Minnesota’s interest turns to Madison Bumgarner. Like Wheeler, Bumgarner is now rumored to sign before winter meetings and the Twins are supposedly making a strong push to sign the left-hander. After just w...8697Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-announce-plans-to-extend-netting-at-target-field-r8696/Fan safety has been a concern in recent years with many MLB organizations extending netting down both baselines. Some clubs have gone as far as to extend netting from foul pole to foul pole in an effort to give as much protection as possible to fans. Now the Twins and Target Field have announced p...8696Thu, 05 Dec 2019 02:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/just-how-good-is-blake-treinen-and-should-the-twins-sign-him-r8694/The non-tender deadline was on Monday and it resulted in a bunch of new intriguing free agents. Among this group was relief pitcher Blake Treinen who the Oakland A’s decided not to bring back for roughly $7.5 million in 2020. The interest in him was immediately heavy, but should it be? If you wer...8694Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-high-impact-pitching-options-dwindling-as-wheeler-and-hamels-reach-agreements-r8695/The Twins watched today as baseball's hot stove heated up like a microwave. Two of the top remaining seven starting pitchers reached agreements with other teams, and at least one of them was reportedly a Minnesota Twins target. Zack Wheeler, who the Twins reportedly made an offer, has reached a 5-...8695Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/wish-list-circa-2012-and-2020-kevin-gausman-r8693/At Twins Daily, we spent a lot of time preparing for the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. The Minnesota Twins had the #2 pick and we spent more than a month, behind the leadership of Jeremy Nygaard, considering who the options might be for the Twins. After the Astros selected Carlos Correa with t...8693Wed, 04 Dec 2019 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-making-sweeping-changes-on-the-diamond-r8690/When the Minnesota Twins decided to non-tender C.J. Cron it immediately created another position of need for the 2020 club. Joining the necessity to add starting pitching and a backup catcher, they’ll now must figure out who plays first base. The question is, was the decision part of a grander pla...8690Wed, 04 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-internal-first-base-options-r8689/Minnesota made the decision to non-tender C.J. Cron and this leaves Minnesota in search of a different starting first baseman for the second straight offseason. Cron could be brought back on a cheaper deal but it could also mean the Twins will turn to an internal option for next season. What does...8689Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-offseason-trade-target-matt-chapman-r8682/Matt Chapmans is one of the best defensive players in the American League and his offense isn’t too shabby either. He certainly isn’t without flaws, but the Athletics are trying to cut payroll this winter and dealing Chapman could save them some money as he gets more expensive through the arbitrat...8682Tue, 03 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000