https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/743/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/statcast-wants-cj-cron-back-%E2%80%93-do-you-r8559/One of the few questions regarding position players that Minnesota must address this offseason is whether to tender a contract to C.J. Cron. Cron’s thumb injury made his second half as painful to watch as it probably was to play, and the numbers weren’t pretty (.293 wOBA vs. .341 wOBA first half)....8559Sat, 26 Oct 2019 02:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/3-reasons-why-the-rebuilt-white-sox-aren39t-ready-to-challenge-twins-r8555/Hoarding prospects has been an effective strategy for the Twins as they enjoyed breakouts from Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler, Miguel Sanó, and Byron Buxton among others. The White Sox have employed a similar tactic, trading away numerous big leaguers for top-end prospects. Those prospects are here, an...8555Sat, 26 Oct 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-uncertain-future-of-nick-gordon-r8563/On June 5, 2014, the Twins appeared to have made a move that would greatly impact their future middle infield for years to come. On that day, they drafted Nick Gordon out of Olympia High School in Orlando, Fla. Gordon was a fantastic high school player who hit .505 and pitched to a 0.78 ERA over 3...8563Fri, 25 Oct 2019 03:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/handbook-preview-glen-perkins-reviewing-relievers-r8561/Throughout the season, the Twins bullpen was a concern. Should it be a concern this offseason? Who better to ask than former Twins closer, three-time All-Star , Fox Sports North analyst and closet nerd Glen Perkins? In this year’s Twins Daily Offseason Handbook, Perkins dives into the improvement...8561Fri, 25 Oct 2019 02:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-path-to-an-ace-is-in-unlocking-jose-berrios-r8556/Over the offseason every team in baseball is going to have some sort of opportunity to sign one of the best pitchers in baseball. Gerrit Cole is going to hit the open market, and he’ll likely be joined by Washington Nationals hurler Stephen Strasburg. Those are two arms that represent top-10 talen...8556Fri, 25 Oct 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/report-twins-lose-james-rowson-to-marlins-r8564/According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Miami Marlins are set to hire Twins hitting coach James Rowson. According to the Passan tweet, Rowson will be named the Marlins bench coach and offensive coordinator. Twins hitting coach James Rowson has earned a lot of praise for his work as the Twins hitting...8564Fri, 25 Oct 2019 01:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/handbook-preview-dan-hayes-on-recharging-the-batterymate-r8560/We all know the quest for pitching is storyline 1a, 1b, and 1c this offseason. But the Twins also need to think about who's going to be receiving from all these hurlers, new and returning. With Jason Castro hitting free agency, and little certainty behind him in the system, catcher is definitely t...8560Thu, 24 Oct 2019 04:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/miguel-sano-finally-met-expectations-in-2019-r8554/Miguel Sano was supposed to be the next great Twins player right alongside with Byron Buxton back when they were playing together in the minor leagues. His first three seasons in the majors were good, but not anything to get extremely excited about (.844 OPS, 124 wRC+). He was supposed to take tha...8554Thu, 24 Oct 2019 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-will-the-twins-replace-jason-castro-this-offseason-r8558/One of the first moves the Twins front office made under the Derek Falvey and Thad Levine regime was signing former Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro to a three-year $24.5 million deal. That was a move that paid off well for the Twins over the past three seasons. In 2017, Castro was the Twins pr...8558Thu, 24 Oct 2019 01:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/september-at-twins-daily-part-2-community-building-amp-forums-r8557/Each month, we try to check in on the site and the community and share what we find. Yesterday, that meant reviewing stories and traffic the site garnered in September. Today we’ll dive into community building and the forums. Community Building Usually when we talk about community building, we’re...8557Thu, 24 Oct 2019 01:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-relief-ace-rotation-part-3-other-concerns-r8550/On Monday, we found that the Twins’ best relievers struggled on back-to-back days and wondered if scheduling the best relievers might not be beneficial like it is for starting pitchers. Yesterday we examined how that might work and the most obvious objection. Today we’ll look at other concerns. A...8550Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/quantifying-byron-buxton39s-defensive-value-r8552/Byron Buxton’s short four and a half year career has seen him play over just 100 games just once back in 2017. In the two years since, Buxton has only had five at-bats after July 31, most recently missing the Twins final two months of one of their best seasons in franchise history. With just three...8552Wed, 23 Oct 2019 04:16:00 +0000