https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/745/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-2019-awards-most-valuable-player-r8538/The 2019 Twins were propelled to 101 victories by a wide range of contributions, and that dynamic was reflected in our polling for team MVP, which brought out a crazy amount of variance from our esteemed panel. You can scroll down to see the individual tallies, but here's the rub: Across 18 ballot...8538Fri, 18 Oct 2019 04:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cody-stashak-was-more-than-just-a-command-wizard-in-2019-r8537/An unusual event occurred on Sept. 8. No, it wasn’t that the Vikings won their season opener. No, it wasn’t the fact that it was National Grandparent’s Day. And no, it wasn’t that I listened to the Shrek soundtrack while driving home that day. On Sept. 8, Cody Stashak walked his first (and so far,...8537Fri, 18 Oct 2019 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/dealing-with-wheeler-gets-minnesota-an-ace-r8534/This offseason the Minnesota Twins chief focus is going to be on acquiring impact pitching. The front office has suggested as much, and with most of the lineup positions spoken for, it’s where spending money makes sense. Jose Berrios is the only returning arm at this point, and despite getting sub...8534Fri, 18 Oct 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/can-the-twins-become-the-new-astros-part-1-r8519/After recently reading both Ben Reiter’s Astroball and The MVP Machine by Ben Lindbergh and Travis Shawchik, both highly recommended, I found many similarities between the Houston Astros and our Minnesota Twins. In order to get a better idea of how the Twins plan mirrors the Astros’, let’s look at...8519Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-2019-award-pitcher-of-the-year-r8535/For most of the past decade, the Minnesota Twins have had one of the worst pitching staffs in baseball. Pick a meaningful statistic for pitchers and you would find the Twins usually at or very near the bottom of the rankings. That changed in 2019 when the Twins had one of the top five or six pitch...8535Thu, 17 Oct 2019 04:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-trade-targets-4-potential-starting-pitching-upgrades-r8533/The Minnesota Twins are in store for a starting rotation overhaul this offseason with only Jose Berrios and Martin Perez under contract. The free agent market will definitely be explored, but the area the Twins could land a top of the rotation starter might be the trade market. With the opportunit...8533Thu, 17 Oct 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/alds-takeaways-part-5-how-does-anyone-hit-anything-these-days-r8530/Watching the Twins fail to cobble together runs against even a very good Yankees pitching staff was painful and surprising. They continued to grind, to wait for their pitch and try to do damage, and they might have had much more success if their key cogs had been healthier, but the overall feeling...8530Wed, 16 Oct 2019 11:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-2019-awards-most-improved-player-r8532/When the life blood of an organization with a strong belief in player development, it is crucial that players continue to develop, continue to improve. That improvement is needed to work through the minor league system, but it is especially important once a player gets to the big leagues. For the...8532Wed, 16 Oct 2019 04:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/handing-a-qualifying-offer-to-michael-pineda-r8526/The Minnesota Twins are going to be looking at filling a starting rotation that has just one guaranteed arm for 2020. A top-tier talent or two is going to be a must but bolstering the group with a strong 4th or 5th is equally as important. Derek Falvey will need to decide on what holdovers he want...8526Wed, 16 Oct 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/alds-takeaways-part-4-sluggers-go-close-together-r8528/Baseball writer Joe Sheehan has been onto the importance of what he calls “short-sequence offense” in the postseason for much longer than most of the baseball world. Years ago, he coined a phrase that sounds troglodytic but holds up pretty well, for the best way to reliably score runs in October:...8528Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-2019-awards-rookie-of-the-year-r8529/In many ways, the Twins have changed radically under this front office regime. Derek Falvey and Thad Levine ushered an era of historically elite slugging and high-velo power pitching. The team has also been noticeably splashier on the offseason market, but one thing that remains – and will always...8529Tue, 15 Oct 2019 02:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/leading-off-podcast-offseason-szn-is-upon-us-r8525/Matt and Cooper of Twins Daily set their sights on the offseason and what moves specifically the Twins may make as they head into 2020 with a lot of room for molding. Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5tqjO8dYdn17IwPakSzpaR?si=y2DWE9h_S26GtGfBm_Smyg Hey everyone, your favorite or probably le...8525Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:15:00 +0000