https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/746/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/alds-takeaways-part-3-rocco-baldelli-and-his-security-blankets-r8523/Every new manager has certain shortcuts, certain fallbacks. They’re not bad things; they’re crucial to survival. In the majors, the game moves fast. A skipper without much experience at marshaling and weighing resources in a competitive environment needs to have a few safe spaces to which they can...8523Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/defensive-progress-key-to-solving-twins-run-prevention-problems-r8522/The focus across Twins Territory is squarely on adding pitching, and rightly so, but improving the defense would also help maximize the team’s ability to prevent runs. Matthew Trueblood’s recent article in which he pointed out some concerns regarding the Twins defense and athleticism really got my...8522Mon, 14 Oct 2019 02:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-448-season-ends-offseason-begins-r8524/Aaron and John talk about the ALDS and its depressing end, and then set up the offseason with payroll, arbitration, and free agent decisions to come. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link. http:/...8524Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/4-crucial-lessons-to-take-away-from-the-2019-minnesota-twins-season-r8518/This 2019 season was a very interesting one for the Minnesota Twins for a number of reasons. There are many ways to dissect what went right and what went wrong, but more than anything, this season dished out some crucial lessons that the Twins will need to understand if they plan on having more su...8518Sun, 13 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/state-of-the-twins-rotation-r8517/With a season that exceeded our expectations and then ended as bitterly as one could conceive, the offseason gives everyone a chance to reset and turn our attention to 2020. With one of the league’s best offenses and a much-improved bullpen set to return intact, the focus will be the starting rota...8517Sat, 12 Oct 2019 02:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/alds-takeaways-part-2-miguel-san%C3%B3-and-the-athleticism-gap-r8514/The two key hits of the series, for my money, each came when a Yankee batter spanked a ground ball between Miguel Sanó and the foul line to drive in a run. In Game 1, Gleyber Torres’s go-ahead double really began the landslide, and in Game 3, Brett Gardner took calculated advantage of Sanó reposit...8514Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/spending-the-twins-rotation-tab-r8513/Although there is still major league baseball being played the Minnesota Twins can begin full offseason mode. Here at Twins Daily pre-orders for the 2020 Offseason Handbook are now live, and John jumped into the most pressing matter for Derek Falvey. If there was a takeaway from the stretch run an...8513Fri, 11 Oct 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/despite-research-that-shows-otherwise-mlb-insists-there-were-no-changes-to-postseason-baseballs-r8515/Whether you have been watching the postseason from inside a stadium or the friendly confines of your house, there’s been something fishy about the action. Did you notice that the Nationals and Dodgers game featured more than a few opportunities to rob a home run in game 5? How about that Miguel Sa...8515Thu, 10 Oct 2019 23:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/alds-takeaways-part-1-jake-odorizzi-should-be-a-priority-r8510/It’s important to not sugarcoat what just happened, even if there seems little danger of it. While the Twins’ brilliant season was unexpected and thrilling, and while they certainly seem more on the upswing than on the down slope, the decisive and deflating way the season just ended represents a r...8510Thu, 10 Oct 2019 11:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/8-twins-who-could-be-on-the-move-for-2020-r8511/The 2019 season has come to an abrupt end after 101 wins. This means we may have seen some players in a Twins uniform for the final time. With a lot of question marks about the rotation and a few key position players, I take a look at who should come back and who should be on the move. The key Tw...8511Wed, 09 Oct 2019 23:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/boomstick-a-no-brainer-twins-pick-up-nelson-cruz%E2%80%99s-option-r8512/Jon Heyman of the MLB Network reported today that the Twins have picked up Nelson Cruz’s $12M contract option for 2020. The move is not a surprise, but it’s nice to inject a little positive forward-thinking news into the news cycle just 48 hours after being knocked out of the ALDS. Cruz hit .311 w...8512Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins39-payroll-analysis-three-pitchers-03670m-r8507/It is rare that the offseason machinations of a billion-dollar team can be distilled down to a Twitter hashtag, but the headline says it all: #3Pitchers70Million. The Twins have a nearly empty starting rotation and, even by their modest standards, a lot of money to spend. This essay could end righ...8507Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:47:00 +0000