https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/885/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins-should-be-shopping-ervin-santana-r6242/Twins general manager Thad Levine has not been secretive regarding his pursuit of top available pitching talent. He recognizes a need to bolster the front end of his rotation. In the Offseason Handbook, I wrote a blueprint suggesting that the Twins trade Ervin Santana and sign Yu Darvish to replac...6242Wed, 29 Nov 2017 03:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/johan-santana%E2%80%99s-cooperstown-case-the-puckett-clause-r6239/On a late summer day under the Metrodome’s Teflon covering, fans watched a master at work. Johan Santana dominated the Texas Rangers over eight shutout innings. He set a Twins team record with 17 strikeouts and allowed only two hits. For the over 36,000 fans in attendance, it was Mozart’s greatest...6239Tue, 28 Nov 2017 02:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/from-the-handbook-building-on-buxton-r6238/The Minnesota Twins’ 2017 season success can be credited, in some part, to the offensive emergence of the team’s young hitters. Players like Byron Buxton, Eddie Rosario, and Jorge Polanco all took significant strides forward and made vital contributions to the team’s postseason aspirations. Behind...6238Mon, 27 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/byung-ho-park-signs-with-kbo%E2%80%99s-nexen-heroes-r6237/The Byungho Park Era is officially over in Minnesota while some would argue it was over even before last season. Park is headed back to the KBO to play for his former team the Nexen Heroes. As part of his new deal, Park will earn $1.4 million or 1.5 billion South Korean won. Yonhap News reporter...6237Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/sho-time-could-the-twins-really-land-ohtani-r6236/Last week's renewal of the Nippon Professional Baseball posting system made it all but official: Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani is coming to the major leagues. He's expected to be posted this weekend, opening a 21-day open negotiation window, and $20 million is all it will take to procure his ri...6236Mon, 27 Nov 2017 02:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/from-the-handbook-free-agent-relievers-r6235/This offseason has a loaded class of free agent relievers, exactly when the Twins need bullpen help. The Twins Daily Offseason Handbook profiles 21 options and give you the tools to pick which one you think fits best. Over 700 readers have downloaded the Handbook and you can be next, at whatever p...6235Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-345-protected-prospects-amp-extension-candidates-r6234/Aaron and John talk about 40-man roster additions and unprotected prospects, a couple of juicy baseball trade rumors for young aces, the Minnesota Twins' history in the Rule 5 MLB draft, targeting contract extensions for Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, and more, what to do with Brian Dozier and Joe Mau...6234Sun, 26 Nov 2017 18:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-with-options-on-the-trade-front-r6233/Recent reports have suggested that the Twins may be interested in using the trade market to handle some roster moves this winter. Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press reported that Minnesota has called on names like Gerrit Cole and Jake Odorizzi. Meanwhile, Darren Wolfson of KSTP noted that he sees...6233Fri, 24 Nov 2017 01:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/five-things-twins-fan-can-be-thankful-for-r6232/As the holiday season begins, let’s take a minute to appreciate some of the things that have gone well in Twins Territory over the last year. Things were a little gloomy at this point last year. The club was coming off a 103-loss season and Minnesota’s young core was struggling to find itself at t...6232Thu, 23 Nov 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/three-bagger-40-man-additions-paul-molitor-amp-tyler-jay-r6230/The Minnesota Twins shuffled their roster in preparation for the upcoming Rule 5 draft. Their manager is riding high after a remarkable rebound. And a potential budding bullpen ace just finished up in the Arizona Fall League. Here's some food for thought go along with the holiday feasting ahead....6230Wed, 22 Nov 2017 02:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/from-the-handbook-twins-payroll-r6228/Every year we've published the Twins Daily Offseason Handbook, we've included a payroll analysis for the Minnesota Twins, along with salaries of likely free agents so you can build your own 2018 roster. Even with recent speculation that the Twins purse strings will be loosened, we're publishing th...6228Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/thome-santana-get-first-shot-at-the-hall-r6225/The 2018 Baseball Writers’ Association of America released their Hall of Fame ballot on Monday. Returning names like relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman and outfielder Vladimir Guerrero are almost assured of election. Hoffman fell five votes short in 2017 and Guerrero was 15 votes shy of induction. Ther...6225Tue, 21 Nov 2017 01:42:00 +0000