https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/9/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/kaelen-culpepper-and-the-mildest-hamstring-strain-in-baseball-history-r21269/When the Twins called up Kaelen Culpepper to take over as their shortstop on August 7, one of the noteworthy things about the decision was that they forfeited an (admittedly remote) shot at scooping up some significant future value. Because Culpepper came up with 52 days left in the season, he w...21269Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/alan-roden-should-report-to-fort-myers-next-spring-with-at-least-one-extra-glove-r21265/Alan Roden has had a Twins career that has been very unfair to Alan Roden, starting the moment many Twins fans learned that he existed. Twins historians may recall the 2025 trade deadline, during which the Twins made nine trades, the last of which sent then-setup man Louis Varland to Toronto. Ro...21265Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/which-young-twins-should-get-an-extension-this-winter-r21266/Major League Baseball has increasingly become a league where teams are willing to bet on young players before the players have had much opportunity to cash in on their potential. That trend has accelerated in recent years. Teams have handed out long-term contracts to players with very littl...21266Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:55:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-7-biggest-decisions-for-the-twins-offseason-trading-joe-ryan-r21257/The Minnesota Twins entered the 2026 season expecting Joe Ryan to anchor their starting rotation. He was coming off his first All-Star season, had established himself as one of the American League’s top starters, and remained under team control through 2027. Things didn't go according to pl...21257Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-5-players-bolted-down-in-the-2027-minnesota-twins-lineup-r21262/There’s a lot of uncertainty about Twins baseball right now, and a ton of questions about the hitting group manager Derek Shelton will have at his disposal next spring. About a month ago, I posted on Twitter the group I believe will almost certainly be locked into the Twins lineup next year (spo...21262Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/have-the-pohlads-earned-back-twins-fans-trust-r21242/There was a time when showing up to Target Field was simply part of being a Twins fan. That relationship has changed. The 2025 trade deadline fire sale damaged whatever goodwill remained between the Pohlad family and a frustrated fan base. Minnesota traded 11 players in roughly 96 hours, cutting...21242Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:02:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/theres-a-clear-standout-among-closer-targets-for-the-twins-in-free-agency-r21252/The Minnesota Twins headed into the 2026 season with gaping hole at the back end of their bullpen. Trading away Jhoan Duran, Louis Varland and Griffin Jax left them deprived of proven options for the late innings. In the early going, it hurt them. Though the course of the year, the Twins di...21252Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:16:30 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/connor-prielipp-was-minnesota-twins-best-story-of-2026-r21247/The Twins approached the 2026 season with a mess of a bullpen, and one of the big storylines in spring training was how they planned to reinforce the group internally as the season unfolded. It made sense, at the time, that Connor Prielipp (who maxed out at 82 innings in 2025 after an injury-rid...21247Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:39:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/3-up-3-down-connor-prielipp-r21243/Connor Prielipp entered 2026 facing big questions. The former second-round pick has dealt with significant injury concerns throughout his amateur and professional careers, making simply getting through a full season an important accomplishment. He did that in 2026.  The results were mixed,...21243Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:10:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins-are-moving-on-from-pete-maki-whats-next-r21251/The Twins are moving on from Pete Maki. After serving as Minnesota’s pitching coach since July 2022, Maki will not return to the coaching staff in 2027, the team announced Monday. Assistant pitching coach Luis Ramirez is also out, meaning the Twins will have a new set of voices overseeing their...21251Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/why-im-choosing-to-believe-in-tom-pohlad-this-offseason-r21253/The Minnesota Twins are heading into an offseason with no shortage of questions, but perhaps none is bigger than the one that has followed this organization for years: How much money will the team spend? That question has become almost impossible to separate from any discussion about the Twins'...21253Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:05:40 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/grading-every-player-who-appeared-for-the-twins-in-2026-pitchers-r21238/Thirty-two different pitchers made at least one appearance for the Minnesota Twins in 2026. It's certainly a sign of the times. Twenty years ago, in 2006, the team used barely over half that number (17).  This Twins staff had plenty of injuries, but the front office also churned-and-burned...21238Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:33:01 +0000