https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/4/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Satireenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-daily-investigates-just-how-many-pohlads-are-there-r19558/Not only did the Twins finally reveal their minority partners this week, they also announced that Tom Pohlad would assume the role of the ownership group’s Executive Chair, previously held by his younger brother, Joe. Beyond the Succession-esque family drama, this led many observers to ask...19558Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/the-twins-bullpen-search-has-reached-the-joey-gallo-stage-r19529/The Minnesota Twins spent last summer trading away nearly every living relief pitcher in the organization. Fans watched as the front office moved five arms at the deadline, several of them with multiple years of team control, and then acted surprised when the bullpen depth chart looked like a ga...19529Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:24:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/pohlads-dont-know-why-its-called-a-lottery-when-you-have-to-spend-money-r19528/Despite the division-rival Chicago White Sox nabbing the top pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, most Twins fans (and the front office) were pleased to land at No. 3, behind only the (formerly) godless South Siders and Tampa Bay. There was a notable exception. “Winning the lottery is supposed...19528Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-ask-wolves-for-draft-lottery-advice-regret-it-immediately-r19504/The MLB Draft Lottery arrives on Tuesday at 4:30 PM Central, and the Minnesota Twins enter with the second-best odds to land the first overall selection. It should be a moment of optimism. It should be the kind of scenario where a franchise dreams of future superstars. But this is Minnesota, and...19504Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/fangraphs-projects-local-fan-will-regret-eating-all-those-helmet-nachos-r19488/FanGraphs pleasantly surprised some Twins fans recently, projecting the troubled squad to finish 82-80 in 2026, thanks to their (for now) sturdy rotation depth. Also surprising was an addendum to the projection, however, calling out Marcus Otto, a Twins season-ticket holder, for a litany of issu...19488Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/a-look-at-the-best-2025-black-friday-deals-in-twins-territory-r19467/Every year, Twins Daily looks at the best Black Friday deals in the Minnesota Twins Company Store. These were graded the best by our panel of retail experts (RandBall’s Stu, John Bonnes, John Bonnes’s dog, and the ghost of Pa Ingalls). Trevor Larnach. For those baffled by Minnesota re-signi...19467Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:33:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/oh-great-least-favorite-uncle-wants-to-tell-you-all-his-terrible-twins-opinions-at-thanksgiving-dinner-r19465/Just as you ready yourself to guzzle down your gravy-soaked plated paean to colonialism, Uncle Donny plops himself down beside you. He knows you like the Twins, and that you’re keenly plugged in to the comings and goings of the club. And now that he has you cornered, he’s going to tell you all o...19465Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/mlb-preps-emergency-plan-in-case-twins-trade-away-every-recognizable-human-before-the-field-of-dreams-game-r19450/The Minnesota Twins will be featured in Major League Baseball’s Field of Dreams Game next August, a celebration of nostalgia, cornfields, and players who ideally still exist on the roster by first pitch. Unfortunately for MLB’s marketing department, the Twins appear determined to test that last...19450Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:08:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-asking-limited-partners-how-many-skymiles-they-have-r19442/MLB Commission Rob Manfred noted this week that the Pohlad family’s sale of non-controlling shares of the Minnesota Twins to unnamed limited partners continues to move forward. Although there was no update about who the partners are or how long the sale process would play out, sources famil...19442Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:09:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-plan-to-be-active-at-las-vegas-gm-meetings-as-long-as-this-ziploc-bag-full-of-pennies-holds-out-r19409/Major League Baseball’s annual General Manager Meetings mark the kickoff of the hot stove season, when trade and acquisition rumors first start percolating before coming to a boil at December’s Winter Meetings. The 2025 edition is this week in Las Vegas, and the Minnesota Twins came in with...19409Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/is-derek-shelton-the-lead-singer-of-the-national-r19379/When the Minnesota Twins introduced Derek Shelton as their new manager on Tuesday, all the questions centered around roster construction, coaching hires, and other baseball ephemera. In another case of the media failing to ask the truly tough questions, at no point did anyone ask, “Derek, are yo...19379Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-think-derek-shelton-can-bring-some-of-that-pittsburgh-pirates-magic-to-minnesota-r19344/“Familiarity” was the buzzword as the Minnesota Twins narrowed the search for their next manager—not just with the team itself, but with the philosophy that ownership operates under. “Derek Shelton not only has experience with the team, but he also has experience with a team that’s complete...19344Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:03:02 +0000