https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/134/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/has-waiting-out-the-market-every-winter-been-successful-for-the-twins-r17701/There are a few reasons why waiting until late in the offseason to make moves can be seen as doing smart business. Some big names may fall through the cracks and have to settle for less money after their other (often more spendy) suiters have already run through their budgets. Suddenly, those bi...17701Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-2025-minnesota-twins-top-players-under-25-1-5-r17695/Organizational prospect lists can be flawed, because young players graduate to the big leagues and are no longer considered prospects. In the first part of this series, two pitchers significantly impacted the big-league roster last season but are no longer eligible for prospect lists. Minnesota’...17695Thu, 30 Jan 2025 23:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lets-road-trip-twins-2025-trip-4-eastern-swingin-r17648/Cleveland Guardians - April 28-May 1 Progressive Field – Capacity 34,830 2024 attendance: 2,056,264 (Averaged 26,028, ranked 9th out of 15 AL parks, 20th overall MLB) Progressive Field provided the Twins with all of the information they needed when evaluating the 2024 season. One win, s...17648Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:47:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-history-of-the-current-system-for-mlb-revenue-sharing-and-luxury-tax%E2%80%94and-what-needs-fixing-r17697/The goal here is to consider the various possible solutions to the big financial problems facing MLB in the coming years. To do that, we'd better start by getting our arms around the history of the current system, to see how we got here. Believe it or not, Major League Baseball has had some...17697Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-rumors-target-alec-burleson-first-base-nolan-arenado/The St. Louis Cardinals trading third baseman Nolan Arenado has felt inevitable since the offseason began a little over three months ago. The organization nearly accomplished the feat in mid-December, agreeing to a trade that would have sent the 33-year-old to the Houston Astros. However, he inv...17696Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-2025-minnesota-twins-top-players-under-25-nos-6-10-r17691/Last season, the Twins had a significant group of rookies impact the roster. Many of these players have lost prospect eligibility because of the time spent on the big-league roster. However, players who are 25 or younger are still not yet at the prime of their careers and can give a larger pictu...17691Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-last-years-twins-rookies-on-projected-2025-performance-r17671/The Minnesota Twins benefited from an exciting influx of rookie talent last season, with a mix of hitters and pitchers making meaningful contributions. As the team looks ahead to 2025, these second-year players face a critical career juncture with an opportunity to build on their early success a...17671Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:18:43 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-on-earth-would-the-minnesota-twins-trade-for-dylan-cease-r17693/A week or so ago, Dan Hayes wrote that the Padres were interested in Christian Vázquez, and added (almost as an afterthought) that the Twins were also discussing trading for Dylan Cease. For many fans, this was a confusing notion. After all, the Twins have three playoff-caliber starters already,...17693Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-front-office-derek-falvey-creativity-trades/Ever since Derek Falvey first took over, the Twins have openly prided themselves on a willingness to think creatively in their team-building approach. As Do-Hyoung Park remarked in his Twins Beat newsletter last month, "getting creative" is one of Falvey's favorite phrases.   It's a valuabl...17692Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:40:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-2025-minnesota-twins-if-trades-and-free-agency-didnt-exist-r17688/Recently, Bradford Doolittle of ESPN wrote an article ($) that answered these exact questions, wherein he ranked each of the 30 MLB teams after running 10,000 simulations using 2025 player forecasts. Only players originally drafted or signed by a team via international amateur free agency counte...17688Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:04:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-austin-martin-become-a-trusted-center-field-option-for-the-twins-r17686/At the end of a recent Bobby Nightengale notebook article in the Star Tribune was this tidbit: "Austin Martin could see a lot of playing time in center field during spring training, manager Rocco Baldelli said, to become more acclimated to the position." This is not terribly surprising, giv...17686Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:38:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/anti-bomba-squad-rocco-baldellis-blueprint-to-avoid-a-collapse-in-2025-r17677/The Minnesota Twins head into the 2025 season with a renewed focus and a clear mission: preventing another late-season collapse. Manager Rocco Baldelli, who has spent the offseason reflecting on improving his team’s performance in critical moments, believes the solution lies in a refined offensi...17677Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:08:01 +0000