https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/142/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/with-two-year-timeshare-in-past-can-twins-trade-for-their-catcher-of-the-future-r17295/Over the next three weeks, baseball's front offices will be abuzz with activity. Options will be picked up or declined, players on the 60-day IL will need to be reactivated, and young players must be added to teams’ 40-man rosters to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. Plus, teams will need to m...17295Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-arbitration-dilemma-three-fringe-relievers-r17296/MLB Trade Rumors projects Brock Stewart, Michael Tonkin, and Justin Topa to get $800,000, $1.5 million, and $1.3 million, respectively, via arbitration this winter. Stewart and Topa were limited in 2024 due to injuries, but each has a track record of being reliable relievers when they've been he...17296Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-alex-kirilloffs-back-injury-r17301/Alex Kirilloff was placed on the injured list in mid-June with what was described as an “unspecified back issue.” He stated that he had been dealing with the back injury since the beginning of the season, but his symptoms worsened, including the onset of nerve pain in his leg, leading to the IL...17301Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:49:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-first-baseman-alex-kirilloff-retires-from-professional-baseball-r17300/Although his MLB tenure got an auspicious start when he was included as part of the Twins’ playoff roster in 2020 and debuted in postseason play, Alex Kirilloff goes down as one in a string of Twins first-round picks that all went sour, From 2013 to 2016, Minnesota made Kohl Stewart, Nick Gordon...17300Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:15:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/8-wild-statistics-from-the-2024-minnesota-twins-season-r17290/12-27. That's the stat that will be remembered most from the 2024 campaign. It was the Twins' win/loss record in the final six weeks, after they reached a high watermark of 17 games above .500 in mid-August.  But there were a whole lot of other numbers involved with the past season, many of...17290Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:34:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/despite-carlos-santanas-great-showing-fielding-bible-awards-show-twins-weakness-r17294/Though the Gold Gloves get far more attention, the Fielding Bible Awards have become by far the better platform on which the best fielders in MLB are honored each year. Whereas the Gold Gloves are voted on by coaches and managers (who often show halfhearted interest in the process and are often...17294Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:28:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-arbitration-dilemma-jhoan-dur%C3%A1n-r17292/Jhoan Durán came to the Twins via trade, from the Arizona Diamondbacks ahead of the 2018 trade deadline. It was the deal that saw fan favorite Eduardo Escobar head to the desert. I’d be remiss not to include Escobar’s legendary “thank you, Minnesota” tweet here: Durán wasn’t the focal...17292Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:39:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/emmanuel-rodriguez-is-coming-in-hot-r17289/The Twins face a quandary this offseason: They need to get better offensively, but their available funds are limited if not non-existent. Even if the front office is unable to be active in making additions, however, there are still reasons for hope. Minnesota's offense can get a lot more effecti...17289Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:34:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/matt-borgschulte-blueprint-how-twins-new-hitting-coach-can-shape-top-prospect-walker-jenkins-r17287/As Matt Borgschulte rejoins the Minnesota Twins organization as the MLB hitting coach, his track record speaks to a unique knack for refining and maximizing young talent. His experience with Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday (and other young players) provides a blueprint that he can now appl...17287Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-arbitration-dilemma-1bof-alex-kirilloff-r17275/Alex Kirilloff was the 15th overall selection in the 2016 MLB Draft, out of Plum High School in Pennsylvania. He reached the majors in 2020, becoming the third player ever to make his big-league debut in the postseason when he played right field in Game 2 of the American League Division Series a...17275Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:10:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lessons-from-the-division-winners-pt-2-abc-always-be-churning-relievers-r17280/While watching Game 1 of the World Series, it struck me how many relievers on both teams were essentially robbed from other franchises. New York’s first choice out of the bullpen was Clay Holmes, acquired from the Pirates in 2021 (for Diego A. Castillo!) as a no-name 28-year-old with an ERA over...17280Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:09:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/scouring-the-market-for-a-capable-left-handed-reliever-r17283/  To me, one of the most perplexing contradictions of this Minnesota Twins team and the way they operate is the contrasting prioritization of platoon advantages, from a hitting and pitching perspective. We all know that Rocco Baldelli loves to stack his starting lineup with opposite-ha...17283Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:03:02 +0000