https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/146/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-the-minnesota-twins-trade-joe-ryan-or-bailey-ober-this-offseason-r17220/The Twins front office, restructured following the departure of Thad Levine, faces a key challenge this offseason: get better with almost literally zero spending flexibility. To find any room for additions, Derek Falvey and Co. will likely need to get creative, and that might mean moving some of...17220Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pohlads-selling-twins-payroll-pablo-lopez-carlos-correa-no-trade-clause/The Minnesota Twins have some big decisions looming, and they may need to think about their future beyond the field. With the announcement that the Pohlad family is positioning themselves to sell the team, offloading long-term contracts like Pablo López’s might be on the table. López signe...17200Mon, 14 Oct 2024 23:09:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-to-bring-back-matt-borgschulte-as-hitting-coach-r17226/Following the conclusion of the frustrating end of the 2024 regular season, the Minnesota Twins announced the firings of assistant bench coach Tony Diaz and hitting coaches David Popkins, Rudy Hernandez and Derek Shomon.  Brandon Warne was the first to tweet the news today that the Twins wi...17226Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:29:35 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/in-house-roster-decisions-the-twins-need-to-make-in-november-r17223/Every year, teams enter the offseason having to decide which arbitration-eligible players to tender, which pending free agents to make a qualifying offer to, and which prospects to protect from that offseason’s Rule 5 Draft. This offseason is no exception for the Minnesota Twins. While they do h...17223Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:27:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-primer-where-do-the-kansas-city-royals-go-next-r17213/Let’s begin by addressing a huge team priority. The Royals have been playing games at Kauffman Stadium since 1973, making it the fifth-oldest stadium still in use. It’s undergone multiple refurbishments throughout the years, and is still a solid place to see games. The tailgating is great, the s...17213Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/does-this-future-hall-of-famer-fit-into-minnesotas-first-base-plans-r17212/As the dust settles on a lackluster 2024 season, the Minnesota Twins face a critical decision at first base. For a team aiming to contend in 2025, first base was a glaring weak spot in the lineup, and while Carlos Santana brought some stability defensively, his bat didn’t keep pace with the team...17212Sun, 13 Oct 2024 17:32:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-primer-what-are-the-white-sox-up-to-r17207/The White Sox finished the 2024 season with a Major League Baseball record 121 losses. Even a relatively strong finish and an attempt to avoid history, going 5-1 over their last six games and 10-15 in the month of September, couldn’t save them from what seemed inevitable.  2024 Season Revie...17207Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:08:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-attractive-is-the-minnesota-twins-franchise-to-potential-buyers-r17209/The Pohlad family recently made waves by announcing they are exploring the possibility of selling the Minnesota Twins. This news stirs up the question: How attractive is this franchise to potential buyers? To answer that, let’s take a closer look at what the Minnesota Twins have to offer an...17209Sat, 12 Oct 2024 16:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-big-questions-for-the-2025-twins-bullpen-r17211/The Twins bullpen was largely ineffective in 2024 despite Griffin Jax being one of the best relievers in baseball and Cole Sands having a breakout season. Just about everything else went wrong, leaving them with several big questions heading into 2025. What’s Up With Durán? Jhoan Durán ha...17211Sat, 12 Oct 2024 13:52:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agency-trades-prospects-how-the-2024-minnesota-twins-were-built-r17198/The graphic below from MLB.com makes for an interesting exercise, as it didn't focus on payroll but rather the production each player provided (bWAR) and how each team acquired that player. We see that free agency played a relatively large role in constructing the NL playoff teams, whereas AL te...17198Sat, 12 Oct 2024 11:36:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/if-i-owned-the-minnesota-twins-a-wish-list-r17208/As Matt Lenz wrote in his recent piece, the last several ownership changes across baseball have produced a mixed outcome. While there are owners like Steve Cohen who act like fans, willing to lose substantial money to win, there are multiple other examples of new ownership groups running their t...17208Fri, 11 Oct 2024 22:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/these-were-the-twins-worst-graded-pitches-in-2024-r17201/If you need to review with Pitching+ is, I’d direct you to my previous piece, where I wrote about the best-graded pitches from the 2024 season. I’ll use the same parameters for this article: In order for a Twins pitcher’s offering to make the list, they needed to throw at least 20 innings for th...17201Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:26:02 +0000