https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/149/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-rebuild-carlos-correa-byron-buxton-contracts/In a piece published in the Minnesota Star Tribune over the weekend, veteran columnist Patrick Reusse takes a rather odd angle in sizing up the Twins and their offseason outlook. "Pressure will be on Twins to spend money," the headline states, "but they should rebuild instead." This immedia...17179Sun, 06 Oct 2024 15:39:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offseason-decision-point-whats-next-for-chris-paddack-r17167/Chris Paddack and the Twins are at a crossroads. The Sheriff has, unfortunately, become a little redundant in this rotation. This town ain’t big enough for the six of them, if you will. Unlike a revolver, a rotation only has room for five. The Twins best get a wiggle on. Okay, I’ll do my be...17167Sun, 06 Oct 2024 13:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rocco-baldelli-is-heading-into-a-must-win-year-r17160/Rocco Baldelli has experienced a rollercoaster ride as the Minnesota Twins manager. From record-breaking highs to late-season collapses, his tenure is filled with moments of promise and disappointment. As fans turn their focus to the 2025 season, it’s clear that Baldelli needs to deliver results...17160Sun, 06 Oct 2024 11:23:40 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-are-the-twins-toughest-arbitration-decisions-r17166/Baseball’s arbitration process has some aspects that can make the process confusing for the casual fan. Players become eligible for arbitration after completing almost least three years of service time but before the six years necessary to qualify for free agency. Players accumulate service time...17166Sat, 05 Oct 2024 13:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pohlad-family-greed-killed-the-2024-twins-r17147/Throughout the 2024 MLB season, many encouraging trends surfaced. The league-wide strikeout rate decreased, baserunning improved, and pitchers netted a significantly lower ERA than last season. Expansive rule changes implemented by the league office just two seasons ago are working. Despite the...17147Sat, 05 Oct 2024 11:53:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-the-twins-afford-to-give-up-on-alex-kirilloff-r17172/Let's begin by acknowledging the obvious: There are plenty of reasons for the Twins to want be ready to part ways with Alex Kirilloff. Turning 27 this offseason, he's never come close to playing a full major-league season, and this past one was his worst.  Trying to rebound from a third con...17172Fri, 04 Oct 2024 23:10:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-down-2024-twins-rookies-part-2-david-festa-and-zebby-matthews-r17170/David Festa Festa accelerated through the organization, making his MLB debut on Jun. 27 after holding a 4.03 ERA / 4.00 FIP over 60 ⅓ innings in St. Paul, with an impressive 24.7% K-BB rate. Once he made it to Minneapolis, he never looked back, throwing another 64 ⅓ innings with a 4.90 ERA / 3...17170Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-announce-gm-thad-levine-will-not-return-for-2025-r17176/Days after announcing several changes to their coaching staff, the Twins announced on Friday morning that the team's Senior Vice President and General Manager Thad Levine will not return.  According to Levine (via press release), "The time is right for me to pursue my next enriching, profes...17176Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:59:29 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jose-miranda-second-half-slump-injury-upside/José Miranda hit safely in 12 consecutive at-bats at one point this season. His offensive numbers were exceptional at that moment, and he looked like a core piece of the lineup. Just like a few years ago, an injury soon followed, and Miranda’s production came crashing down. How does another inju...17169Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-twins-made-right-call-by-bringing-back-rocco-baldelli-for-2025-r17165/As the Minnesota Twins stumbled to the finish line of the 2024 season, it became obvious that meaningful change was coming. Fans wondered whether Rocco Baldelli would be the scapegoat for the collapse. "Fire Rocco" signs made their way into Target Field throughout the stretch run of the season,...17165Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:12:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ripple-effects-30-million-drops-in-the-bucket-r17154/This is the third in our series about the interacting and mutually magnifying factors that contributed to the Twins' collapse at the end of the season that just ended. Today, we turn our attention specifically to the myopia of a short-term cost-saving measure amid a moment of huge growth opportu...17154Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:12:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-down-2024-twins-rookies-part-1-hitters-who-debuted-r17156/Austin Martin One of the two returning pieces from José Berríos trade, Martin made the Twins roster out of the gate in 2024 and made his debut by pinch-running in the second game of the season. He’d earn his first start on Easter Sunday, going 0-for-3 at the plate, and wouldn’t get his first h...17156Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:02:02 +0000