https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/150/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-minnesota-twins-earned-bonuses-for-their-2024-performances-r17504/In the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the players and owners agreed to provide bonus money for pre-arbitration eligible players who perform well based on a calculation using a couple of different Wins Above Replacement (WAR) statistics. Players barely make the league minimum for...17504Sat, 14 Dec 2024 03:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/phoenix-suns-owners-are-interested-in-purchasing-minnesota-twins-r17503/According to Bloomberg, Justin Ishbia, who has an estimated net worth north of $5.4 billion, is "exploring a bid" for the Twins. While news of a potential bid is encouraging by itself, Twins fans have to be dually excited about the Ishbia brothers being the bidders. They promptly acqui...17503Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-%E2%80%9Cbad-clubhouse-guys%E2%80%9D-a-market-inefficiency-the-twins-can-exploit-in-their-hour-of-need-r17495/The Twins are notorious among their own fans for bargain hunting over the offseason, and this offseason has turned that dial to 11. As we bandy about names, some inevitably get dismissed with a firm “I don’t want him in the clubhouse.” But Bad Clubhouse Guy™️ is a label that borders on being a h...17495Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-the-twins-getting-ready-to-trade-pitching-for-hitting-r17497/At the start of the offseason, the Minnesota Twins lost six players to free agency. Four were position players, all of whom played relatively large roles in 2024: Max Kepler, Carlos Santana, Manuel Margot, Kyle Farmer. The two pitchers were Caleb Thielbar, an aging lefty reliever who threw 47 in...17497Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-the-garrett-crochet-trade-help-the-twins-shed-salary-r17490/Former Twins pitcher and current Chief Baseball Officer of the Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, has made it clear that the Red Sox are looking to re-establish themselves as contenders in 2025 and beyond. A team and fan base that is used to winning has gone three years without making the postseason...17490Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-are-left-with-3-questions-to-answer-as-winter-meetings-end-r17488/For multiple reasons, the Twins weren’t expected to be active during MLB’s Winter Meetings. The team is in a tight financial situation, so there is little room to add players in free agency. Also, the front office has tended to use a patient approach to trading and signing players, which has pro...17488Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:45:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-fans-youre-gonna-get-amed-rosario-and-youre-gonna-like-it-r17487/After a baseball executive has been around a while, observant fans can see a move coming from a mile away. With Derek Falvey in 2025, it’s almost too obvious that Amed Rosario will be a Twin. Rosario is a 29-year-old right-handed utility player who spent last season with the Rays, Dodgers,...17487Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:35:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-select-rhp-eiberson-castellano-in-2024-rule-5-draft-r17489/Eiberson Castellano spent most of last season with Philadelphia's High-A affiliate, Jersey Shore. He pitched to a 4.12 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 12.2 strikeouts per nine innings over 63 1/3 frames there (14 games, 12 starts). That earned the 6-foot-3 righthander a promotion to Double-A Reading, where h...17489Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-pablo-lopez-extension-keeps-looking-better-and-better-should-that-change-the-twins-plans-r17482/Pablo López may not quite be an ace, but he’s more than capable of looking like one for long stretches of time. He’s a cerebral pitcher who works tirelessly to hone his craft, and when he’s at his best, he gives echoes of Johan Santana. Over the past three seasons, he’s put up very strong result...17482Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:37:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/this-creative-challenge-trade-could-alleviate-multiple-problems-for-the-twins-r17484/  One thing stands true as Twins Territory delves deep into the holiday season: The front office has no money to play with. This unfortunate reality will continually be brought to the front of the minds of those who follow the Twins, as players like Blake Snell (who would have been an immac...17484Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/projecting-the-2028-twins-lineup-r17481/The Twins roster disappointed in 2024, but gave opportunities for young players to get their feet wet at the big-league level. Many of the team’s top-ranked prospects played in the high minors last season, so there’s a chance for even more young talent to impact the team next year. The future is...17481Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:28:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-more-names-to-watch-for-minnesota-twins-in-rule-5-draft-r17486/Last week, Seth Stohs wrote a more comprehensive list (for Caretakers) of the Twins' needs and the players who could potentially fill those needs in the upcoming draft. In no particular order, the Twins' two biggest needs are a left-handed reliever and a right-handed-hitting corner outfielder, b...17486Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:39:02 +0000