https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/161/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-right-sized-reckoning-is-coming-for-major-league-baseball-r17164/The Twins cut their payroll by $30 million last offseason, with the uncertainty surrounding their TV deal known to be a major factor in this decision. Fans were rightfully angry, and over the weekend, ownership figurehead Joe Pohlad found himself (poorly) fielding questions about this decision a...17164Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:00:26 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/has-general-manager-thad-levines-time-with-the-twins-run-its-course-r17159/A little over a year ago, Thad Levine's name was buzzing around the baseball world. The Minnesota Twins general manager was reportedly a finalist for the Boston Red Sox's coveted president of baseball operations role. For Levine, this seemed like the next step in a career that had seen him rise...17159Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:28:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-padres-cut-twice-as-much-payroll-as-the-twins-they-cruised-to-the-playoffs-r17158/During the final broadcast of the season, former MVP and current Twins TV color commentator Justin Morneau spoke about studying other teams, and seeing what they did well. It’s obvious to point to a team like the Royals and show how they added $100 million in payroll to turn it around this seaso...17158Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:05:02 +0000