https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/180/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carlos-santana-vs-justin-turner-which-veteran-should-the-twins-choose-r17510/As the Minnesota Twins continue to shape their roster for 2025, they find themselves at a crossroads in deciding which veteran presence could best serve their team. Two names stand out: Carlos Santana and Justin Turner. Each offers unique skills and challenges, forcing the Twins to weigh their o...17510Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:10:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-reasons-why-the-minnesota-twins-should-approach-royce-lewis-about-a-contract-extension-r17499/Royce Lewis is at a critical juncture in his professional career. He has shown flashes of brilliance, but injuries and inconsistent performances have clouded his trajectory. With four years of team control remaining, the Twins should consider offering Lewis a contract extension now, which could...17499Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:20:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/please-come-to-minnesota-roki-sasaki-r17509/Prior to the “soft landing” comment from agent Joel Wolfe, it was presumed by many that Roki Sasaki would sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, or at least another team on the West Coast. Wolfe hinted to reporters that things are more complicated than that, referencing the challenges Sasaki has fac...17509Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:35:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-status-update-castellano-aboard-casting-a-net-for-trades-r17508/During the Winter Meetings in Dallas last week, Derek Falvey confirmed some things that we mostly knew to be true: The Minnesota Twins are prioritizing trades over free agency, and for roster additions, they are targeting a first baseman and a right-handed outfield bat. As I wrote earlier this m...17508Mon, 16 Dec 2024 01:46:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-rule-5-pick-eiberson-castellano-weirdly-fits-perfectly-in-this-bullpen-r17505/The Twins' bullpen is exciting this season, at least on paper. Before making a single addition, the corps ranks first in FanGraphs’s WAR projection for the 2025 season. Now, obviously, that comes with the caveat that the game is played on the field, not on a spreadsheet, and all that. But it is...17505Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/your-vote-counts-choose-the-2025-twins-hall-of-fame-hitters-r17500/It’s been 25 years since the first Twins Hall of Fame class and recognizes “uniform personnel who have made significant contributions to the franchise and game of baseball across the Upper Midwest.” A 70-member committee conducts the vote and is made up of local and national baseball writers, Tw...17500Sun, 15 Dec 2024 14:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/two-years-in-do-the-twins-regret-signing-carlos-correa-r17493/When the Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Correa to a six-year, $200 million contract before the 2023 season, it marked the largest free-agent deal in franchise history. For a team in a mid-market like Minnesota, making such a significant commitment was a bold statement of intent. Now, two years i...17493Sat, 14 Dec 2024 21:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/your-vote-counts-choose-the-2025-twins-hall-of-fame-pitchers-r17498/It’s been 25 years since the first Twins Hall of Fame class that recognized “uniform personnel who have made significant contributions to the franchise and game of baseball across the Upper Midwest.” A 70-member committee conducts the vote and is made up of local and national baseball writers, T...17498Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:18:02 +0000https://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 +0000