https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/19/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-from-the-fort-intentional-from-the-start-r19775/FORT MYERS—There’s a festivity to the day that pitchers and catchers report. It’s not just empty romanticism. The vast majority of the people who have dedicated their lives’ labor to baseball—players, coaches, staff, and yes, even beat writers—love the game, and its return lifts spirits. B...19775Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2026-spring-training-preview-much-to-sort-through-r19773/Minnesota Twins pitchers and catchers reported to camp on Thursday, so spring training is officially on. Position players will trickle in over the weekend leading up to the first full-squad workout next Monday. Exhibition action kicks off with a contest against the Gophers on Friday, February 20...19773Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-piggybacking-carry-over-into-2026-and-plug-the-twins-bullpen-holes-r19771/The Minnesota Twins have eight players with at least 10 big-league starts under their belts (or at least piggyback bulk outings): Pablo López, Joe Ryan, Bailey Ober, Simeon Woods Richardson, Taj Bradley, Zebby Matthews, David Festa, and Mick Abel. There has been much handwringing this offseason...19771Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-twins-acquire-left-handed-reliever-anthony-banda-from-dodgers-r19769/The Minnesota Twins traded international bonus pool allotments to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for left-handed reliever Anthony Banda on Thursday, they announced. Twins Daily's John Bonnes was on site in Ft. Myers for the news. Banda, 32, has pitched in nine major-league seasons...19769Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/%E2%80%9Cits-just-a-dumb-system%E2%80%9D-joe-ryan-critiques-mlbs-arbitration-system-r19761/Joe Ryan did not sound bitter. He did not sound triumphant. Mostly, he sounded tired of the whole thing. “It is what it is—it’s done,” Ryan said, after he and the Minnesota Twins agreed to a one-year, $6.2-million contract on January 26 that includes a $13-million mutual option for 2027. T...19761Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:49:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-pitchers-and-catchers-report-2026-r19760/FORT MYERS—Four little words make our hearts soar: Pitchers and catchers report We took last year's gut punch, but come back for more. Pitchers and catchers report The fire sale came; we watched stars depart Felt like someone was stealing our heart But hope’s a disease, and we'll do...19760Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:08:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rotation-bullpen-or-st-paul-analytically-breaking-down-mick-abels-arsenal-r19749/Acquired alongside top-100 prospect Eduardo Tait in the 2025 trade deadline deal that sent closer Jhoan Duran to the Philadelphia Phillies, Mick Abel made four appearances for the Minnesota Twins last season, generating an 8.36 ERA, 2.99 FIP, and an 18-to-7 strikeout to walk ratio over 14 inning...19749Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/welcome-back-twins-sign-free-agent-reliever-liam-hendriks-r19763/  Letting Liam Hendriks slip away from them before he morphed into a bulldog of a closer was one of the most regrettable failures of the Twins' front office in the final days of the Terry Ryan regime. Bringing him back as a reclamation project in a weak bullpen doesn't make up for it, but i...19763Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-must-watch-twins-pitchers-in-spring-training-%E2%80%8B-r19753/Pitchers and catchers report this week, which means optimism is officially back on the menu in Fort Myers. Every organization arrives believing that this will be the year injuries cooperate, prospects take the leap, and depth charts magically sort themselves out. For the Twins, spring training f...19753Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/grading-the-minnesota-twins-2025-2026-offseason-r19759/Pitchers and catchers report to Twins camp in Ft. Myers Wednesday. With that milestone comes the annual ritual of looking back at what the Twins did (or didn’t do) over the winter. This offseason was not defined by splashy headlines or aggressive spending. Instead, it was marked by modest depth...19759Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rotation-bullpen-or-st-paul-analytically-breaking-down-taj-bradleys-arsenal-r19754/Taj Bradley might have been the best-known name acquired by the Minnesota Twins during the 2025 trade deadline fire sale. A former top 100 prospect, Bradley’s performance plateaued during his third season with the Tampa Bay Rays, who shipped him to the Twins in exchange for the highly coveted Gr...19754Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:52:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-2026-pecota-projections-or-why-we-keep-calling-the-al-central-winnable-r19756/Baseball Prospectus released its full PECOTA projections for 2026 Tuesday morning, including projected standings and playoff odds. The Twins are, unsurprisingly, forecasted to be a mediocre team, with 79 projected wins, good for third place in the AL Central. The Guardians, who had an even more...19756Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:41:41 +0000