https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/231/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/table-setter-brooks-lee-colt-keith-twins-extensions/Heading into the 2024 MLB season, it’s worth wondering who challenges the Minnesota Twins atop the American League Central. Although it has been the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians in recent seasons, it appears that the Detroit Tigers could be close to contending. While they have...15610Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/40-man-roster-options-gordon-balazovic-winder-canterino-staumont/Like many teams, the Twins have prided themselves on building organization depth to continue contending even when injuries present themselves. The Twins have added multiple players to the 40-man roster this winter, including prospects and waiver claims. Each of these players will be projected to...15607Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:22:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-the-2024-winter-meltdown-with-louie-varland-and-matt-wallner-r15608/15608Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:19:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/greatest-twins-teams-of-all-time-1987-r15604/Overview Minnesota was wandering. For what felt like 40 years, the Twins navigated the baseball landscape with little success, only finding desert between occasional small oases. Their last great team—the 1970 group that fell to the Baltimore dynasty—might as well have been in a different cent...15604Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:12:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/always-humble-and-accessible-terry-ryan-deserving-of-hall-of-fame-honor-r15606/Did you know? Rick Stelmaszek made his MLB debut at age 22 in 1971 for the Washington Senators. He played in six games and went 0-for-9. His manager knew a little something about hitting, however, Ted Williams was not known to be a good coach.  “Stelly” returned to the big leagues in 1973 p...15606Sun, 28 Jan 2024 17:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/return-to-center-field-byron-buxton-declares-im-back-r15605/Twins Fest weekend allows fans an opportunity to get up close and personal with the team’s players while also getting excited for the upcoming season. The Twins usually add pieces to the roster before the last weekend in January. Still, this offseason has been relatively quiet, with the club sea...15605Sun, 28 Jan 2024 16:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-cf-2024-buxton-castro-gordon-thompson-taylor/In 2023, the Twins did well to insulate center field with Michael A. Taylor. They knew Byron Buxton wouldn’t be ready to play to begin the season, and as it turned out, he never advanced beyond DH duties. Many hoped they would do the same in 2024 despite some optimism around Buxton’s repaired kn...15602Sun, 28 Jan 2024 12:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-walker-jenkins-go-on-a-holliday-tour-r15540/Two years ago, during the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft, the Baltimore Orioles selected Jackson Holliday with the first overall pick. The son of former big leaguer Matt Holliday, Jackson was a tooled-up shortstop with the polish to blitz through a farm system. He was a consensus top-15 prospe...15540Sat, 27 Jan 2024 15:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/billy-wagner-proves-that-joe-nathan-deserved-a-longer-look-for-the-hall-of-fame-r15581/Professional baseball’s history stretches back about 150 years, and on that scale, the concept of a relief pitcher is relatively new. Bullpen usage has continued to increase in recent years, with varying levels of effectiveness. Elite relievers should stand out even more than their peers. Howeve...15581Sat, 27 Jan 2024 12:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-announce-new-2024-team-hall-of-fame-members-r15603/Last year, the Twins inducted Joe Mauer into their team Hall of Fame, one year ahead of his formal induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This year, he will be followed into the franchise's honorary club by the general manager who drafted him, and a man who coached Mauer during a large portio...15603Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/miguel-sano-joey-gallo-strikeouts-power/Both Miguel Sanó and Joey Gallo made their major-league debuts in 2015. Since then, no other player has been given as much leash while striking out as much as these two. Among hitters with 2,000 or more plate appearances in the past nine years, Gallo ranks No. 1 in strikeout rate at 37.9 percent...15593Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:05:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cooperstown-call-affirms-link-between-two-twins-legends-r15548/Joe Mauer grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, and attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School. He was as decorated as they come in high school, and had similar abilities to fellow St. Paul native Dave Winfield, dominating in baseball, football, and basketball. The Twins took Mauer with the first overall...15548Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:22:01 +0000