https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/234/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-light-at-the-end-of-the-tv-tunnel-r15570/15570Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:56:20 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/roster-questions-fernando-rodney-comeback-attempt-spring-training-invitations/Minnesota’s television future is still in the air, but Amazon invested over $100 million in Diamond Sports Group earlier this week. This influx of money might allow the Twins to sign a one-year pact to return to Bally Sports North for the 2024 season, before MLB takes over a more significant rol...15565Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cody-bellinger-would-fill-several-twins-needs-r15558/Recent reports of Diamond Sports Group’s new deal with Amazon has Twins fans like me hopeful the payroll restraints will lift in the very near future. If they do, there’s no better play on the market than 28-year-old former MVP, Cody Bellinger.  The Twins still need to find a way to replace...15558Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:33:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/four-relievers-2024-outlook-sands-winder-alcala-balazovic/While Rocco Baldelli has been criticized at times for having a quick hook with his starters, it's the quality of relief corps to which he can turn that really determines many wins and losses. Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda are both gone, but Pablo López routinely pitched deep in games. The hope is t...15535Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:04:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/austin-martin-minor-league-stats-batted-ball-data-scouting-report-future-role/Austin Martin has become an interesting centerpiece of Twins-related offseason discussion. The ongoing TV ordeal has rendered a typically patient front office immobile, stifling momentum after an exciting 2023 campaign. Beyond the Twins' most glaring need (a pitcher capable of starting a playoff...15538Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/amazon-prime-streaming-tv-mlb-rights-jerry-reinsdorf-yariel-rodriguez/That degree of simplicity was always a lie. All over our lives, when we grow up and take a close, informed look at the world, we see that the version of it with which we first fell in love was a comforting fabrication. That feeling of having to find a more serious, more sober, more complete, but...15559Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-a-valiant-effort-to-avoid-shortsightedness-r15537/Entering the 2023 MLB season, a peculiar mixture of cautious optimism and impenetrable angst overhung the Twins. Carlos Correa was signed long-term, but his ankle could give out. Frontline starting pitcher Pablo López was acquired, but the team had to part ways with the beloved Luis Arráez to do...15537Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/unexpected-offseason-trend-re-opens-questions-surrounding-jhoan-dur%C3%A1n-r15541/In an article published Nov. 20 in the New York Post entitled "Teams turning to their bullpens to solve starter shortage," baseball columnist Joel Sherman wrote: "It is clear teams are going to have to find starters not just everywhere from the Americas to Asia, but also in their own bullpens."...15541Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/amazondiamond-sports-deal-could-be-game-changer-for-twins-tv-and-payroll-r15557/What implications might the potential partnership between Amazon and Diamond (also known as Bally Sports Networks) hold for the Twins? While the full extent of the impact remains somewhat uncertain, it has the potential to be a game-changing development, benefiting both fans and the team's offse...15557Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-could-swing-blockbuster-with-red-sox-r15491/Minnesota hasn’t done much work with Boston in recent years. They did get involved in the Mookie Betts deal with the Dodgers that sent Brusdar Graterol to Los Angeles in exchange for Kenta Maeda, but because Boston had balked at Graterol's medicals, that ended up being two separate deals. Techni...15491Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-table-setter-jan-17-2024-jordan-montgomery-blake-snell-and-cody-bellinger-are-in-the-wrong-generation-r15556/In a different era, Jordan Montgomery, Blake Snell, and Cody Bellinger would have been the crown jewels of a free-agent class. Montgomery, a recent playoff hero; Snell, a Cy Young honoree fresh off his second award; and Bellinger, a comeback kid who showed flashes of the dynamic, tantalizing ath...15556Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ryan-jeffers-framing-stats-changes-throwing-blocking-pitches-best-hitting-catcher/One of the most pleasant surprises in 2023 for the Minnesota Twins was Ryan Jeffers's year at the plate. In 335 plate appearances, he had an OPS of .858, 34 percent above league average, fueled by a second half in which he slashed .294/.379/.549. Among guys who primarily played catcher with at l...15534Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:40:02 +0000