https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/240/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-comps-2024-projections-stats-outlook-player-comps-pecota/PECOTA takes on the difficult task of finding player comparisons every year, based on what they’ve already accomplished and projected to accomplish in the future. Royce Lewis has his fair share of question marks, and there’s a wide range of outcomes regarding the kind of player he can be for the...15669Wed, 07 Feb 2024 12:35:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bullpen-projections-duran-jax-staumont-thielbar-stewart/Since Derek Falvey took over as Minnesota’s president of baseball operations, he has only deviated once when spending money on relief help. Minnesota has stuck to one-year deals with relievers in almost all cases, and some of their greatest success stories have been diamonds in the rough. R...15643Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:05:22 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-table-setter-feb-6-2024-keep-your-witts-about-you-junior-r15667/At 12:06 PM Monday, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that the Kansas City Royals and shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. have agreed on an 11-year, $288.7-million extension, including player opt-outs in the seventh, eighth, ninth, and 10th years. Witt's deal also includes a club option after the 11th season th...15667Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-pablo-l%C3%B3pez-remain-the-al-centrals-best-starting-pitcher-in-2024-r15666/Last October, starting pitcher Pablo López was at the center of two of the most meaningful moments in Twins' history. In his first postseason start with the Twins, López helped end the organization's 18-game playoff losing streak, giving up one earned run while striking out three Toronto Blue Ja...15666Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bobby-witt-contract-extension-twins-payroll/On Monday, the Royals announced a long-term extension with Bobby Witt Jr., their All-Star shortstop. It’s an 11-year deal worth at least $288.7 million, but there is a potential for it to be worth 14 years and $377 million if the Royals pick up a club option after the 11th season. Witt can also...15663Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:38:53 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2024-top-prospects-7-cory-lewis-rhp-r15654/Age: 23 (DOB: 10/9/2000) 2023 Stats (A/A+): 101.1 IP, 2.49 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 10.5 K/9, 2.9 BB/9 ETA: 2025 2023 Ranking: NR National Top 100 Rankings BA: NR | MLB: NR | ATH: NR | BP: NR What's To Like After joining the organization as a ninth-round draft pick in 2022, Cory Lewis...15654Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-table-setter-feb-5-2024-a-near-finished-product-r15658/When the Minnesota Twins turned the page on the 2023 season, there were a few key roster areas that needed to be addressed for the season ahead. For the most part, Derek Falvey and the front office have targeted those spots, but to what extent an impact is made remains to be seen. Carlos Sa...15658Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/max-kepler-bounce-back-contract-extension/Max Kepler has been a lot of things in his long tenure as a Twin: A 36-homer leadoff man, smooth defender, and the posterchild for why looking at BABIP to project future performance is better left in 2012. He’s had injuries, stretches of historically poor contact quality, and countless trade rum...15648Mon, 05 Feb 2024 12:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-add-veteran-reliever-jay-jackson-to-already-full-bullpen-r15659/The Twins are already projected to have one of the top bullpens in baseball heading into the 2024 season. On Sunday night, news broke that, pending physical, the Twins have agreed to terms with veteran Jay Jackson. Last season with the Blue Jays, Jackson went 3-1 with a 2.12 ERA in 25 games...15659Mon, 05 Feb 2024 01:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offseason-update-jorge-polanco-trade-carlos-santana-signing/With the start of spring training less than two weeks away, the Twins' offseason makeover feels like a work still in progress. From a fan's perspective, it's tough to feel enthused about a stagnant three months that saw several quality players exit via free agency, with zero corresponding additi...15655Sun, 04 Feb 2024 21:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/1965-team-second-greatest-ever/  Overview The early '60s Twins were shockingly talented for a team that had freshly arrived in a new city. The 1961 team—the first one officially known as “the Twins”—featured two future MVPs in the lineup (Harmon Killebrew and Zoilo Versalles), and an eventual Hall-of-Famer in the rotat...15649Sun, 04 Feb 2024 20:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-any-teams-value-max-kepler-more-than-the-twins-r15638/Max Kepler stands alone as the longest-tenured Twins player following Jorge Polanco’s departure from the organization. Both players signed as 16-year-olds on the international market back in 2009. They grew up and spent half their lives in the Twins organization. Kepler’s time in the organizatio...15638Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:18:02 +0000