https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/248/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-candidate-luis-arraez-reunion-kiriloff-kepler-luzardo-cabrera-vazquez/There probably isn’t a single team in MLB who would say they don’t need Luis Arraez, who slashed .354/.393/.469 in 2023. With two years of team control left, he might not cost quite what the Marlins gave up to acquire him last season, but his price remains high. Now that the Marlins appear willi...15549Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:49:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-will-the-twins-align-the-top-of-the-lineup-in-2024-r15514/Rocco Baldelli isn’t afraid to shake up his lineup when it’s necessary. Some fans might get frustrated with his approach to constructing the batting order, but he alters his hitters depending on the starter for the day and other matchups. The Twins' lineup isn’t finalized for 2024, which can mak...15514Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trading-luis-arraez-free-agents-jordan-hicks-joe-mauer-hof-update/While there weren’t any huge moves over the weekend, the free-agent pool continues to be chock-full of big names. The Athletic’s top 25 options still has eight unsigned players, and the cream of that crop includes Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger, Jordan Montgomery, and Josh Hader. Scott Boras c...15544Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-candidate-logan-gilbert-extension-effective-velocity-bailey-ober/As we have discussed at length, the Twins have repeatedly traded to upgrade their starting pitching. They acquired Joe Ryan in a great value deal for a few months' worth of Nelson Cruz. Pablo López was the return for Luis Arráez, in one of the most balanced 'challenge' trades in recent memory. C...15529Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sorting-through-current-bullpen-options-for-the-2024-twins-r15543/The bullpen was not a strength, on balance, for the Twins last year. For the season, they ranked 15th in ERA, 16th in FIP and 21st in fWAR. Not a disaster by any means, but far from elite.  Emilio Pagán was a big part of the reason Minnesota's relief corps was successful, to the extent it wa...15543Mon, 15 Jan 2024 01:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/greatest-twins-teams-of-all-time-2006-r15533/Overview The 2005 Twins stick out in the team’s grand narrative. The 2000s were a broadly successful era for Minnesota: only six franchises won more regular season games over this period, and the elite talent gathered in the north flourished in a way unseen since the great teams of the 60s....15533Sun, 14 Jan 2024 16:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-top-5-negative-war-careers-in-twins-history-pitchers-r15513/On a recent episode of Gleeman and the Geek, a listener wrote in for their mailbag segment about Luis Rivas having a negative WAR for his career with the Twins. This topic brought up the idea of which Twins players have provided the most negative value for the club. Sometimes, the team can reali...15513Sun, 14 Jan 2024 14:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-top-5-negative-war-careers-in-twins-history-hitters-r15511/On a recent episode of Gleeman and the Geek, a listener wrote in for their mailbag segment about Luis Rivas having a negative WAR for his career with the Twins. This topic brought up the idea of which Twins players have provided the most negative value for the club. Sometimes, the team can reali...15511Sat, 13 Jan 2024 17:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jose-miranda-could-be-a-sleeping-giant-for-the-twins-r15505/Carlos Correa first played with fellow Puerto Rican Jose Miranda during the 2022 season for the Minnesota Twins. Miranda logged 125 major league games during his rookie season, and even a late slump left him with a .751 OPS and 114 OPS+. By all measures, it was a solid debut season for a prospec...15505Sat, 13 Jan 2024 14:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/juan-rinc%C3%B3n-set-up-many-of-the-twins-best-bullpens-r15525/This bullpen featured many names familiar to Twins fans. Matt Guerrier and Jesse Crain had solid seasons. Dennys Reyes posted a 0.89 ERA while dominating his lefty specialist role. Pat Neshek made his Major League debut in July and quickly became a high-leverage staple during the second-half str...15525Sat, 13 Jan 2024 14:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-table-setter-jan-12-2024-arbitration-record-r15531/The Twins have seven arbitration-eligible players in 2024, including Caleb Thielbar, Kyle Farmer, Willi Castro, Jorge Alcala, Ryan Jeffers, Alex Kirilloff, and Nick Gordon. MLB Trade Rumors estimated the group to earn $18.8 million next season, with Farmer’s $6.6 million estimated contract accou...15531Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:34:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-can-the-twins-steal-in-2024-r15504/A month or so into the 2023 season, Rocco Baldelli could have looked at the major-league leaderboard for stolen bases, and he wouldn’t have seen any of his players on it. Despite rules that actively encourage steals, the Minnesota Twins all but opted against participating. Pitchers faced ne...15504Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:18:02 +0000