https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/248/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-daily-table-setter-december-1-2023-r15361/The Winter Meetings are right around the corner, and some free agents have found new homes. So far, though, the Twins haven't waded into the hot stove action. Let's kick around a few things that are going on. Good News is No News Thursday brought the very non-revelatory, weirdly non-reass...15361Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:08:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-twins-trade-brooks-lee-top-prospect/When the Twins drafted Brooks Lee in 2022, the scouting report showed an incredible ability to put the bat on the baseball. With decent pop and an insanely low strikeout rate, the Cal Poly shortstop worked his way into being a borderline top-5 prospect in the draft. That's why fans were rightful...15351Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:50:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ok-but-really-why-did-the-twins-openly-leak-their-payroll-drop-r15357/The Twins didn't exactly hold a press conference to announce it, but they might as well have. In early November, shortly after the conclusion of the World Series, team leadership left little ambiguity about the spending outlook for 2024. “We’ve pushed our payroll to heights that we had neve...15357Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/destination-the-show-episode-14-r15356/0:00 Intro 2:40 Will Jackson Chourio sign an extension? 9:50 Sonny Gray to the Cardinals and what that means for the Twins and their draft. The addition of another pick, which should come around #33, will be a boon to the team's bonus pool. 23:11 MLB Pipeline Top 30 updates 24:2...15356Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-year-in-carlos-correa-dropping-payroll-and-the-future-of-the-twins-r15341/Carlos Correa and the Twins seemed destined to find each other. His long-term deals with the Giants and Mets each collapsed, and the Twins were waiting to welcome him back into the fold. Granted, it took the largest contract in team history (six years, $200 million), but the Twins were getting o...15341Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:25:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agent-relief-pitchers-derek-law-lou-trivino-penn-murfee/Twins decision-makers have never been keen on paying top dollar for the best relievers on the market, and this off-season appears to be no exception. While the top of the free-agent class features high-caliber options such as Josh Hader and Hector Neris, the Twins are likely to seek complementar...15355Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:59:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/goodbye-emilio-pag%C3%A1n-ex-twins-reliever-signs-with-reds-in-free-agency-r15353/Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported Wednesday that free-agent reliever and (now-)former Twin Emilio Pagan had agreed to a two-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds. Pagán, 32, spent the last two seasons with the Twins and became a polarizing member of the bullpen among fans.  Minnesota landed Pa...15353Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-realistic-offseason-moves-that-would-set-the-twins-up-for-2024-success-r15329/Last season, the Minnesota Twins front office provided Rocco Baldelli with a franchise-record Opening Day payroll. It was a raise on the pocketbooks for another year and has been consistently moving that way for a while. With decreasing television revenues, it always made sense Minnesota may dia...15329Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-eligible-players-the-twins-should-consider-in-the-rule-5-draft-r15350/Rule 5 Draft season is upon us, and while it is much less of a spectacle than the traditional Major League Baseball Draft, it provides front offices the unique ability to acquire Major League-ready talent without having to shell out expensive contracts or part with valuable prospect capital. ...15350Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/louie-varlands-role-more-apparent-after-free-agent-departures-r15349/Louie Varland has been quite the success story for the Twins' scouting and player-development departments. Minnesota selected Varland in the 15th round of the 2019 MLB Draft from Concordia University in St. Paul. He entered college with a mid-80s fastball and a below-average breaking ball. By hi...15349Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lets-not-overlook-the-value-of-christian-v%C3%A1zquez-r15342/On its face, the idea of trading a backup catcher who makes $10 million seems like a pretty logical method of lowering payroll without substantially downgrading the team. Especially when that catcher is coming off a truly hideous offensive season where the starter in front of him emerged as one...15342Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:40:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-didnt-the-twins-sign-sonny-gray-or-kenta-maeda-r15348/Heading into the winter, Derek Falvey’s shopping list was expected to include a right-handed bat, a center fielder, and a starting pitcher. That last item on the list could be the most important, after Rocco Baldelli’s club had one of the better groups in the game a season ago. Minnesota still h...15348Tue, 28 Nov 2023 21:16:54 +0000