https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/249/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/edouard-julien-brooks-lee-trade-candidates-top-prospects-obp/The Twins have payroll limitations, starting pitching needs, and a logjam at second base. With Jorge Polanco's proximity to free agency limiting his trade value somewhat, trading one of Brooks Lee or Edouard Julien could be something the front office will consider before Opening Day. Each player...15519Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:40:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-arbitration-agreements-farmer-castro-jeffers-gordon-alcala-kirilloff/The short recap of events is pretty boring: Minnesota agreed to terms with six of their seven arbitration-eligible players, locking in their 2024 salaries and in some cases building options into their contracts. The lone player whose camp did not reach agreement with the Twins is Nick Gordon. He...15532Fri, 12 Jan 2024 04:03:20 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/destination-the-show-episode-19-r15527/In this episode, Jeremy and Jamie discuss the ins and outs of the international signing window, which opens on January 15th. The fellas discuss the signing rules, bonus pool allocations, rules for trading funds, and the problematic nature of the current setup for international prospects. They ta...15527Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:34:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-target-anthony-desclafani-mariners-fastball-starting-rotation/When analyzing which starting pitchers the Twins could realistically acquire this offseason, it feels imperative to buck specific trends. The Twins front office is unlikely to land frontline starters Shane Bieber or Dylan Cease, since both play in their division. They could be in on the Brewers'...15509Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/arbitration-deadline-salary-projections-payroll-questions-farmer-castro-jeffers-burnes/News continues to come more in trickle than torrent, but by today at noon, teams have to either agree with arbitration-eligible players on deals to avoid that noxious process or submit their figures for a potential hearing. At 7 PM tonight, those figures will be officially exchanged. That's what...15526Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-mauer-hall-of-fame-yadier-molina-buster-posey-best-catchers/For many local fans, Joe Mauer’s Twins tenure was complicated, because of injuries, his large contract, and his shift to first base. However, Mauer is seen in a different light at the national level, with many writers supporting his candidacy on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame....15489Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:52:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-prospects-debuts-brooks-lee-david-festa-emmanuel-rodriguez-cory-lewis/This piece has evolved over the years, but dating back to Seth Stohs’s yearly Twins Prospect Handbook, trying to pin which prospects debut in which months has been a fun practice. While top prospects like Royce Lewis will always draw the eyes, players like Edouard Julien or Kody Funderburk somet...15483Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rachel-balkovec-marlins-shota-imanaga-cubs-dylan-cease-orioles/Though the MLB offseason is still moving deliberately, a groundbreaking hiring and a significant signing occurred Tuesday, headlining the most active day of the New Year. Let's get into the news: Marlins Hire Rachel Balkovec to Fill Prominent Front Office Role  After becoming the first te...15524Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:17:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-trevor-larnach-solve-his-problem-with-soft-stuff-r15490/When Trevor Larnach was drafted 20th overall by the Twins that year, the hope was that the Oregon State Beavers product would move quickly through the organization and provide the team with a solid power/contact combination from the left side of the plate. While Larnach has shown flashes at time...15490Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-observations-from-the-twins-2024-zips-projections-r15517/Dan Szymborski created ZiPS in the early 2000s, and it became publicly available in 2005, which means ZiPS is celebrating its 20th anniversary this season. ZiPS is a computer projection system with some distinguishing characteristics, relative to other ones around the web. Szymborski wrote, “At...15517Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/catching-up-with-former-twins-rhp-prospect-sawyer-gipson-long-r15522/Sawyer Gipson-Long was the Twins' sixth-round draft pick in 2019, out of Mercer University. The Georgia native signed with the team, and after being waylaid by the pandemic, he eventually reached Double-A Wichita with the Twins in 2022.  At the July trade deadline, he was sent to the Tigers...15522Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hindsight-2023-looking-at-how-the-twins-opened-2023-for-clues-to-2024-r15501/When the Twins' 2023 campaign opened at Kauffman Stadium on a chilly Thursday, Mar. 30, expectations were tempered. The Cleveland Guardians entered the season with a slight edge in the AL Central odds race, with the Chicago White Sox also in the mix. The Twins were right there in the conversatio...15501Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:22:01 +0000