https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/255/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-trade-for-this-baltimore-orioles-starting-pitcher-r15423/In his novel Slaughterhouse-Five, author Kurt Vonnegut depicts an interaction between the protagonist of the novel, Billy Pilgrim, and a Tralfamadorian. That's the alien species who abduct Billy, put him on display in a zoo-like dome on their planet, and teach him their philosophy on life. Durin...15423Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:50:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/six-twins-players-receive-major-bonuses-via-new-mlb-pool-system-r15434/Under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, the two sides (players and owners) agreed to provide bonus money for pre-arbitration eligible players who perform well based on a joint Wins Above Replacement (WAR) calculation. The idea is that these players barely make the league minimum for t...15434Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-candidates-alek-manoah-jorge-polanco-max-kepler-erik-swanson-jose-berrios/In July 2021, Derek Falvey contacted the Toronto Blue Jays to send Jose Berrios north. Talk of contract extensions for Berrios and Byron Buxton had run rampant, but Minnesota’s front office decided to cash in their starter instead. With not only Austin Martin, but also Simeon Woods Richardson, t...15429Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-candidate-jesus-luzardo-brooks-lee-emmanuel-rodriguez-matt-wallner-max-kepler/Entering the 2023 season, the Twins’ rotation was composed entirely of players acquired via trade. Pablo López, Sonny Gray, Kenta Maeda, Joe Ryan, and Tyler Mahle were the team’s five starters on Opening Day. Bailey Ober was the only homegrown option, but he started the year in St. Paul. Derek F...15424Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-table-setter-dec-18-2023-yoshinobu-yamamoto-does-new-york-r15426/Los Angeles and New York remain the foci of the baseball world. Although the Yankees haven’t spent anything in free agency, they swung a massive trade for Juan Soto. Meanwhile, the Dodgers ponied up big-time for Shohei Ohtani, and then paid Tyler Glasnow after acquiring him from the Tampa Bay Ra...15426Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:17:55 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-royce-lewis-contract-extension-possibilities/The nature of Major League Baseball's service-time system (and the way it delays significant guaranteed paydays) creates interesting leverage dynamics when it comes to negotiating long-term contracts with young players. These dynamics lead to things like Jackson Chourio signing an eight-yea...15425Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:58:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/greatest-twins-teams-of-all-time-2023-r15422/Call them the Streak-Breakers, the Slump-Busters, or the Ponche Posse. The 2023 Twins were a fun bunch. Overview The glories of the 2019 season were far in the past. The team never put itself together in 2021 and completely fell apart at the end of 2022, and 2020 effectively never happene...15422Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bobby-nightengale-has-settled-into-the-twins-beat-r15406/If you’ve read Major League Baseball coverage for any amount of time, you have certainly come across the name Bob Nightengale. A columnist for USA Today and the chairman for the Arizona chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of American, Nightengale is synonymous with breaking news. He isn’...15406Sun, 17 Dec 2023 16:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/projecting-the-2027-twins-lineup-r15413/A lot has changed for the Twins over the last calendar year, which impacts who projects to be in the team’s lineup in four years. The Twins traded away Luis Arraez, even though he looked like a core piece of the lineup for years to come. Minnesota also handed out the largest free-agent contract...15413Sun, 17 Dec 2023 12:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-status-update-attrition-by-subtraction-r15421/We all knew coming into this offseason that the Minnesota Twins were likely to move slowly and save their biggest decisions for later. This has always been their tendency and a variety of factors -- not the least of which, their revenue uncertainty -- were pushing them further in that direction....15421Sat, 16 Dec 2023 15:59:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-is-rocco-baldellis-seniority-worth-in-the-2024-al-central-r15404/After one bridge season with inherited skipper Paul Molitor, Derek Falvey turned the manager position for the Minnesota Twins over to former Tampa Bay Rays first-round pick Rocco Baldelli. The move was one of connection, mainly in hopes that the new manager would be able to both disseminate info...15404Sat, 16 Dec 2023 12:54:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-waiting-is-the-hardest-part-r15418/15418Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:58:29 +0000