https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/272/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mitch-garver-free-agency-fit-first-base-catcher/Drafted back in 2013, Mitch Garver spent a substantial amount of time in the Twins organization. He was a key member of the 2019 Bomba Squad, alongside sluggers like Nelson Cruz, Miguel Sano, and Eddie Rosario. Just two years later, though, the front office decided that Ryan Jeffers was their pr...15428Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:14:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-tv-rights-deal-payroll-bally-sports-diamond-sports-amazon-prime-streaming-bankruptcy/As reported by John Ourland in Sports Business Journal, Diamond Sports Group, the subsidiary of Sinclair that has handled the various regional sports networks (RSNs) and engaged in bankruptcy proceedings for over a year, has made an offer to fund most of its continuing agreements in Major League...15436Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mariners-trade-candidates-logan-gilbert-bryan-woo-bryce-miller-jorge-polanco-max-kepler/After making the playoffs for the first time since 2001, the Mariners entered 2023 with high expectations. Alas, Seattle lost six of their final 10 games and finished one game behind Toronto for the final Wild Card spot. It was a disappointing end for a team that many considered ascendent, with...15419Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:37:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reviewing-final-inning-twins-2023-season-alds-houston-astros/The date is October 11th. The Twins are facing the Houston Astros at Target Field, hoping to stay alive in the ALDS after falling behind two games to one the previous day. Heading into the ninth inning of Game 4, Minnesota trails Houston by one. It all comes down to this. Thinking back to m...15427Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:54:02 +0000https://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 +0000