https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/371/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carlos-correa-signs-giants-twins-fan-coping-guide/  Late on Tuesday night, it was announced that Carlos Correa has agreed to a 13-year, $350 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.  In our hearts, most of us expected this. Correa is a top-tier free agent who landed in Minnesota last year by pure happenstance, and whose ultimat...13385Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-now-4-pivots-following-carlos-correas-departure-r13384/Minnesota made contract offers to Carlos Correa that were well above anything the club had previously offered a free agent. Correa signed for 13 years and $350 million, an average annual value of $27 million. For Correa and his agent Scott Boras, it was important for Correa to sign the largest c...13384Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:15:28 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/analyzing-the-christian-vazquezryan-jeffers-catching-combo-r13379/Word broke on Monday evening that the Twins and Christian Vazquez had agreed to a three-year contract. Catcher was one of the team's glaring needs because Ryan Jeffers was the lone catcher on the 40-man roster. Vazquez and Jeffers don't form a perfect platoon, but each player provides strong def...13379Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gut-punch-carlos-correa-signs-with-the-giants-r13383/  Twins fans held on to hope, but late on Tuesday night, those hopes were dashed as Jeff Passan announced that free agent shortstop Carlos Correa had agreed to a 13-year, $350 million deal with the Giants.  While it is absolutely clear that the Twins were very interested in bringing ba...13383Wed, 14 Dec 2022 04:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-sign-christian-vazquez-biggest-contracts-history/  Derek Falvey and Thad Levine moved quickly after taking the reins in 2016, signing catcher Jason Castro to a three-year, $24.5 million contract as their first move. It would be the new regime's largest commitment to a free agent until 2020, when they made waves by signing third baseman Jo...13381Tue, 13 Dec 2022 21:25:42 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/starting-pitching-depth-positions-twins-with-extra-money-r13362/During the Winter Meetings, baseball organizations spent over $2 billion on player contracts Minnesota sat out on that frenzy, but it’s not as though they won’t still dole out dollars. What they do have going for them is a very clear blueprint as to what type of talent is needed. Last offse...13362Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:22:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-reasons-why-dansby-swanson-is-not-carlos-correa-r13372/  Carlos Correa has clearly been the team's focus throughout the offseason. However, as the team awaits Correa's decision, other free-agent players have signed contracts with other clubs. This situation would leave the Twins with limited options if Correa picked another club like the Giants...13372Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/christian-vazquez-and-pitch-framing-r13378/Christian Vazquez has developed a reputation for being strong behind the plate, though the majority is due to his lightning quick ball exchange speed—0.67 seconds, tied for the second fastest in MLB in 2022—and solid pop time to second base—1.94 seconds, ranking in the 71st percentile. Wha...13378Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-sign-catcher-christian-vazquez-r13377/It wasn’t long ago that the Minnesota Twins employed a veteran alongside Ryan Jeffers in the form of Mitch Garver. When he was traded to the Texas Rangers last offseason, Derek Falvey targeted Gary Sanchez in a deal that sent Josh Donaldson and Ben Rortvedt to the Yankees. Sanchez wasn’t awful,...13377Mon, 12 Dec 2022 23:30:52 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-may-benefit-from-a-change-in-spending-strategy-r13373/Derek Falvey’s hiring was largely celebrated through the lens of Cleveland’s pitching pipeline that he helped to develop. The hope was that the Twins could see a similar level of success. Thad Levine was brought along as the general manager. Thus far, we’ve seen a few instances of that but more...13373Mon, 12 Dec 2022 23:23:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-latest-on-max-kepler-and-the-minnesota-twins-r13376/For years there has been discussion as to whether the Twins may move on from Max Kepler. The German-born outfielder was signed to a five-year contract extension before the 2019 Major League season, and that was coming off a season in which he posted a 97 OPS+. Derek Falvey and Thad Levine h...13376Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:01:15 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-did-the-twins-a-favor-r13361/The Minnesota Twins drafted Byron Buxton 2nd overall in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. One-time teammate Carlos Correa was the only man that went ahead of him. It took until 2015 for Buxton to make his Major League debut, and it wasn’t until 2017 that we saw a glimpse of what was to come....13361Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:24:01 +0000