https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/380/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-twins-players-who-need-to-step-up-in-2023-r13424/When it comes to 2023, improved health has to be the Twins’ most important resolution. Minnesota sat atop the AL Central for most of 2022, but the club couldn’t overcome one of baseball’s most injured rosters. Luckily, a new year brings hope for the club’s future, and these three players need to...13424Mon, 26 Dec 2022 16:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-toward-the-bullpen-market-r13431/In 2022, as has been the case several recent seasons, the Twins’ patchwork bullpen was an unmitigated disaster for much of the first half of the season. While their 3.68 bullpen ERA through the end of May looks fine and grades as middle of the pack, the 0.2 fWAR accumulated in that time was dead...13431Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-five-bargain-free-agent-contracts/  There have been some contracts this offseason that the Twins have wisely passed on because of the economics. Many times, free agent contracts are inherent overpays and for a team like the Minnesota Twins, they don’t all make sense. Players like Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, and Aaron Ju...13428Sun, 25 Dec 2022 15:21:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-ahead-to-joe-mauers-first-hall-of-fame-ballot-r13415/There are a variety of ways to examine a player’s Cooperstown case. JAWS is one way to measure a player's Hall of Fame worthiness as it averages their career WAR with their seven-year peak WAR. Jay Jaffe developed it to compare players' Hall of Fame candidacy across different eras. Some position...13415Sun, 25 Dec 2022 13:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carlos-correa-mets-deal-question/Stop me if you've heard this before - but Carlos Correa 's new team has concerns about his physical. This morning Ken Rosenthal and Dan Hayes reported that the Mets, who agreed to a $315M 12-year deal with Correa earlier this week, have medical concerns about Correa. Can this open the...13433Sat, 24 Dec 2022 18:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-third-baseman-trades-that-could-provide-the-twins-a-productive-bat-r13430/The Minnesota Twins officially (again) lost Carlos Correa and one of their most impactful bats to the New York Mets. That still leaves the Twins with a huge void to fill in the middle of their lineup. It will be impossible to replace Correa truly, but there may be a path to replace some of his v...13430Sat, 24 Dec 2022 13:34:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/projecting-the-2026-twins-line-up-r13416/Below you will see Minnesota's projected line-up and each player's age during the 2026 campaign. Only some top prospects will become big-league regulars, making these projections challenging. A lot can happen with a franchise in a short amount of time. In 2019, I projected the 2023 line-up , and...13416Sat, 24 Dec 2022 13:24:24 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-did-the-twins-sign-joey-gallo-r13411/First and foremost, time has passed since the Twins opted to trade Gio Urshela to the Angels. When they made that move, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were squarely focused on their pursuit of Carlos Correa. While they ultimately fell short as he went to the San Francisco Giants, $9 million for a...13411Fri, 23 Dec 2022 18:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rebuild-trade-candidates-prospects/To go from offering Carlos Correa a 10-year, $285 million contract to a rebuild would be hard to fathom. It’s a really terrible time to break down the team, especially because the Twins haven’t won a postseason game since 2004. Even then, the Twins may decide this just isn’t working. What would...13426Fri, 23 Dec 2022 13:55:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/former-twins-trade-candidate-options/Many of the league’s top free agent options are officially signed, meaning teams must turn to trades to improve their teams. Minnesota has former players on rosters throughout baseball, but the following players have seen their names thrown around in the rumor mill. Not all of these players fit...13425Thu, 22 Dec 2022 20:59:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-know-they-need-pitching-right-r13413/Carlos Correa was the focal point of the Minnesota Twins offseason thus far, and while they may have pivoted to Dansby Swanson, both are now gone and heavy lifting needs to be done. Joey Gallo is a fine addition to the offense, but it’s on the mound that we’ve yet to see anything of substance....13413Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-correa-mets-giants-free-agent-pivot/  In a tremendously reported new article for The Athletic, Andy McCullough and Ken Rosenthal bring us a revealing account of the latest stunning twist in Carlos Correa's bizarre free agency saga.  On Tuesday, about one week after agreeing to terms with Correa on a $350 million, we lear...13427Thu, 22 Dec 2022 01:35:00 +0000