https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/385/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hoerner-rojos-farmer-trade-candidates/Miguel Rojas Batting ability eludes Miguel Rojas—the 33-year-old owns a .260/.314/.358 career slash line, after all—but his defensive acumen stands somewhere between “slick” and “wizard-like.” Advanced stats and traditional numbers agree on his ability; Rojas is the 13th-best shortstop by OAA...13169Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:34:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-candidate-emilio-pagan-r13157/Minnesota's roster has depth at multiple big-league positions, allowing the front office to exercise creativity this offseason. The current regime hasn't been afraid of making trades to solidify the roster and keep the team's winning window open as long as possible. As the offseason begins, it's...13157Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-would-the-twins-pay-anyone-but-carlos-correa-r13164/Last offseason, as spring training was already underway, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine found themselves with an opportunity to land superstar Carlos Correa. With the New York Yankees willing to take on Josh Donaldson’s albatross of a contract, the Twins had a hole and money to spend. No longer wa...13164Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:59:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-candidate-gio-urshela-r13154/Minnesota's roster has depth at multiple big-league positions, allowing the front office to exercise creativity this offseason. The current regime hasn't been afraid of making trades to solidify the roster and keep the team's winning window open as long as possible. As the offseason begins, it's...13154Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/big-questions-on-a-pair-of-relievers-r13158/The Twins have a returning base for their bullpen in theory, though it could be argued that one more dependable arm would be a good addition. Still, this year we saw how important it is for the fringes of your bullpen to have depth and talent in addition to the back end. For that reason, the Twi...13158Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offseason-rumors-shortstop-carlos-correa/Carlos Correa confirmed to a Puerto Rican newspaper last week his intent to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract and become a free agent. It comes as no surprise to the Twins' decision makers, who knew back in February they were essentially inking the star shortstop to a one-year deal....13170Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-loss-of-smeltzer-brings-dozier-to-a-close-r13161/  Brian Dozier hasn’t played professional baseball since the 2020-pandemic-stricken-season. He last played for the Minnesota Twins during 2018. There was talk of him being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier for Jose De Leon, and even while Minnesota asked for the like of Cody Belling...13161Sun, 16 Oct 2022 19:37:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-surprising-observations-from-minnesotas-arm-strength-leaderboard-r13150/  For baseball fans, there continue to be new forms of data to help build discussions around various topics. Defensive data has continued to improve, especially in the Statcast era. Earlier this season, MLB began posting data about players' defensive arm strength. Currently, arm strength da...13150Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-have-all-eggs-in-ryan-jeffers%E2%80%99-basket-r13149/Prior to 2022, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine made a somewhat surprising move in dealing Mitch Garver to the Texas Rangers. Garver has had injuries throughout his career but was a Silver Slugger-winning backstop, and among the best offensive producers in the game when healthy. That left Ryan Jeffe...13149Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-single-biggest-flaw-with-this-minnesota-twins-front-office-r13156/  Matt Shoemaker. J.A. Happ. Alexander Colomé. Chris Archer. Dylan Bundy. Emilio Pagán. Each of these players are veteran pitchers who struggled mightily out of the gate in a Twins’ uniform, yet were given a leash long enough to pitch well into the Summer (in the cases of Matt Shoemaker and...13156Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-trainers-overunders-and-twins-mvps-r13159/13159Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:59:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2023-shaping-up-to-be-a-make-or-break-year-for-the-twins-r13142/Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have stressed the importance of keeping the Twins’ winning window open as long as possible. To do this, the club has restrained from giving out long-term contracts, which gives the team payroll flexibility for multiple years. Minnesota has traded for multiple players...13142Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:55:05 +0000