https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/386/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/payroll-blueprint/First, you’ll have a chance to build your own Twins roster. We’ve built out the basics, but you can add the players and salaries that you think the Twins need to target. If you’re looking for ideas or numbers, you can just keep reading Twins Daily or even better… Become a Twins Daily Careta...13155Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:58:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-front-office-doubles-down-on-process-for-2023-r13148/Earlier this week the Twins announced that Derek Falvey and Thad Levine had opted to keep the entirety of their coaching staff intact. Head trainer Michael Salazar was relieved of his duties, but Rocco Baldelli, Tommy Watkins, Jayce Tingler, Pete Maki, David Popkins, and the rest of the field st...13148Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:28:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-new-shortstop-for-2023-r13141/Derek Falvey and Thad Levine made arguably the biggest splash of their tenure leading the Twins when they inked Carlos Correa to a deal last offseason. Ultimately, after pawning Josh Donaldson off on the New York Yankees, Correa fell in their laps. Minnesota had substantial money to spend, and a...13141Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:57:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-follow-atlantas-approach-to-contract-extensions-r13143/Baseball organizations tend to follow the trends set by other successful teams. In recent years, the Braves have solidified themselves as a model franchise, and other organizations will look to copy their winning model. The club's ability to sign players to long-term contracts is part of its suc...13143Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:40:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-mvp-2022-luis-arraez/      Luis Arraez is, in so many ways, not the guy you'd expect to finish atop a team's MVP vote – or alongside the absolute legends in Twins history who've preceded him as AL batting champs.  You compare him to the other players on that exclusive list – Rod Carew, Joe Mauer...13152Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:00:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/matt-wallner-reflects-on-his-massive-2022-r13146/Starting at Double-A Wichita this season, Matt Wallner came out focused on altering his approach at the plate. This is a prospect with a ton of power, but he had previously shown a need to improve his plate discipline. Knowing that he needed to make more contact and be more selective when attemp...13146Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2022-awards-best-pitcher-r13138/While the majority of the Twins’ bullpen struggled to close games, Duran was invaluable all season long. He led American League relievers in Win Probability Added (4.59), frequently facing the opponent’s best hitters in the highest leverage spots. Duran’s “clutch” score registered at 1.26, also...13138Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/as-the-twins-fell-apart-jake-cave-earned-my-respect-r13144/    Jake Cave’s return for 2022 felt frustrating in part when many expected the debut of prospects to be filling those lineup slots. But then an odd thing happened: I didn’t hate Cave this time around. He genuinely seemed to play better every time I expected the worst. And with the sea...13144Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-2023-free-agent-shortstop-class-r13140/Minnesota is in an interesting situation looking at the 2023 roster. How should the team approach the shortstop position? The Twins expect Royce Lewis to return in the middle of next season, and there’s hope he can be the team’s long-term answer at shortstop. Lewis’ presence leaves the Twins wit...13140Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:47:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2022-awards-most-improved-r13134/Honorable Mentions: Griffin Jax: 72.1 IP, 3.36 ERA, 26.9% K rate, 6.9% BB rate, 0.9 fWAR, 0.9 bWAR At the end of 2021, it became clear Jax lacked the pitch mix to thrive as a starter so he made the switch to the bullpen. It’s hard to expect more than what he provided the Twins. Arguably...13134Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:00:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2022-best-rookie-jhoan-duran/Twins Daily panelists had three excellent choices in front of them when trying to select the best rookie on this year's Twins team.  Joe Ryan delivered one of the best rookie campaigns by a starting pitcher in team history, posting a 13-8 record and 3.55 ERA in 27 starts. He led the team i...13136Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:55:00 +0000