https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/39/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-claim-utility-man-vidal-brujan-from-braves-mickey-gasper-dfad-r19635/On Wednesday afternoon, the Minnesota Twins announced that they claimed utilityman Vidal Brujan from the Braves organization.  To make room on their 40-man roster, the Twins Designated Mickey Gasper for assignment.  In 2025, Vidal Brujan played 61 games in the big leagues. He got time...19635Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/louis-varland-painful-loss-or-proof-of-concept-r19631/The bullpen sell-off at last year's trade deadline was staggering in its sweeping totality, but when you drill down to the individual moves, most weren't terribly surprising. Unloading the free-agency-bound Danny Coulombe was a given. Brock Stewart's brief run of decent health made him a clear s...19631Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-comes-next-for-twins-and-joe-ryan-r19630/For the second time in three years, the Twins appear poised to take a player all the way through the arbitration process. Minnesota and Joe Ryan were unable to bridge a relatively small gap before the exchange of figures last Thursday, with the club submitting a $5.85 million salary and Ryan cou...19630Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:31:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-the-josh-bell-signing-could-be-the-catalyst-twins-young-core-needed-r19628/Often, ballplayers erect a bulletproof facade when talking to fans or the press. Baseball is a viciously difficult game, and admitting even a brief period of real self-doubt feels a bit like pointing to the weak point in your own armor before marching into battle. To be a successful professional...19628Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:36:49 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-minnesota-twins-should-re-sign-willi-castro-to-round-out-positional-group-r19623/Over three months into the offseason, the Minnesota Twins have been mildly active on the position player front, trading for Alex Jackson to succeed Christian Vázquez as backup catcher; signing switch-hitting veteran Josh Bell to become the primary first baseman and/or DH; and acquiring Ryan Krei...19623Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:13:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reviewing-the-twins-organizational-talent-landscape-entering-2026-r19621/Last week, I gradually rolled out my ranking of the top 20 player assets in the Twins organization heading into the new year. The purpose of this annual exercise is to try and blend the big-picture view with the the short term. Accounting for the team's present and future, viewing players as pie...19621Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:30:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/international-free-agency-baseballs-most-challenging-frontier-part-1-r19584/We are already a week into January. That means we are less than a week from the start of the 2026 International Free Agent Signing Period. Clubs will be scrambling to finalize deals that had been informally agreed upon with handshakes with their prospects and finding the talent that will round o...19584Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-zebby-matthews-still-has-breakout-written-all-over-him-r19619/Zebby Matthews did not deliver the season many had hoped for in 2025, especially after his breakout minor league season. The surface numbers were rough, the contact quality was worse than expected, and the results often failed to live up to the promise that followed him up the minor league ladde...19619Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/eric-wagaman-might-be-the-next-kyle-garlick-r19613/In his review of the 2005 film “Elizabethtown,” film critic Nathan Rabin coined the phrase “Manic Pixie Dream Girl,” a term that has since become common in contemporary society to identify a stock character type in fiction novels and films. For those out of the loop, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl i...19613Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/to-address-a-shaky-offense-the-twins-have-brought-in-some-of-the-worst-hitters-in-mlb-r19610/Last season, the Minnesota Twins ranked 23rd out of 30 MLB teams in runs scored and 18th in OPS. The offense was once again a major letdown, and an area where significant improvement will be needed in order to turn around this wayward franchise. To that end, the Twins made some key changes...19610Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:00:28 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/introducing-wpa-won-lost-record-and-the-2025-twins-most-interesting-ones-r19614/For many of us, growing up with baseball meant spending hours on the floor of our bedroom, poring over baseball cards. You might have been one of those who adored the artistry (and especially the creative adventures) of the colorful cardboard collectibles, particularly as various types of specia...19614Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-top-minnesota-twins-player-assets-of-2026-part-4-1-5-r19598/Here at the start of 2026, we're taking stock of talent in the Twins organization by ranking their top 20 player assets. We went over the the ground rules in our introductory post on Monday, but the short version is this: We're trying to answer the question, "Which current players in the organiz...19598Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:36:06 +0000