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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/40/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Twins Hope Derek Shelton&#x2019;s Second Chance Follows a Terry Francona Blueprint</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hope-derek-sheltons-second-chance-follows-a-terry-francona-blueprint-r19368/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins believe Derek Shelton is ready for his second act as a big-league manager. After five-plus challenging seasons leading the Pittsburgh Pirates, he takes the reins in Minnesota with lessons learned, perspective gained, and a model to follow. One of the best modern examples of t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19368</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:43:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>3 Free-Agent Fits for Minnesota Twins at First Base</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-free-agent-fits-for-minnesota-twins-at-first-base-r19362/</link><description>Entering the offseason, the Minnesota Twins don't have a viable full-time first base option on their 40-man roster or in the high minors. Yes, Kody Clemens spent significant time at the position after Ty France was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays at the trade deadline last season. Even in his be...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19362</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:49:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How the Twins and Giants Could Align on a Joe Ryan Trade</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-the-twins-and-giants-could-align-on-a-joe-ryan-trade-r19367/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins are expected to dump salary this winter, and the San Francisco Giants are expected to be aggressive. With franchise legend Buster Posey now overseeing baseball operations, the team appears ready to make significant moves to return to contention. Ownership has given Posey the...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19367</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:05:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Building a Bullpen from Scratch: How the Twins Can Rebound in 2026</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/building-a-bullpen-from-scratch-how-the-twins-can-rebound-in-2026-r19353/</link><description>The Twins' bullpen was once a reliable force. Between 2022 and 2024, Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax anchored the late innings, while role players like Caleb Thielbar, Cole Sands, and Brock Stewart provided valuable depth. But after the 2025 trade deadline, that group is mostly gone. Minnesota dealt...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19353</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:17:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>3 Free-Agent Fits For Minnesota Twins At Catcher</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agent-targets-catcher-victor-caratini-danny-jansen-ryan-jeffers/</link><description>As the Twins head into the offseason, the catcher position is one of the biggest glaring needs. In Ryan Jeffers, they have a strong top option, but there's little else in the upper levels of the organization that inspires much hope. Mickey Gasper and Jhonny Pereda each stumbled in their month-lo...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19366</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:26:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Grading the Twins' Hiring of Derek Shelton</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/grading-the-twins-hiring-of-derek-shelton-r19364/</link><description>The Twins formally introduced Derek Shelton on Tuesday as the team&#x2019;s next manager, bringing him back to Minnesota after a five-and-a-half-year stint leading the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shelton was a member of Rocco Baldelli&#x2019;s original coaching staff in 2019, and now returns to a much different Twins...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19364</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:36:03 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The 5 Most Telling Quotes from Derek Shelton's Introductory Presser</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-5-most-telling-quotes-from-derek-sheltons-introductory-presser-r19365/</link><description>By now we've become accustomed to public-facing words from Minnesota Twins leadership that are long on jargon but short on substance. So that's where expectations were set heading into Tuesday's press conference introducing Derek Shelton as the club's new manager.&#xA0;




	To his credit, Shelton ke...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19365</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:38:06 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>LaTroy Hawkins Could Be the Steady Hand Twins Bullpen Needs</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/latroy-hawkins-could-be-the-steady-hand-twins-bullpen-needs-r19356/</link><description>When LaTroy Hawkins talks about pitching, there&#x2019;s wisdom that comes from experience. It's not just the kind that can be measured in spin rates or extension data, but the kind that comes from 21 years in the big leagues&#x2014;from being on the mound when things go wrong, and from learning how to make t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19356</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:39:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Minnesota Twins Should Retain Pete Maki as Pitching Coach</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-minnesota-twins-should-retain-pete-maki-as-pitching-coach-r19355/</link><description>Hiring Derek Shelton (a candidate with meaningful ties to and prior experience with the Minnesota Twins) to succeed Rocco Baldelli as manager indicates that team decision-makers don't believe a significant overhaul of philosophy or messaging is needed for the club to return to postseason content...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19355</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:06:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Offseason Trade Watch: 3 Players Already Making National Lists</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offseason-trade-watch-3-players-already-making-national-lists-r19358/</link><description>The Dodgers are World Series champions once again, and for the Twins, the offseason has officially begun. As teams around the league prepare for free agency and the Winter Meetings, Minnesota finds itself in an uncomfortable but familiar position. Payroll is expected to dip, the roster is in tra...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19358</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:42:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>They Paid How Much? This Fall's Biggest Twins Baseball Card Sales</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/they-paid-how-much-this-falls-biggest-twins-baseball-card-sales-r19349/</link><description>If you've ever seen the price of a baseball card and thought, "No way!" then this series is for you. I'm tracking the top Twins card sales each month, explaining why they sold for what they did, and giving my thoughts on whether the price makes sense.&#xA0;




	Our first list will be notably longer...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19349</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:08:28 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Derek Shelton's Hiring Shows That Rocco Baldelli Was Falvey's Fall Guy</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/derek-sheltons-hiring-shows-that-rocco-baldelli-was-falveys-fall-guy-r19352/</link><description>In baseball as in business, when an executive is feeling pressure to perform after a stretch of mediocrity, they will often take an action just so they can say they did something, anything, to try to move the needle. In many cases, these actions reek of desperation. Generally, even at the time t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19352</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:48:42 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
