https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/411/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/in-first-move-of-off-season-twins-pick-up-sonny-grays-option-r13229/The Minnesota Twins have made their first move of the offseason, one that should come as a surprise to no one, by picking up an option on Sonny Gray’s 2023 contract for $12.5 million. Unless a long-term deal is reached before then, Gray will become a free agent at the end of 2023 season. Jon Hey...13229Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jim-pohlad-comments-twins-payroll/Last weekend, the Pioneer Press posted a story written by long-time columnist Charlie Walters. In the piece, he interviewed Twins owner Jim Pohlad about various topics. The biggest takeaway regarded Carlos Correa and his impact on the Twins. Pohlad seemed open to Correa signing a new contract to...13219Sun, 06 Nov 2022 12:53:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-can-we-learn-from-the-playoff-catchers-r13225/I looked at the playoff catchers—no need to thank me, it’s all in a day’s work—and one glaring, obvious, apparent, unmistakable, overt trend exists: framing wins ballgames. This isn’t news. At least, it shouldn’t be. Through a combo platter of decreased stealing, increased stuff, and the realiza...13225Sat, 05 Nov 2022 23:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offseason-perfect-plan/Minnesota's front office has a clear shopping list to improve the Twins for 2023. Shortstop is the team's most significant need, especially with Royce Lewis out until the season's second half. Luckily, there is a strong crop of free-agent options, but plenty of other teams could be looking for a...13217Sat, 05 Nov 2022 14:52:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-missing-a-mauer-level-of-certainty-r13214/Over the past few seasons, Derek Falvey, Thad Levine, Rocco Baldelli (and Paul Molitor before him) have seen their starter behind the plate be a revolving door. It’s certainly not an easy position to generate consistency from, but since 2014 Minnesota has had the same catcher in the Opening Day...13214Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-defense-ratings-arraez-buxton-correa/Defensive metrics have come a long way over the last decade. With Statcast tracking every batted ball, the amount of information available to fans is at an all-time high. One metric developed by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is called the SABR Defensive Index (SDI).  Acc...13216Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:27:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-future-catcher-ryan-jeffers/  The catcher position is incredibly demanding, which is why we commonly see either a gold glove caliber defender with no offense or a relatively great hitting catcher who struggles defensively. It’s hard to do both. Ryan Jeffers has leaned more towards the former so far in his career, as h...13220Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:59:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-new-uniform-brand-leak/The above image comes courtesy of the website Uni Watch, which is built around a singular obsession with sports uniforms. They note that the subtle logo redesign appeared in the Twins cap from a new "southwestern"-themed line of team hats from New Era.  Twenty-nine results come up when you...13222Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-target-sean-murphy-r13213/Entering the offseason, only Ryan Jeffers appears as a catcher for the Twins on the 40-man roster. Willson Contreras is out there as a free agent, but it’s quite the cliff when considering the options behind him. The Twins already know they’ll need to replace the production lost when Carlos Corr...13213Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:50:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-reasons-ryan-jeffers-should-be-the-twins-primary-catching-option-in-2023-r13215/  The offseason is nearly among us. Close to the top of the Twins offseason priority list is solidifying their plans for the catcher position. Essentially, the Twins have three options; move forwards with Ryan Jeffers as their primary catcher, sign a free agent to be their primary option, o...13215Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:33:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bigger-bases-mlb-more-stealing/In 2022, the Minnesota Twins went 38-for-55 in stolen base attempts. Those numbers are, by far, the lowest in Major League Baseball. In the AL Central, the Tigers had 47 steals, the third-lowest in MLB, but they were caught 24 times. The White Sox ranked 24th with 58 steals, but they were only c...13218Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-back-ryan-pressly-excited-to-be-with-the-twins-on-opening-day-r1309/Target Field - Phenom Aaron Hicks is not the only Minnesota Twins player who will be making the jump from AA to the big leagues in 2013. Rule 5 pick Ryan Pressly is also making that jump, and he’s admittedly, and understandably, “pretty nervous right now” as the Twins and Tigers are preparing to...1309Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:24:01 +0000