https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/461/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/now-the-frenzied-work-of-roster-building-resumes-for-twins-front-office-r11958/Over the past three months, Derek Falvey’s staff in Twins Baseball Operations has remained busy. They’ve been crunching numbers, reading and inputting scouting reports, signing minor league free agents, and all the while planning for this day, the day baseball would be back, and the offseason co...11958Fri, 11 Mar 2022 04:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-and-mlbpa-reach-agreement-r11925/While there’s still a significant amount of legal semantics to figure out, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) needs to be ratified, the season has been salvaged.   Despite MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred suggesting that February 28 was the deadline in which a deal needed to be agreed...11925Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:25:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reevaluating-minnesota%E2%80%99s-draft-picks-2010-2015-r11947/Mid-market teams like the Twins need to succeed through scouting and the draft. The five years outlined below clarify why front office changes were made. Not every first-round pick will be a success, but high draft picks need to provide some value at the big-league level.  2010 Draft Twin...11947Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:35:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/10-years-ago-drafting-byron-buxton-r11951/With the draft season just starting to get going, we’re going to take a week to look back to 2012 (and before) and pull back the covers on what all went into making Byron Buxton a Minnesota Twin. Twins Daily had a chance to talk recently with Jack Powell, the area scout responsible for signing B...11951Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:05:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-lockout-diaries-week-fourteen/Tuesday and Wednesday brought glimmers of hope, with marathon negotiating sessions seemingly leading to real breakthroughs. The league and union, at last, were moving toward a true compromise on core economic issues. Then, out nowhere, the international draft popped up and became a primary...11954Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:42:21 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/which-twins-surpass-their-2021-numbers-r11943/There’s no denying that the 2021 club failed to meet expectations. Coming off two-straight American League Central Division championships, the thought was that the club would contend for a third. Unfortunately, they wound up as cellar-dwellers instead, and 2022 stands as an opportunity to right...11943Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:05:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/playoff-expansion-leaves-no-excuses-for-twins-front-office-r11952/Maybe the idea that the Twins had little chance in a five-team American League playoff field was accurate. But if it was, it wasn’t a slam dunk proclamation, and with an extra team (or two) added, there are no excuses left for this front office. Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have preached a...11952Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:45:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-college-baseball-notebook-week-3-r11949/This was a great weekend in college baseball. As usual, there were upsets, standout performances, and an increasing wave of the incredible talent that is finally getting the attention it deserves in the midst of the MLB lockout. Let’s dig into the highlights and all the action from a great weeke...11949Tue, 08 Mar 2022 18:35:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-do-the-twins-save-on-missed-baseball-r11945/The financial impact of the lockout and CBA issues have primarily been the most contentious points. Players are looking to secure stronger futures for the next generation, while owners are looking to stretch their return on investment even further. We’ve been fed the notion that losses were subs...11945Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-top-10-prospects-in-twins-history-part-2-1-5-r11942/Baseball America became the first place to rank prospects on a national level in 1990. Since that time, other national outlets like Baseball Prospectus and MLB.com have also grown in popularity. The top-5 prospects in Twins history were all considered among baseball's top-10 prospects at some po...11942Tue, 08 Mar 2022 12:45:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pros-and-cons-of-a-pitch-clock-r11946/During Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations, the MLB Players Association reportedly agreed to allow MLB to ban shifts, to implement a pitch clock, and to make bases larger (not XL pizza box size- from 15” to 18”) effective the 2023 season, subject to those agreements fitting into a...11946Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:55:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-impact-does-missed-baseball-have-r11944/From a straightforward and surface standpoint, of course, not having Major League Baseball around is disheartening. Sure, there’s college baseball, and soon the minor leagues will kick off, but it hardly feels like spring with reports circulating from Arizona and Florida. That’s through the eyes...11944Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:25:10 +0000