https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/473/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-is-the-mlb-increasing-the-size-of-its-bases-r11964/In the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the MLB Players Association and the owners agreed to increase the size of first, second, and third bases from 15 inches square to 18 inches beginning in the 2023 season. The size of home plate will remain the same.  MLB began experimenting w...11964Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:40:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/assessing-the-twins-garver-for-kiner-falefa-trade-r11963/Up to this point, the Twins most significant deficiency was starting pitching, with their greatest asset being a potent lineup. Needing a shortstop, Derek Falvey opted to part with one of his best bats in favor of a strong glove at an integral position. Let’s break down the path forward on a pos...11963Sat, 12 Mar 2022 19:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-mitch-garver-to-rangers-for-shortstop-isiah-kiner-falefa-r11962/According to Jeff Passan, the Twins may have found their shortstop, Isiah Kiner-Falefa.  As excited as I was to hear about Kiner-Falefa, that positive feeling went out the door when learning that the Twins were dealing Mitch Garver to the Rangers in the deal.   Garver is a Silver...11962Sat, 12 Mar 2022 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-changes-as-result-of-new-cba-r11961/The biggest, most significant change will be the introduction of a Draft Lottery beginning in 2023. In an anti-tanking measure, MLBPA was pushing for more teams to be included in the lottery. The more teams included, the less appealing having the worst record is. MLB wanted less teams. The compr...11961Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:25:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-568-play-ball-r11960/11960Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:19:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reevaluating-minnesota%E2%80%99s-draft-picks-2005-2009-r11953/Drafting baseball players isn’t an exact science as teams employ different strategies. Minnesota missed out on baseball’s best player, and they passed on two players that eventually wore a Twins uniform.  2005 Draft Twins Selection: Matt Garza (25th pick) Left on the Board: Colby Rasmus...11953Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:35:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offseason-news-lockout-over/11959Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:14:53 +0000https://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 +0000