https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/474/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-there-be-progress-made-on-the-new-cba-soon-r11744/On Tuesday morning, MLB Insider Jeff Passan tweeted that the two sides are planning on holding a bargaining session Thursday, their first about core economics, and MLB is planning to make a proposal to the Players Association. The last time the two sides met to discuss economics was be...11744Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:05:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/international-player-profile-bryan-acu%C3%B1a-r11733/Minnesota is favored to sign Bryan Acuña later this week, and he comes from a family of baseball players. His father, Ronald Acuña Sr., signed with the Mets in 1997. He played parts of eight minor league seasons and hit .282/.330/.364 (.694) while never playing higher than the Double-A level. He...11733Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:35:17 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-reasons-why-now-is-not-the-time-for-a-rebuild-r11736/Here are three reasons why the Twins should avoid starting a rebuild in 2022.  1. Rebuilds Don’t Guarantee Future Success Many fan bases love the idea of a rebuild because of the hope it can offer for the future. In recent memory, there have been successful rebuilds in Houston and Chicago...11736Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:25:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-twins-weather-luis-arraez-trade/Luis Arraez is an extremely popular player. This is known. Merely bringing up the idea of trading him can stir up considerable emotion and anger, as I've learned here and on Twitter. I get it. It's easy to see why he is so popular. Arraez has earned the affinity of casual fans and hardcores...11740Tue, 11 Jan 2022 05:43:19 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-bad-year-starts-a-promising-decade-r11738/However, Nick points out that lost in a 69-93 record was a fair amount of promise. Future cornerstones AJ Pierzysnki and Cristian Guzman established themselves as promising regulars, and Johan Santana was on the team all year, albeit without his deadly changeup. Yet. The prospects got a...11738Tue, 11 Jan 2022 02:09:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-sleepers-for-the-2022-twins-r11730/3. Randy Dobnak 2021: 50 2/3 IP, 7.64 ERA (56 ERA+), 5.70 ERA, 12% K, 5% BB, -1.3 WAR It feels like centuries ago, but Dobnak was once a terrific pitcher for the Twins. Bursting onto the scene in 2019, Dobnak produced a sterling 2.25 ERA over his first 68 Major League innings. While José...11730Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:15:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-minnesota-twins-recent-history-in-international-free-agency-r11734/The international free agent signing period will get underway on January 15th. After being delayed by the pandemic, the current crop of IFAs can sign with MLB teams provided they turn 17 before September 1st, 2022. This week at Twins Daily, Cody Christie and I will look at the Twins history in I...11734Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:05:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-559-how-to-build-a-bullpen-r11735/11735Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:23:26 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-twins-assets-6-10-kepler-garver-ober/Before getting started, you can get up to speed on the ground rules, which were covered in the first installment, and also read up on our picks for #11-15. Here are the players we've ranked so far: 20. Matt Canterino, RHP 19. Josh Winder, RHP 18. Simeon Woods Richardson, RHP 17. Gilbe...11731Mon, 10 Jan 2022 02:24:57 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brotherly-love-from-the-eyes-of-a-mother-the-story-of-taylor-and-tyler-rogers-r11729/The call was brief. Short and sweet. “Mom, I’m going to The Show.” Those were words Twins reliever Taylor Rogers spoke to his mother Amy in 2016 after receiving the news that he would be packing up his bags in Rochester, NY, and heading to Target Field.  Coming out of a business m...11729Sun, 09 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sleepin-on-smeltzer-r11725/The main return in the Brian Dozier trade from the Dodgers, Devin Smeltzer quickly worked his way up to the Major League club in 2019 and posted decent results for a division-winning team. Smeltzer totaled 49 innings with a 3.86 ERA even though his indicators didn’t quite back it up. 2...11725Sun, 09 Jan 2022 12:10:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cba-musings-17-what%E2%80%99s-happening-and-what%E2%80%99s-next-r11728/Earlier this week one of the best reporters in the game, Ken Rosenthal, was let go from MLB Network. This stems from his criticism (and that should be used lightly) of overlord Rob Manfred. Major League Baseball’s commissioner is a steward of the owners, and while he actively seeks to line their...11728Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:50:13 +0000