https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/481/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-lockout-diaries-week-nine/The league and MLBPA have begun to meet with greater frequency, which is good I guess, but there are no signs of tangible progress – at least not the kind we need to see with Opening Day supposedly less than two months away.  We're nine weeks in, and still at the "baby steps" stage of the n...11828Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-players-that-could-surprisingly-help-the-2022-twins-r11824/All three of these players made their debuts in 2021 after taking different routes to the big-league level. Now entering their sophomore seasons, will they be able to avoid a slump?  Gilberto Celestino, CF Twins fans will remember Celestino floundering during his big-league debut last sea...11824Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:09:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dreaming-on-trevor-story-to-the-twins-r11818/The first fact we’re dealing with is that Rocco Baldelli needs a shortstop. As The Athletic’s Dan Hayes pointed out, Jorge Polanco would not appear to be a desirable choice. Even if it weren’t for the ankle injury concerns, there’s the reality that he’s just simply not good defensively at the po...11818Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:10:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-jake-odorizzi-reunion-would-benefit-all-three-sides-r11815/The Astros signed Odorizzi, 31, to a three-year deal following a rough, shortened 2020 season with the Twins. Odorizzi had bypassed free agency by accepting the qualifying offer from Minnesota in 2019, then spent much of 2020 injured.  At that time, the Astros had much less certainty in th...11815Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:10:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/most-popular-twins-articles-2012/Ahh, the 2012 season. Almost as ugly as our website looked back then. I mean look at it! You'd think we launched in the late '90s.  Meanwhile, the Twins were taking it back to the late '90s with their play on the field, where a 96-loss disaster hammered home a cold reality: 2011's collapse...11823Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:10:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/excitement-is-coming-but-is-it-enough-r11821/If you’ve followed Major League Baseball for any period, you’re well aware that things get done within the funnel of time constraints. The trade deadline is when players get moved, like the day of, not weeks before. Free-agent signings happen during the Winter Meetings or as Spring Training begi...11821Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:20:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/would-a-twins-trade-for-tyler-glasnow-make-sense-r11814/Baseball is a relatively simple game. Offseasons are usually just as simple, with contending teams adding to their rosters while clubs further away build for the future. The Rays are an exception to that rule. Fresh off an American League pennant in 2020, the Rays turned around and traded their...11814Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:10:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-562-big-papi-and-trading-pitchers-r11820/11820Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:09:45 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lets-not-give-up-yet-on-aaron-sabato-r11816/On June 23, 2020, the Minnesota Twins selected Aaron Sabato, a bat-first first baseman out of the University of North Carolina with the 27th overall pick of the MLB draft, and signed him to an over-slot bonus of $2.75M. In his final full season at North Carolina prior to the draft, Sabato hit .3...11816Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:40:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-minnesota-twins-priorities-trade-pineda-greinke-kikuchi/#1: Complete a Trade for a Starting Pitcher I've heard rumblings that the Twins were deep into trade talks on multiple fronts before the lockout commenced. If true, hopefully this generates momentum for a deal to materialize quickly once a new CBA agreement is reached. The upper tier o...11817Mon, 31 Jan 2022 02:59:42 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-have-failed-josh-donaldson-r11812/Certainly, Josh Donaldson cannot be the one to blame for the putrid 2021 season; that existed outside of his sphere of influence. Unless he secretly siphoned off all the talent from the pitching staff while bullying Max Kepler by placing pictures of his BABIP in his locker before every game, the...11812Sat, 29 Jan 2022 12:20:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cba-musings-128-what%E2%80%99s-happening-and-what%E2%80%99s-next-r11811/After meeting for less than 10 minutes before locking out the players back in December and then spending more than 40 days before issuing a proposal, it’s noteworthy that the league engaged the union on consecutive days this week. The meeting results aren’t exactly heartwarming, but there’s a bl...11811Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:20:10 +0000