https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/489/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/oliva-and-kaat-running-out-of-chances-to-make-the-hall-r11498/Voting Process Back in the summer of 2020, the National Baseball Hall of Fame decided to postpone the Era Committee elections until the winter of 2021. Although there is still uncertainty about the pandemic, these committee votes will take place this winter. Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat are two pla...11498Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/comparing-joe-mauer-and-buster-posey%E2%80%99s-hall-of-fame-cases-r11495/On the surface, Joe Mauer and Buster Posey seem to have similar cases for Cooperstown. Mauer hit .306/.388/.439 (.827) while earning three Gold Gloves, five Silver Sluggers, and six All-Star appearances. Posey hit .302/.372/.460 (.831) while earning a Gold Glove, four Silver Sluggers, and seven...11495Sat, 06 Nov 2021 13:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-claim-rhp-jharel-cotton-r11497/Today, the Twins announced that Alexander Colome has become a free agent after his mutual option for 2022 was not picked up.  Teams are making roster moves, as they do every year at this time. Players are being removed from the 40-man rosters and teams will be making claims.  Cott...11497Fri, 05 Nov 2021 19:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-cards-bullpen-r11493/  TAYLOR ROGERS 2021: 40 1/3 IP, 3.35 ERA (128 ERA+), 2.13 FIP, 35% K, 5% BB Rogers bounced back from a rough 2020 as the Twins’ steadiest bullpen piece throughout the first half. Over his first 35 appearances, Rogers posted a 2.45 ERA and 2.02 FIP while holding opponents to a .600...11493Fri, 05 Nov 2021 18:30:46 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/seeing-reds-r11490/The day after the World Series wrapped up, news surfaced of a trade between the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. Nothing major, but definitely surprising to see so early in the offseason. It’s an innocent enough deal, but it sheds the spotlight on a Cincinnati team with plenty of st...11490Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:42:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-gamble-on-carlos-rod%C3%B3n-or-noah-syndergaard-r11489/Injuries are certainly part of baseball’s landscape, and pitchers seem more prone to injuries. That being said, teams can find players looking to rebuild value because of their previous injury history. In recent Twins history, Michael Pineda comes to mind as a player the team signed, knowing he...11489Fri, 05 Nov 2021 12:23:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-also-need-more-from-left-field-r11491/Left field was one of the Twins’ most noteworthy question marks entering the 2021 season and to say that they experienced a merry-go-round of talent in the left corner would be a bit of an understatement. Unfortunately, the performance of said talent was rather lackluster, to put it lightly. In...11491Thu, 04 Nov 2021 23:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reload-not-rebuild-my-twins-2021-22-offseason-blueprint-r11488/A lot of Twins fans are angered by the front office “refusing to spend big money”. The problem doesn’t lie in not spending, as we see yet another phenomenal season by the penny-pinching Tampa Bay Rays. In 2021, the Twins gave J.A. Happ a one-year deal for $8MM. He had a 63 ERA+ and was in t...11488Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-rockies-free-agent-for-the-twins-r11487/Drafted 3rd overall in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, Jon Gray is a free agent for the first time in his career this offseason. He will be 30-years-old for the 2022 season and has thrown 829 innings for the Colorado Rockies. It’s been a bit of a mixed bag for Gray at the big-league level...11487Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:40:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-spotlight-episode-38-bailey-ober-r11486/It was some surprise last November when Bailey Ober was one of three players added to the Twins 40-man roster. It wasn't surprising based on his statistics. He had dominated at High-A and Double-A in 2019 to the tune of 100 strikeouts and nine walks in 78 2/3 innings. He was 8-0 with a 0.69 ERA....11486Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/predicting-the-twins-most-likely-free-agent-starting-pitcher-signing-r11481/Before we get into the name I landed on, let’s go over the main criteria I considered and go over some of the stats. I felt Michael Pineda would be too obvious of an answer to this question, so I excluded him from consideration (though I do use him as a comp later on in this article). Exper...11481Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:10:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-report-cards-outfield-r11477/Considerations:  Expectations Projections Results Injury  Leverage/Value *MINIMUM 200 PLATE APPEARANCES TO QUALIFY* ALEX KIRILLOFF 2021: 59 games, .251/.299/.423 (98 OPS+), 8 HR, 11 2B, 3B, 34 RBI, 22% K, 6% BB Kirilloff went 0-for-15 to st...11477Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:04:01 +0000