https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/493/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/counting-down-the-twins-10-longest-homers-of-2021-r11432/10. April 6th: Byron Buxton off Jose Cisnero Distance: 451 feet, Exit Velocity: 114.1 mph,  Launch Angle: 38° On the sixth day of the Twins’ young and (at the time) hopeful season, Byron Buxton came up in the eighth with the Twins trailing the Tigers by a run. He did his thing. This...11432Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-half-measures-r11430/In a vacuum, Josh Donaldson is not overpaid despite what some frustrated fans may tell you. His time missed in 2020 was frustrating albeit not as costly as it appears considering his prorated salary in the 60 game season. In 2021, he was actually one of the regulars in the lineup day in and day...11430Sat, 16 Oct 2021 14:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-top-free-agent-shortstop-options-r11422/Assuming Minnesota doesn’t decide to slide second basemen Jorge Polanco, back across the diamond, they’ll need an answer at shortstop for the upcoming season. Polanco going back to his old position would allow Luis Arraez to start and an avenue for consistent playing time geared towards Jose Mir...11422Sat, 16 Oct 2021 12:20:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-free-agent-pitching-additions-who-fit-the-twins-offseason-strategy-r11428/‘We need pitching’. Boy is that a tired and trite maxim for the Minnesota Twins. It remains true as the teams’ 2020 off-season pitching additions largely capitulated and underperformed. Matt Shoemaker, J.A. Happ, Alex Colome, all contributed significantly in digging the Twins into the inext...11428Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/analyzing-outcomes-for-recent-free-agent-relievers-r11421/Every winter, relievers hit the open market with a proven track record, but relief pitching is never a sure bet. Here is how the top free agent relievers have fared over the last three off-seasons.  Last winter, the Chicago White Sox gave Liam Hendriks a three-year, $54 million contract. In...11421Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:55:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/giants-red-sox-proving-you-don%E2%80%99t-need-these-3-things-r11427/Before we get into those three items, here’s a video that takes a bit of a deeper look at where the Giants and Red Sox were the past couple years and how they re-emerged after quiet offseasons. You Don’t Need A Rebuild All that recent success makes it easy to forget neither the Giants...11427Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:58:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pitching-prospect-louie-varland-tells-all-r11420/Varland was selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft, and after just a brief debut in that season, he showed out in a big way this year. Putting in a ton of work during the shutdown for minor league baseball in 2020, results showed in a big way for the up-and-coming pitcher. I check...11420Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:58:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/buyer-beware-flaws-with-the-top-5-free-agent-shortstops-r11419/Minnesota has the opportunity to make a big splash this winter by jumping in on (arguably) the best free-agent shortstop class in baseball history. It will cost the team a lot of money to be in the mix for the top-tier players. To put that in perspective, Francisco Lindor was supposed to be part...11419Wed, 13 Oct 2021 13:30:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ryan-jax-kirilloff-lewis-breakout-performances/When things are going bad, as they did in 2021, it's easy to get caught up in the mindset that nothing ever goes right. But of course, we all know that's not the case.  Twins fans have seen many unanticipated "glow-ups" over the years – players rising above their stations and surpassing exp...11424Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:32:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2021-awards-most-valuable-player-r11423/Other Twins Daily 2021 Award Winners Twins Daily 2021 Awards: Most Improved Twins Daily 2021 Awards: Pitcher of the Year Twins Daily 2021 Awards: Rookie of the Year Even the gleaming optimist would struggle to tally a fruitful list of positives from the Twins rocky 2021 season. Let's...11423Tue, 12 Oct 2021 22:00:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-3-best-moments-for-the-2021-twins-r11416/3. Buxton Blasts Burnes The Twins looked to flush a forgettable Opening Day in Game 2 of their season in Milwaukee. José Berríos started and dominated the National League Central champions. Berríos pitched six innings of no-hit ball with 12 strikeouts and zero walks. It was one of the best...11416Tue, 12 Oct 2021 11:08:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2021-awards-pitcher-of-the-year-r11413/Before diving into Berrios as the award winner, let’s take a look at some of those that finished just short. Nearly Beat Him Bailey Ober 3-3, 4.19 ERA, 92.1 IP, 9.4 K/9, 1.9 BB/9, 9.0 H/9, 1.9 HR/9 Coming up just short of picking up a second award in this cycle, Bailey Ober finishe...11413Mon, 11 Oct 2021 22:00:03 +0000