https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/497/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-553-berrios-buxton-and-patrick-reusse-r11566/11566Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:36:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/does-seiya-suzuki-fit-in-minnesota-r11563/All 30 teams will have a unique opportunity over the next month with the chance to bid on the rights to outfielder Seiya Suzuki. The 27-year-old has been playing for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp for nine seasons. For his career, he has hit .309/.402/.542 (.943) while averaging over 20 home runs per s...11563Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:52:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-status-update-40-man-shuffling-missed-opportunities-r11562/Twins Protect Prospects, Fill 40-Man Roster Last Friday marked the deadline for teams to add players to their 40-man rosters in order to block them from being claimed in the Rule 5 draft. Minnesota elected to protect six prospects. IN: Royce Lewis, SS Jose Miranda, 3B...11562Mon, 22 Nov 2021 02:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bring-niko-back-to-target-field-r11560/Last offseason, the Twins made the decision to move Jorge Polanco to second base. They wanted better defense at the shortstop position. With that in mind, the Twins signed Andrelton Simmons to a one-year deal. It didn’t go well. While Simmons provided the solid defense, he did very little with t...11560Sun, 21 Nov 2021 13:03:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-conversation-with-the-athletics-dan-hayes-r11559/The following conversation was lightly edited for clarity and, believe it or not, brevity.  Lucas Seehafer: I want to start kind of broadly. When and how did you decide you wanted to get into sports journalism? Dan Hayes: It’s funny. I was three units short of a full-load of classes in...11559Sun, 21 Nov 2021 11:36:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/astudillo-telis-facing-suspension-in-venezuela-for-sucker-punch-r11561/In an awful scene on the baseball field in Venezuela, a couple of former Minnesota Twins will likely face suspension. After Marlins pitcher Luis Madero, pitching for Lara, hit a batter with a pitch, benches cleared.  As the teams were coming together, Willians Astudillo ran in from the...11561Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-are-rebuilding-not-retooling-if-they-trade-buxton-r11553/The Twins find themselves in a difficult situation this winter. After trading their #1 starting pitcher in Jose Berrios, they’re left with only two rotation spots tentatively spoken for, each by a rookie. A pitching staff that sunk the former back-to-back AL Central champs has to be completely r...11553Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:41:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cba-musings-1119-what%E2%80%99s-happening-and-what%E2%80%99s-next-r11557/We are now just 12 days away from the expiration of the current CBA, and while there have been some moves regarding free agency transactions, they have generally been of the same type. There has yet to be a long-term deal struck with any of the big names, and those that have signed are doing so...11557Sat, 20 Nov 2021 01:28:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lewis-miranda-among-six-players-added-to-the-twins-40-man-roster-r11558/Top prospect Royce Lewis and 2021 Minor League Hitter of the Year Jose Miranda headline the additions. In addition, starting pitchers Josh Winder, Cole Sands, Blayne Enlow and Chris Vallimont were also added to the roster.  Despite missing the entire 2021 season with a torn ACL, Royce Lewis...11558Fri, 19 Nov 2021 22:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-creative-options-to-plug-the-hole-at-shortstop-r11552/If you’re anything like me, it’s easy to get stuck in patterns of familiar thinking when considering possible moves the Twins front office could make to fill a need. Let’s take shortstop as an example. The need is clear. Andrelton Simmons was incredibly limited in what he offered the Twins offen...11552Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-twins-level-up-to-matt-chapman-from-josh-donaldson-r11548/Twins Daily's own Cody Christie broached this very topic two years ago when Chapman was coming off monster 2018 and 2019 seasons that earned him MVP votes in each season and an All-Star Appearance in 2019. At that time Cody speculated that the package would start with Byron Buxton and include a...11548Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:54:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/griffin-jax-honored-at-bob-feller-act-of-valor-award-virtual-cermony-r11556/"The Bob Feller Act of Valor Award Foundation is proud to honor Minnesota Twins pitcher Griffin Jax,” Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation Founder and President Peter J. Fertig said. “Griffin has served his country honorably, becoming the first professional athlete in Major League Baseball to come...11556Fri, 19 Nov 2021 02:23:00 +0000