https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/504/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-needs-to-outbid-for-an-ace-r11458/Minnesota will need to hit on some cheaper rotation options to be competitive in 2022, and these buy-low candidates all fit that bill. However, affordable rotation options aren't going to help the team to contend. In recent years, the current front office has targeted some of the top free-agent...11458Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:52:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-buy-low-starting-pitchers-for-the-twins-to-consider-r11455/Minnesota will have money to spend on the free-agent market, but that doesn’t mean the club has unlimited funds to spend. Finding value in the free-agent market is something successful organizations do well, and it is an area this front office needs to improve.   Eduardo Rodriguez, LHP Pr...11455Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:44:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/which-twins-could-become-free-agents-later-this-week-r11453/Before taking a look at the upcoming Rule 5 draft, and the players Minnesota will need to protect, it’s worth getting the lay of the land for guys headed onto the open market. Minnesota has a handful of 40 man players that will be on their way out, and some minor leaguers will also be worth keep...11453Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:35:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-offseason-blueprint-verlander-buxton/First, let's go over the ground rules. In my plan, I'm aiming to be relatively realistic. This means trying to incorporate limitations and constraints that the Twins front office will actually face in its quest. Two implications: Payroll: In the roster tool, you can choose from a variety...11457Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-549-on-the-trading-block-r11456/11456Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:18:36 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2022-roster-builder/Rounding Out the Roster When you get started, you'll find a number of players preset in their expected roles, although you're free to change and move things around. This base layout brings back most of the incumbents, with Alex Kirilloff in left field, Luis Arraez as the utility man, and Ry...11451Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-report-cards-starting-pitchers-r11448/Considerations:  Expectations Projections Results Injury  Leverage/Value *MINIMUM 50 INNINGS TO QUALIFY*   KENTA MAEDA 2021: 21 starts, 106 1/3 IP, 4.66 ERA (91 ERA+), 25% K, 7% BB After a career year in 2020, expectations were through...11448Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:35:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/assessing-one-internal-bullpen-candidate-r11450/Okay, let me start by saying this is an absolutely terrible idea. If you want a serious look at bullpen options for 2022, check out Jamie Cameron’s article from Friday on that very topic. Astudillo will never be seriously considered as a pitcher, partially because selling such a decision to the...11450Sun, 24 Oct 2021 11:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-don%E2%80%99t-need-a-high-end-utilityman-r11447/Let's just be upfront about this. The utilityman market isn’t incredibly ripe with players this winter. This is directly referencing Dodgers star Chris Taylor. After years in the October spotlight with Los Angeles, yet another standout postseason performance in 2021 has Twins fans dreaming, and...11447Sat, 23 Oct 2021 11:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-free-agent-relief-pitching-additions-who-fit-the-twins-offseason-strategy-r11446/It was already over by May 1st. The futility of the Twins 2021 season was summed up by the first-half performance of its pitching staff. The Twins hurlers collected a pitifully sad 4.4 fWAR in the first half of the season, good for 29th in MLB. For the sake of comparison, the White Sox, who had...11446Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:38:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-fans-living-vicariously-through-rosario-r11444/At the end of the 2020 season, Rosario posted just a 1.0 fWAR which was worth $7.7 million. He was projected to land somewhere in the $10 million range through arbitration and fell short of that number again in 2021, putting up a 0.9 fWAR and $7.3 million valuation. The Twins saw that Rosario ha...11444Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:55:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/revisiting-the-eddie-rosario-decision-r11442/Last December, the Twins had a tough decision to make about offering a contract to Eddie Rosario. He was heading to his final year of arbitration eligibility, and he was expected to cost around $12 million in arbitration. To put that in perspective, Rosario was coming off a season where FanGraph...11442Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:55:01 +0000