https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/508/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-lockout-diaries-week-three/On the latest episode of the Gleeman and Geek podcast, Aaron and John lamented the Twins' lack of significant action before the lockout. They were echoing the sentiments of fans far and wide, who are underwhelmed by the club's lack of urgency and glaringly incomplete current product. I know I fo...11679Thu, 23 Dec 2021 12:30:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/which-twins-made-santas-nice-list-r11675/Byron Buxton The man is the definition of nice. It was nice when St. Pohlad pulled through by resigning Buxton to ten more Christmases. Buxton was a lock for the nice list this year.    Joe Ryan During the darkest days of doom and gloom, Joe Ryan’s fastball lit up t...11675Thu, 23 Dec 2021 02:00:15 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-need-to-spend%E2%80%A6on-this-bat-r11670/If you’ve been reading Twins Daily lately, I hope you haven’t missed Nick Nelson's piece on the front office avoiding free-agent starters. Derek Falvey has largely missed on the names he’s targeted, and he’s sat out on most of them. Length has been this club’s sticking point, and as Nick points...11670Wed, 22 Dec 2021 22:40:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-takeaways-from-the-minnesota-twins-2022-zips-projections-r11669/ZiPS is a computer projection system that was created by senior writer at Fangraphs, Dan Szymborski in the early 2000s. ZiPS uses a mixture of past performance, similar player comparisons as well as aging curve to project out how a player will perform that next season. Important to note, ZiPS do...11669Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:30:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-future-position-analysis-corner-outfield-r11666/Current Corner Outfielders: Max Kepler, Alex Kirilloff Max Kepler is under team control for the next three seasons, and he is coming off a three-year stretch where he has a 111 OPS+. He provides defensive flexibility with the ability to play centerfield occasionally. This might make him one of...11666Wed, 22 Dec 2021 13:20:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/note-to-falvine-please-dont-make-a-trade-this-offseason-r11665/The two areas that the Minnesota Twins had an immense need heading into this offseason were starting pitcher and shortstop. Now, the cupboards are all but bare in each of these areas with 13 of Aaron Gleeman’s top 15 free agent starting pitchers and four of Gleeman’s top six free agent shortstop...11665Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:10:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-top-5-draft-picks-in-twins-history-r11663/When it comes to the rankings below, there are many factors to consider. Should the rankings be based on the team’s best players of all time? Should the rankings be associated with players found later in the draft that provided tremendous value? In the end, it’s likely a combination of multiple...11663Tue, 21 Dec 2021 17:40:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-jos%C3%A9-miranda-make-the-twins-opening-day-roster-r11659/To say Miranda’s breakout was a surprise is an understatement. The Twins left him off the 40-man roster last winter, and he went unpicked in the Rule 5 Draft. A solid but unspectacular hitter before 2021, Miranda adjusted his approach at the plate and unlocked tremendous power.  Among 302 u...11659Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:50:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-if-the-rebuild-is-the-twins-confidence-r11664/Right now, we sit in the midst of a lockout with no end in sight and no moves on the horizon. Before the shutdown, Minnesota’s only move of consequence was in signing starter Dylan Bundy to a one-year deal. The rotation remains bare, but at this point, the free-agent market could be categorized...11664Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:40:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-pitching-prospects-youth-movement/Aaron Gleeman penned a great piece for The Athletic last week addressing the team's hesitance to spend on pitching. This has been a trend for years, and now has become a glaring oddity, given the severe need for rotation help. Unless they sign Carlos Rodón (unlikely), it is clear the Twins...11660Mon, 20 Dec 2021 03:26:46 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-557-the-myth-of-the-rebuild-r11658/11658Sun, 19 Dec 2021 17:50:38 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/making-moves-to-the-bullpen-r11655/The Twins need some bullpen help in 2022 in addition to significant rotation help. Unfortunately, there’s only so much money to go around. Transitioning some younger arms into bullpen pieces could benefit the players and team alike and get them into the majors that much quicker. The Twins have s...11655Sun, 19 Dec 2021 12:40:09 +0000