https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/516/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-target-frankie-montas-r11539/No American League starter with at least 200 innings pitched over the last two seasons has a lower ERA than Chris Bassitt. Even then, the most intriguing starter for the Athletics is Frankie Montas.  THE PLAYER Montas, 28, is coming off a terrific season where he posted a 3.37 ERA (121 E...11539Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:39:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-do-the-twins-view-the-dh-spot-r11536/There is a small chance the Twins will consider a reunion with Nelson Cruz, but a few factors will impact his return. First of all, his performance significantly declined after being traded to the Rays. Secondly, there is a good chance the National League adds the DH for 2022, which opens the po...11536Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:02:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-front-office-getting-burnt-on-both-ends-r11544/For years the Minnesota Twins organization has suggested that the goal would be to keep homegrown stars. Yes, they paid Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler, and Miguel Sano. None of those deals were substantial, however. Instead of paying Jose Berrios, who was reportedly intent on reaching free agency, th...11544Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-byron-buxton-contract-negotiations/On Tuesday, Dan Hayes and Ken Rosenthal bylined a report in The Athletic with the headline: Byron Buxton’s future with the Twins remains in limbo as team gauges trade interest, potential extension offers. The article depicts a team struggling to decide whether it should trade its best player wit...11546Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rosenthal-byron-buxton-trade-%E2%80%9Clikely%E2%80%9D-r11545/Here’s a link to that episode of the podcast, the Buxton discussion starts around the 14-minute mark.  Rosenthal said he believes a Buxton trade is “likely” this offseason and that he “expects it to happen.” The reasoning he provided was that Buxton rejected the seven-year, $80 million cont...11545Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:00:49 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-things-the-eduardo-rodriguez-signing-taught-us-r11540/Monday morning, one of the first free-agent dominoes fell. As reported, free-agent starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has found a new home with the division rival Detroit Tigers. The reports have the deal at 5 years and $77 million dollars.    Rodriguez was certainly a pitcher th...11540Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/analyzing-the-jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-extension-from-minnesota%E2%80%99s-perspective-r11543/The Toronto Blue Jays are a team on the rise in one of baseball’s toughest divisions. On Tuesday, they committed to keeping José Berríos in their starting rotation for most of the next decade. For the 2022 season, his $18.71 million average salary would rank 13th in baseball among all starting p...11543Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:06:47 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pick-your-veteran-trade-asset-r11535/Typically, baseball assumes that you’re dealing from a pool of future talent to acquire something usable now, or vice versa. That is a logical assumption, but one that may not fit the Twins current mold. If their goal is to get better now, without embarking on a complete rebuild, dealing from a...11535Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:57:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-target-chris-bassitt-r11531/THE PLAYER The White Sox drafted Bassitt, 32, in the 16th round of the 2011 Draft out of the University of Akron. In what turned out to be a lopsided trade, the White Sox moved Bassitt and Marcus Semien for Jeff Samardzija in December of 2014.  Semien and Bassitt combined for 29.7 Wins A...11531Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:39:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sorting-through-mlb-trade-rumors-free-agent-predictions-r11534/MLB Trade Rumors gathered their top three writers to make predictions about this year's free-agent class. At least one of the writers picked the names below to sign with the Twins. Marcus Stroman MLB TR Estimate: Five-Years, $110 million Even at Twins Daily, most of the community is pre...11534Mon, 15 Nov 2021 22:59:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-552-the-shortstop-market-r11537/11537Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:26:24 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-front-office-best-pitching-acquisitions/With a lens on 2022, we're judging these acquisitions in terms of immediate impact, so we'll rank them by the fWAR (Fangraphs Wins Above Replacement) in their first season after coming aboard. These are the seven names that stand out. 1. Michael Pineda, 2019 (2.6 fWAR) Signed as a free ag...11532Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:19:47 +0000