https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/53/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/building-a-bullpen-from-scratch-how-the-twins-can-rebound-in-2026-r19353/The Twins' bullpen was once a reliable force. Between 2022 and 2024, Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax anchored the late innings, while role players like Caleb Thielbar, Cole Sands, and Brock Stewart provided valuable depth. But after the 2025 trade deadline, that group is mostly gone. Minnesota dealt...19353Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agent-targets-catcher-victor-caratini-danny-jansen-ryan-jeffers/As the Twins head into the offseason, the catcher position is one of the biggest glaring needs. In Ryan Jeffers, they have a strong top option, but there's little else in the upper levels of the organization that inspires much hope. Mickey Gasper and Jhonny Pereda each stumbled in their month-lo...19366Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/grading-the-twins-hiring-of-derek-shelton-r19364/The Twins formally introduced Derek Shelton on Tuesday as the team’s next manager, bringing him back to Minnesota after a five-and-a-half-year stint leading the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shelton was a member of Rocco Baldelli’s original coaching staff in 2019, and now returns to a much different Twins...19364Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:36:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-5-most-telling-quotes-from-derek-sheltons-introductory-presser-r19365/By now we've become accustomed to public-facing words from Minnesota Twins leadership that are long on jargon but short on substance. So that's where expectations were set heading into Tuesday's press conference introducing Derek Shelton as the club's new manager.  To his credit, Shelton ke...19365Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:38:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/latroy-hawkins-could-be-the-steady-hand-twins-bullpen-needs-r19356/When LaTroy Hawkins talks about pitching, there’s wisdom that comes from experience. It's not just the kind that can be measured in spin rates or extension data, but the kind that comes from 21 years in the big leagues—from being on the mound when things go wrong, and from learning how to make t...19356Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:39:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-minnesota-twins-should-retain-pete-maki-as-pitching-coach-r19355/Hiring Derek Shelton (a candidate with meaningful ties to and prior experience with the Minnesota Twins) to succeed Rocco Baldelli as manager indicates that team decision-makers don't believe a significant overhaul of philosophy or messaging is needed for the club to return to postseason content...19355Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offseason-trade-watch-3-players-already-making-national-lists-r19358/The Dodgers are World Series champions once again, and for the Twins, the offseason has officially begun. As teams around the league prepare for free agency and the Winter Meetings, Minnesota finds itself in an uncomfortable but familiar position. Payroll is expected to dip, the roster is in tra...19358Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:42:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/they-paid-how-much-this-falls-biggest-twins-baseball-card-sales-r19349/If you've ever seen the price of a baseball card and thought, "No way!" then this series is for you. I'm tracking the top Twins card sales each month, explaining why they sold for what they did, and giving my thoughts on whether the price makes sense.  Our first list will be notably longer...19349Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:08:28 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/derek-sheltons-hiring-shows-that-rocco-baldelli-was-falveys-fall-guy-r19352/In baseball as in business, when an executive is feeling pressure to perform after a stretch of mediocrity, they will often take an action just so they can say they did something, anything, to try to move the needle. In many cases, these actions reek of desperation. Generally, even at the time t...19352Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:48:42 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-happened-to-the-player-development-mandate-r19348/With the selection of Derek Shelton as the Minnesota Twins' next manager, the front office and ownership forgot one of their own publicly stated goals for the next manager of the Minnesota Twins. This manager was supposed to be a hire who would help address the struggles that have existed in pl...19348Sun, 02 Nov 2025 22:23:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-the-twins-bring-back-christian-v%C3%A1zquez-as-their-backup-catcher-r19334/When the Minnesota Twins signed Christian Vazquez to a three-year, $30 million contract before the 2023 season, the move was meant to add experience and stability behind the plate. Ryan Jeffers was still viewed as a developing catcher with offensive potential, but he lacked the track record to b...19334Sun, 02 Nov 2025 14:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-former-players-perspective-on-what-to-expect-out-of-a-big-league-manager-r19350/I have had the good fortune of having what some would call a “playing career” in baseball. I have also had the privilege of playing for some of the best leaders at any level that the game has to offer. From 2015 to 2018, I played for the University of Minnesota. I had the honor of suiting up for...19350Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:50:01 +0000