https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/574/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-extension-candidate-kenta-maeda-r10094/Kenta Maeda 2020 Stats (11 games): 2.70 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 161 ERA+, 3.00 FIP, 1.6 WAR Current Contract (Signed thru 2023, 8 years/$25 million) Maeda is currently on an unbelievably team friendly contract. His base salary over the next three seasons is just north of $3 million. The Dodgers were able...10094Fri, 27 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/10-things-to-be-thankful-for-minnesota-twins-edition-r10096/10. The 2020 Minnesota Twins got to play a season In the midst of the worst global pandemic the nation has seen in a century, the Twins were able to play a baseball season. No, it didn’t look traditional and yes, the team may have underperformed. Yet at the end of the day baseball was played- som...10096Thu, 26 Nov 2020 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-extension-candidate-michael-pineda-r10091/Michael Pineda 2020 Stats (5 games): 3.38 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 130 ERA+, 2.22 FIP, 0.4 WAR Current Contract (Signed thru 2021, 2 years/$20 million) Michael Pineda’s time in Minnesota has certainly been turbulent. He was recovering from Tommy John surgery when the team signed him so that cost him a seas...10091Thu, 26 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-extension-candidate-byron-buxton-r10090/Byron Buxton 2020 Stats (39 games): .844 OPS, 124 OPS+, 1.9 WAR Current Contract (2nd-Year Arbitration Eligible, Free Agent: 2023) In his second year of arbitration, Buxton is likely heading for a contract close to $6 million. To put that in perspective, FanGraphs put Buxton’s value as worth almos...10090Wed, 25 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thinking-big-the-twins-and-really-tall-pitchers-r10095/Tall pitchers have a natural mystique, which is rooted in both romantic and scientific thinking. Scouts cherish a tall young thrower, evoking adjectives like "angular" and "projectable." A mountainous figure on the mound is inherently imposing, and there are also more tangible advantages, like a d...10095Wed, 25 Nov 2020 02:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-extension-candidate-jose-berrios-r10089/Jose Berrios 2020 Stats (12 games): 4.00 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 109 ERA+, 4.06 FIP, 0.7 WAR Current Contract (2nd-Year Arbitration Eligible, Free Agent: 2023) In his second year of arbitration, Berrios is slated to make somewhere between $5-7.5 million. Last season, the Twins and Berrios couldn’t agree o...10089Tue, 24 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-the-offseason-could-impact-the-twins39-world-series-odds-r10093/After a record setting 2019, the Twins were +2500 to win the 2020 World Series, just a 3.8% chance. Exactly a year later, after an underwhelming 2020, they’re at +1400 (6.6% chance) to win in 2021. What can history tell us about the movement of these odds as players move around the league? Does it...10093Tue, 24 Nov 2020 01:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/register-for-the-diamond-awards-for-free33-r10092/Like previous years, it’s for a great cause: fighting crummy neurological diseases using innovative research and patient care for brain, nerve and muscle disorders at the University of Minnesota. Like previous years, it’ll honor Minnesota Twins’ players who are recipients of year-end Baseball Writ...10092Tue, 24 Nov 2020 00:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-extension-candidate-alex-kirilloff-r10086/Alex Kirilloff 2020 Stats (1 game): 1-for-4 in AL Wild Card Series Current Contract (Arbitration Eligible: 2024, Free Agent 2027) Kirilloff technically hasn’t accumulated any service time since his long big-league appearance came in Minnesota’s final playoff game last season. The Twins are clearly...10086Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-spotlight-episode-10-talkin39-torii-hunter-with-jacque-jones-royce-lewis-and-niko-guardado-r10088/Recently, Torii Hunter fellow former Twins greats LaTroy Hawkins and Michael Cuddyer found their names on the new Hall of Fame ballot. All three had fantastic, long careers and deserve the honor. On this show, we will be talking about Torii Hunter. Whether you believe that he had a Cooperstown-wor...10088Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-made-matt-wallner-r10085/Excitement and adrenaline raced through the veins of Forest Lake High School senior Matt Wallner. A lifelong Twins fan, Wallner was spending a mild June afternoon with family and friends nestled in the comfort of the Target Field Legends Club watching his hometown team. Yet the excitement wasn’t...10085Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/learn-all-about-the-twins-offseason-with-these-videos-r10087/Many are anticipating a slow-moving offseason for baseball, mired in uncertainty, but there has been some early action, and we may see more dominoes start to fall in the coming weeks as key milestones approach. The non-tender deadline falls a week from Wednesday, on December 2nd, at which point th...10087Mon, 23 Nov 2020 02:53:00 +0000