https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/577/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agent-faceoff-kik%C3%A9-hern%C3%A1ndez-vs-tommy-la-stella-r10236/“Free Agent Faceoff” is a multi-part series where I will be pitting two free agent targets against each other and determining which would be a better option for the Minnesota Twins. In case you missed it, be sure to check out part 1: Marcell Ozuna vs. Nelson Cruz. While the Minnesota Twins are loo...10236Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/running-down-the-hall-of-fame-ballot-2021-edition-r10235/Over the last handful of years, there has been an unclogging of the ballot, especially since voters are limited to 10 names per ballot. This has allowed the writers to take a longer look at some of the other top candidates that remain. If I were lucky enough to have a ballot, this is how I would v...10235Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-twins-attend-corey-kluber-showcase-r10238/Corey Kluber’s Showcase Jesse Rogers of ESPN reported Corey Kluber threw 25-30 pitches in a showcase for teams and was sitting between 87-89 mph. The Twins were among the 25 clubs in attendance to watch the two-time Cy Young Award winner throw. The showcase took place at Eric Cressey’s strength an...10238Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/comparing-the-twins-and-white-sox-projections-r10237/For this project, we will be looking at the Fangraphs RosterResource projections. We will go position by position for the White Sox and Twins to see where each team stands compared to each other. Starting/Relief Pitching: Twins: Jose Berrios (2.9 WAR) Kenta Maeda (2.8) Michael Pineda (2.1) Rand...10237Thu, 14 Jan 2021 02:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-did-the-twins-let-liam-hendriks-go-r10234/Hendriks originally signed with the Twins in early 2007 as a teenager out of Australia. He’d make his professional debut with the GCL Twins and post a 2.05 ERA with a 1.18 WHIP while striking out 52 batters in 44 innings. That winter, he pitched for Australia in the final Olympic Qualification Tou...10234Wed, 13 Jan 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-live-replay-catching-up-on-twins-rumors-r10233/The Twins aren't alone in their patient approach to this offseason. Tons of free agents and trade candidates are still out there, and the front office has plenty of ammo to attack either of those avenues as it seeks to supplement a World Series contender. In order to snap its historic postseason s...10233Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/white-sox-sign-hendriks-twins-fans-wait-patiently-r10232/The White Sox would certainly seem to be the favorite right now in the American League Central Division, if the season were to start today. While bringing back free agent outfielder Adam Eaton isn't terribly concerning, they also acquired RHP Lance Lynn in a trade with Texas last month. The additi...10232Tue, 12 Jan 2021 04:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-worst-trades-johan-santana-r10230/Bill Smith was in a no-win situation. In late-2007, He became the fifth general manager in Twins history, and he was immediately tasked with trading away baseball’s best starting pitcher. Minnesota had tried to work out an extension with two-time Cy Young award winner, but those conversations had...10230Tue, 12 Jan 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-508-cleveland-cruz-and-contracts-r10231/LISTEN HERE NOW10231Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agent-faceoff-marcell-ozuna-vs-nelson-cruz-r10228/“Free Agent Faceoff” will be a multi-part series in which I will pit two free agent targets against one another, examining their candidacy as a free agent for the Minnesota Twins. Ultimately I will decide the winner of the faceoff as the better fit for the Twins. The first faceoff, two designated...10228Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-the-twins-shouldn39t-re-sign-nelson-cruz-r10226/Nelson Cruz has been an enigma in the twilight of his baseball career putting up MVP level seasons long past his prime. It’s easy to believe that Cruz will simply hit forever. Unfortunately that just isn’t the case. At 40, another season like the two we’ve seen from Cruz recently would be quite li...10226Sun, 10 Jan 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-do-you-plan-on-following-the-twins-in-2021-r10227/10227Sat, 09 Jan 2021 21:30:00 +0000