https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/579/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/la-russa-hinch-bring-championship-resumes-but-not-without-additional-baggage-r10027/Tony La Russa is one of the greatest managers of all time, but seems like an odd fit for an organization that adopted the slogan “Change the Game” for the 2020 season. I guess they’ve already decided to change it back? La Russa is 76 years old, and appears to have several stances that clash with s...10027Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-free-agent-targets-starting-pitchers-r10025/Free Agent Starting Pitchers at a Glance The Need: The Twins have Kenta Maeda, Jose Berrios and Michael Pineda at the top of their 2021 rotation board. Randy Dobnak had one of the best ERAs in baseball through the first five or six weeks of the season. While the likes of Lewis Thorpe and Devin...10025Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-under-the-radar-free-agent-pitching-targets-r10023/The way I am looking at this is that the Twins have at least one spot open in their rotation. Ideally, I would like to see them add two this offseason and push Dobnak to the #6 spot, looking in. More on that in my 2021 “Offseason Blueprint” that I hope to write next week. Also, with Romo now offi...10023Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offeason-live-replay-starting-pitcher-free-agent-targets-r10021/The Twins have three starters at the top of their 2021 rotation that are locks. Kenta Maeda, Jose Berrios and Michael Pineda are an exciting trio for the Twins. Maeda was the Twins Daily choice for both Best Pitcher and MVP of the 2020 Twins. Berrios is a two-time All Star, and Pineda returned lat...10021Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:14:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-major-league-baseball-ban-the-shift-r10020/In his time as MLB commissioner, Rob Manfred has overseen changes to multiple parts of the game with pace of play being one of his biggest focuses. Now, he is looking to make a change to team’s ability to shift players on the defensive side of the ball. In a recent interview, he had this to say: h...10020Thu, 29 Oct 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/neal-sergio-romo-a-free-agent-after-twins-decline-2021-option-r10022/The Twins have decided to pay Romo a $250,000 buyout rather than bring him back in 2021. Romo joins fellow 2020 Twins relievers Trevor May and Tyler Clippard on the free agent market. Romo came to the Twins around the trade deadline of 2019, and pitched well enough for the team to bring him back a...10022Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-free-agent-targets-outfield-and-dh-r10018/On Tuesday night's episode of Offseason Live I was joined by Twins Daily writers Lucas Seehafer and David Youngs. Each of us submitted our own preferred targets at these positions, and those choices were discussed and debated. You can watch it all play out below, or keep reading for a breakdown of...10018Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/play-with-the-twins39-payroll-at-twinspayrollcom-r9992/The Twins are facing at least six big decisions this offseason, so we've set up a google sheet at TwinsPayroll.com where you can answer those questions, and many more. At what level would you set the Twins' payroll? Would you bring back Nelson Cruz? How about Eddie Rosario? Or would you want to c...9992Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fresh-meat-grading-the-2020-twins-rookie-debuts-r10017/Brent Rooker, RF The powerful bat from Tennessee was activated as a result of Max Kepler being placed on the 10 day IL in September. Unfortunately for Rooker, his 2020 season was cut short after seven games due to a fractured forearm. What we did see from Rooker was nothing but delightful. In just...10017Wed, 28 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-live-replay-outfield-amp-dh-free-agent-targets-r10015/I was be joined via live-stream by David Youngs and Lucas Seehafer Tuesday night at 8:00 PM to look over the free agent landscape at outfield and designated hitter. We each brought a few names to the table that we view as good fits, and those targets were discussed and debated. You can tune into...10015Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-things-the-world-series-teams-have-that-the-twins-are-missing-r10014/LA’s Superstars In baseball, superstar players can’t impact the game in the same way as some of the other major sports, but it certainly helps to have top tier players performing at their best. The Dodger outfield is anchored by two former MVPs in Cody Bellinger and Mookie Betts and Clayton Kersha...10014Tue, 27 Oct 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-made-kent-hrbek-r10012/Kids across the state of Minnesota grew up in the 60’s and 70’s idolizing the power of Harmon Killebrew, cherishing the hitting of Tony Oliva, and would spend hours at the park imitating the swing of Rod Carew. Of all those kids, a boy from Bloomington would be the only one to cement his name amo...10012Mon, 26 Oct 2020 02:00:00 +0000