https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/583/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2020-awards-rookie-of-the-year-r9972/There is always much to learn for a rookie first entering the big-league ranks, but it's a steeper curve for catchers. They not only participate in games, but are essentially asked to run them. Catchers must signal for and interact with every pitch, and (as framing metrics illuminate) they can imp...9972Tue, 13 Oct 2020 01:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-year-that-never-was-r9967/The 2020 Twins were set to be unique in the lineage of other Twins teams. Josh Donaldson was the biggest free agent the team had ever acquired, Kenta Maeda was one of the first truly great starting pitchers the team had traded for, and the offense was coming off a season in which they bashed 307 h...9967Mon, 12 Oct 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-promising-stats-from-the-twins-top-3-returning-starters-r9971/Kenta Maeda led the Twins in innings with 66 ⅔, but issued only 10 walks with zero hit-by-pitches and zero wild pitches. Maeda's control was fairly mediocre over the past two seasons in Los Angeles (3.0 BB/9), and worse as a starter than as a reliever, which might've been among reasons the Dodgers...9971Mon, 12 Oct 2020 01:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-2020-all-al-central-team-r9964/Outlined below is how the All-AL Central Team shook out, with the best player from the AL Central recognized at each position. Also outlined below are the preseason selections, the players selected by the selection committee (me) as the best players position-by-position coming into the 2020 season...9964Mon, 12 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-496-free-agent-frenzy-r9970/Listen Now Here9970Sun, 11 Oct 2020 18:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-should-pursue-starting-pitching-aggressively-in-the-trade-market-this-offseason-r9966/Offseason acquisitions Kenta Maeda, Matt Wisler, and Caleb Theilbar burned the hottest and helped lead the Twins to post the third-best ERA (3.58), give up the fewest home runs (62), and strikeout the fourth most batters (535) in the American League. Maeda evolved into a verifiable ace over the co...9966Sun, 11 Oct 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/most-valuable-non-prospect-offensive-trade-pieces-r9965/More often than not we tie top prospects to big name trades because of their potential and years of team control remaining. According to Baseball Reference, the Twins had the 8th oldest line up in 2020 at an average age of 28.7 although the likes of Nelson Cruz and Marwin Gonzalez skew that a litt...9965Sun, 11 Oct 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/don39t-give-up-on-lewis-thorpe-r9961/Even before this season turned into the patented nightmare 2020 we’ve all grown accustomed to, Thorpe was already struggling. He showed up in the spring as the favorite for many to snatch the 5th starting spot. Instead he was sent to the minor league side of camp after taking an absence from the T...9961Sun, 11 Oct 2020 01:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rebuild-on-the-fly-analyzing-max-kepler39s-future-in-minnesota-r9959/The case against Kepler signed a 5-year, $35 million extension following his solid but not spectacular 2018 season. The spectacular was fulfilled in 2019. Kepler blasted 36 home runs and 32 doubles while primarily leading off for the Twins, gearing his swing to pull the ball in the air with author...9959Sat, 10 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-live-let39s-play-jeopardy33-r9963/Faithful readers and community members may have noticed that for the first time in more than a decade, we're not publishing an Offseason Handbook this year. It's a bummer, because we always love putting that passion project together, but everyone around here had their hands too full to give it the...9963Fri, 09 Oct 2020 03:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-only-twins-daily-writer-who-wants-to-keep-eddie-rosario-r9962/7:00 am - Wake up 7:01 am - Roll over and immediately grab my phone 7:02 am - Invigorate my morning with the video of Eddie Rosario’s throw to tag out Rafael Devers at home plate in 2019 7:03 am - Realize that Eddie Rosario’s strikeout to walk ratio (SO/W) has significantly decreased from 2019,...9962Fri, 09 Oct 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/time-for-a-bauer-outage-in-minnesota-r9958/The lineup should remain virtually unchanged going into 2021. Eddie Rosario is a prime non-tender candidate given his production and assume cost. Also noting that both Brent Rooker and Alex Kirilloff appear major league ready, there’s an immediate replacement to be had. If Nelson Cruz is retained,...9958Fri, 09 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000