https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/589/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agent-market-may-push-twins-away-from-nelson-cruz-r10311/There is no salary cap in baseball, but many teams have a self-imposed limit this winter for a variety of reasons. Revenues were limited in a pandemic shortened 2020 campaign and there are still plenty of questions about how much those revenues will improve in 2021. Minnesota’s current payroll sit...10311Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-twins-pecota-projections-5-free-agents-team-could-target-r10303/Adam Duvall PECOTA projections aren’t unimpeachable—especially this year. However, the projections for Alex Kirilloff, Trevor Larnach, and (especially) Brent Rooker are pretty ugly. The Twins can cover themselves even if those dire predictions are realized, by moving around pieces already on their...10303Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-sp-trades-and-spring-training-on-the-horizon-r10312/MLBPA rejects MLB’s offer on a shortened season: Late last week MLB submitted a proposal to the MLB Players Association that would delay the start of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic. See below tweet from Tim Brown at Yahoo Shorts on details of MLB’s proposal. https://twitter.com/TBrown...10312Tue, 02 Feb 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-minnesota%E2%80%99s-top-5-defensive-teams-r10309/Defensive metrics have come a long way over the last two decades and new technology continues to help front offices evaluate their defensive talent. Many key advanced fielding stats like Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) and Defensive Runs Above Average (Def) began being calculated in 2002. Over the last...10309Tue, 02 Feb 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-twins-pecota-projections-5-big-takeaways-r10302/The Twins Have Excellent, Enviable Catching Depth We’ve talked all winter about Mitch Garver’s 2020, but broadly speaking, it’s easy to dismiss the lost season a fluke. Garver suffered an ill-timed injury in a surreal and shortened campaign. Mathematical models don’t dismiss anything, exactly, but...10302Tue, 02 Feb 2021 02:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/stonks33-the-3-minnesota-twins-player-stocks-you-need-to-invest-in-right-now-r10307/Over the past week the stock market has dominated the national conversation and terms like “hedge fund” and “short squeeze” have entered the mainstream vocabulary. While many of the skyrocketing stocks on the market have already reached their peaks, there are three Minnesota Twins players worth in...10307Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/simmons-to-bring-defense-leadership-to-twins-r10308/It quickly became evident that there was a strong interest from both the Twins and Simmons throughout the offseason. Derek Falvey pointed out, “One of the things that became clear to us in conversations with his agent and his representation was how much he had interest in Minnesota and how much th...10308Mon, 01 Feb 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-ways-fans-can-use-the-enhanced-game-score-leaderboard-r10306/Game score The original game score metric was introduced by Bill James in the 80s to measure pitcher performance. It presents a figure between 0-100, but more typically, between 40-70. In its original format, a game score of 40 was replacement level, 50 was average, with game scores in the 80s an...10306Mon, 01 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hayes-twins-cruz-revive-contract-discussions-r10305/The video below includes a key excerpt from Hayes’ article and video of Falvey addressing a question regarding Cruz during . From the outside looking in, it certainly seems like the Twins are trying to make sure they're not bidding against themselves and the Cruz camp is holding out hope additi...10305Sun, 31 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-511-andrelton-simmons33-nelson-cruz-r10304/Listen To Episode 511 Here Now10304Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/simmons-to-the-twins-is-the-perfect-match-r10300/The Twins found themselves in a sort of middle ground this winter after an injury hobbled season from Jorge Polanco was topped off by a crippling error in the first round of the playoffs. Their former second base prospect turned Major League shortstop was pencilled in to undergo his second ankle s...10300Sun, 31 Jan 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tales-from-the-central-kansas-city-royals-r10282/We’re more than well versed on the Minnesota Twins but what does the view of this club, and those it competes with, look like through the lens of invested influencers from around the division? One of my favorite sleepers this season is the Kansas City Royals. I think they’re clearly better than De...10282Sun, 31 Jan 2021 02:01:00 +0000