https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/59/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2025-twins-daily-most-improved-player-r19254/Of all the awards we do here, this one is my favorite. “Most Improved” is a perfectly up-for-interpretation concept: do we mean to reward breakouts, acknowledge rises to superstardom, or shed light on those who rose from the perimeter of roster considerations to everyday player status? I don’t k...19254Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:07:54 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kurt-suzuki-emerging-as-a-potential-candidate-for-twins-managerial-opening-r19253/The Minnesota Twins are once again at a crossroads. Following a 92-loss season and another October spent watching from home, the organization announced that Rocco Baldelli would not return as manager in 2026. It marked the team’s fourth playoff miss in the past five seasons and a sobering remind...19253Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:36:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-brooks-lee-solidify-himself-as-minnesota-twins-long-term-shortstop-in-2026-r19252/Entering the 2025 MLB regular season, Minnesota Twins infielder Brooks Lee was considered one of the club's "make-or-break" players, sporting a key role in the club's ability to return to the postseason following a cataclysmic late-season collapse in 2024. Unfortunately, Lee missed the first 15...19252Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2025-twins-daily-pitcher-of-the-year-r19248/Today we continue to hand out awards for the Twins 2025 season. After naming our MVP and Rookie of the Year, we name today's pitcher of the year.  37 pitchers took the mound for the Minnesota Twins in 2025. Well, 33 pitchers and four position players. Ryan Fitzgerald might have been the be...19248Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-pohlad-family-minnesota-twins-payroll-levels-and-what-theyll-mean-r19247/During Twins President Derek Falvey’s wide-ranging, season-ending sit-down with the media on Tuesday, he was asked what the Twins' payroll would be in 2026. He didn’t answer, but we’ll find out. And when that number is released, I want you to understand what it means. So I’m going to give you fi...19247Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:52:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pohlads-preach-patience-while-fans-question-commitment-r19240/Minnesota Twins fans are no strangers to patience. They’ve endured rebuilds, payroll freezes, postseason collapses, and front-office overhauls. But as the franchise stumbles through another disappointing stretch, ownership has stepped forward with a series of public comments meant to reassure. F...19240Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-players-who-seized-an-opportunity-in-2025-r19236/After the Twins sold at the deadline, all that was left to hope for was that some of the remaining players would make the best of the opportunity that had opened up and earn their way into the 2026 plans. While not everyone made good on this, a few players certainly look like they’ve earned them...19236Sun, 05 Oct 2025 13:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2025-twins-daily-rookie-of-the-year-r19245/No fewer than ten rookies debuted for the Twins in 2025, and they can be grouped together a bit. Some, like Mickey Gasper, and DaShawn Keirsey looked overmatched. Some, like Carson McCusker and Alan Roden had such a limited opportunity (and didn’t do much with it) that it’s tough to project much...19245Sun, 05 Oct 2025 11:48:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rocco-baldelli-wasnt-the-problem-r19232/Rocco Baldelli has been fired. Considering the team was butchered halfway through the season, we can only assume he was a dead man walking for the final excruciating months. These Pohlads are a ruthless bunch. At least he was compensated for his suffering.  I have to admit, I’m something of...19232Sat, 04 Oct 2025 21:23:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-awards-2025-most-valuable-player-r19241/The 2025 Minnesota Twins season did not go as planned. A year that started with postseason expectations ended in frustration as the team stumbled to the finish line. Even so, there were individual bright spots that gave fans reasons to stay invested, and that’s what makes TwinsDaily’s annual Tea...19241Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-mlbs-open-managerial-jobs-how-desirable-is-minnesota-twins-opening-r19234/The Minnesota Twins made headlines this September by dismissing Rocco Baldelli after seven seasons at the helm. A disappointing 70–92 record, combined with a midseason sell-off and a second straight year missing the playoffs, left leadership convinced it was time for a change. “This game i...19234Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:12:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/short-term-pain-joe-pohlad-says-it-all-with-three-dastardly-words-r19237/In a season-ending interview with the Star Tribune, Joe Pohlad telegraphed ownership's intentions for the offseason and the 2026 Twins more clearly than ever before. "The goal is to win a World Series," he said. "That doesn’t mean it doesn’t come with some pain in the short term.” Pohlad is...19237Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:31:02 +0000