Twins

The winning streak is over. Tampa Bay ambushed Dylan Bundy right out of the gate, building a six-run lead in the first three innings, on their way to blowing out the Twins in the series opener.

Josh Winder went to the mound Sunday afternoon for his first Major League start, and his teammates gave him an early favor by scoring five runs in the first inning. The Twins went on to a 9-3 win, and a series win on the road in Tampa. 

Were the Twins of 2000 a team with a lot of promise? Actually, yeah, but it wasn’t necessarily clear at the time. Nick Nelson and John Bonnes begin their three-part video conversation by reviewing the 2000 Twins and how a bad year ended up paving the way for an awfully good decade.

The Twins are on fire. They beat the Orioles 7-2 on Tuesday to win their eleventh game in their last twelve attempts, moving to 15-9 on the season.

No, this is not a RandBalls Stu article. No satire here! According to Mark Berman, the Twins and All Star shortstop Carlos Correa have agreed to a three-year deal worth $103.5 million. The deal is believed to have opt-outs after the first two years. Also, Holy Wow! 

The Twins agreed to terms on a franchise trajectory-altering signing in the early hours of Saturday morning, signing Carlos Correa to a three-year, $103.5 million contract. Come and read up on Correa, his potential impact in Minnesota and what it means for the rest of the Twins offseason.

The Twins played their first game in Arizona since 2011 on Friday night. On the second pitcher of the game, Byron Buxton tied his career-high in home runs, but from there the Diamondbacks, took control of the game.  

Rumors swirled for days that the Minnesota Twins were in on signing former Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story. With less than three weeks until Opening Day, things came to a head. In a plot twist, it’s Carlos Correa coming to Twins Territory, and Rocco Baldelli may now have the best shortstop in baseball.

Nothing worked for the Twins on Wednesday night, as the team got another abysmal start from Dylan Bundy, combined with a series of defensive miscues. A mid-game rally came up short, and Baltimore avoids the series loss for now.

Fans and journalists alike learned a valuable lesson early Saturday morning — namely that sleep is for the weak of will — as many awoke to the one good piece of news going on at the moment: Carlos Correa is a Minnesota Twin.

Dylan Bundy and the Twins seemed to gather themselves for the Saturday game, getting ahead of Arizona in the third inning and keeping the momentum going throughout the game. 

The 2000 Twins had a clear cut MVP. What made him unique is that he a huge impact on the organization both on and off the field that year. Nick Nelson and John Bonnes review the candidates and unanimously agree on the obvious choice in Part 2 of our discussion on the 2000 Minnesota Twins.