https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/603/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-rundown-catchers-r10369/The Rundown While most teams in the AL Central saw significant chances at a variety of positions in the 2020-21 offseason, catcher has not been one of them. Nine of the ten catchers that made up the 2020 AL Central catching depth chart (starters and backups) will return to their respective teams...10369Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-if-the-shoe-fits-r10372/Twins sign SP Matt Shoemaker to 1-year/$2M deal Today, the Twins upgraded their rotation by signing Matt Shoemaker. Shoemaker will likely compete with Dobnak for the fifth spot. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1361442210215063556 He’s battled injury issues his whole career and has only throw...10372Tue, 16 Feb 2021 03:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-target-field-a-pitcher-or-hitter-friendly-park-r10364/There are a multitude of ways to analyze parks and StatCast data is only going to make it easier to pit one park against another. ESPN uses Park Factors as a way of ranking parks. According to their rankings, Target Field started out as a pitcher-friendly environment with the park ranking in the h...10364Tue, 16 Feb 2021 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offseason-status-update-all-done-r10370/Here's a look at how the 2021 Minnesota Twins roster and payroll are shaping up, as spring training bears down upon us. The $124 million payroll estimate above is merely a baseline – with reachable performance incentives added in (mainly Kenta Maeda's), the Twins will probably be well north o...10370Tue, 16 Feb 2021 02:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-and-pitcher-matt-shoemaker-agree-to-deal-r10367/Shoemaker is a 34-year-old with a 3.86 ERA in 602 major-league innings. He's made 112 appearances in the big leagues, including 104 starts. It was known that the Twins had an offer out to him. His one-year deal includes $250K in incentives on top of a $2 million base, according to Passan. https://...10367Mon, 15 Feb 2021 22:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fire-and-ice-how-the-twins-shifted-from-an-offensive-powerhouse-to-a-defensive-unit-r10363/An untapped offensive catcher, a revamped 40-year-old veteran, and an unlikely all-star shortstop were just a few of the headlines that scratched the surface of an unforgettable year at the plate for the 2019 Twins. The ‘Bomba Squad’ put up unprecedented numbers for the Twins organization, most n...10363Mon, 15 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-announce-non-roster-invites-r10365/As per usual, the team’s non-roster invitations are an interesting combination of veterans competing for jobs at Triple-A and to make an impression should a need come later in the season, and prospects, who are getting seen by the big-league coaches and trying to just make an impression. Some of t...10365Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2021-top-prospects-9-rhp-matt-canterino-r10361/Position: RHP Age: 23 (DOB: 12/14/1997) 2019 Stats (Rookie/A): 25 IP, 1.44 ERA, 0.64 WHIP, 11.2 K/9, 2.9 BB/9 ETA: 2022 2020 Ranking: 15 National Top 100 Rankings BA: NR | MLB: NR | ATH: NR | BP: NR What's To Like Well, let's not bury the lede. KSTP's Darren Wolfson recently tweeted a video of Can...10361Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/previewing-spring-training-battles-the-last-rotation-spot-r10359/In the coming days we will look at the battle for left field, as well as the last bench spot. But first, let’s take a look at the candidates for the last spot in the rotation. On Thursday, KSTP’s Darren Wolfson said the Twins have an offer out to veteran right hander Matt Shoemaker who, I don’t b...10359Sun, 14 Feb 2021 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-913-one-week-to-go-r10360/Listen Here Now10360Sun, 14 Feb 2021 18:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/which-twins-will-the-deadened-ball-hurt-the-most-r10358/We all know that in 2019 several home run records were shattered across baseball. It turns out that MLB had made several changes to the ball that reduced it’s “drag”. Long story short, the makeup of the ball offered less resistance when traveling through the air, thus adding distance onto batted...10358Sun, 14 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/masters-of-efficiency-how-the-2021-twins-acquired-their-war-r10353/The Twins front office has proven themselves to be masters of free agent spending efficiency. This offseason, they have spent around $37.5MM, accruing an additional 7.2 fWAR (ZiPS). Baseball is not a salary capped sport, but imagine how effective the Twins would be at managing it if it were. I res...10353Sat, 13 Feb 2021 23:00:00 +0000