https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/608/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-does-2021-hold-for-berr%C3%ADos-r10299/At the start of 2020, many Twins fans had their hopes high that Berríos would continue to develop into an ace. Entering his age 26 season, he was coming off back-to-back All-Star Game appearances and had had some of his career-best numbers the year before. But things definitely didn’t go his way l...10299Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-desired-path-is-clear-for-the-twins-r10298/The Twins didn’t trade for Blake Snell. Or Yu Darvish. Or Joe Musgrove. They didn’t shock the world and sign George Springer. Or DJ LeMahieu. They stayed quiet for months and months, waiting for the market to come to them. Two lower-wattage pitching pickups in Hansel Robles and J.A. Happ provide a...10298Sat, 30 Jan 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-eddie-rosario-finds-a-new-home-r10301/Former Twins LF, Eddie Rosario, lands in Cleveland https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1355334773288407040 Twins fans will get plenty of opportunity to watch Rosario play for the 2021 season as he remains in the AL Central. The free swinging lefty goes to a park that his pull hitting tendencies wi...10301Sat, 30 Jan 2021 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tales-from-the-central-chicago-white-sox-r10281/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? Only maybe the San Diego Padres have made more splashes this offseason than the Chicago White Sox. Now vi...10281Sat, 30 Jan 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/swiss-army-sparkplug-luis-arr%C3%A1ez39s-new-role-r10295/As rumors circulated of the Twins pursuing a shortstop in free agency, the rationale was clear enough: a two-for-one solution that both addresses a defensive weakness in the infield and fills internally the super-utility role vacated by Marwin González. Most of us anticipated it would be the incum...10295Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-alex-kirilloff-stock-is-rising-former-twins-pitcher-finds-a-new-home-r10294/Alex Kirilloff10294Fri, 29 Jan 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-teams-luis-arraez-could39ve-been-traded-to-r10296/To our collective relief, ESPN’s Jeff Passan announced that Arraez will move into a utility role for the club. However, you can’t but wonder what could’ve been if Arraez was on the trade market. What could the Twins have received in return? Which other clubs could he have been a perfect piece for?...10296Fri, 29 Jan 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/andrelton-simmons-gives-minnesota-baseball%E2%80%99s-best-infield-r10293/During the weird year that was 2020, Simmons played just 30 games. Going back to 2019 he played in 103 of the Angels games, and still posted 16 OAA (outs above average), good enough for second in baseball among shortstops. To date, Simmons has been the equivalent of an Ozzie Smith-caliber defender...10293Fri, 29 Jan 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-andrelton-simmons-signing-means-for-cruz-lewis-dobnak-amp-more-r10291/1. Andrelton Simmons Drastically Improves the Minnesota Twins Infield Defense The biggest asset that Andrelton Simmons brings to the table for the Minnesota Twins is the all-world defense that he provides from the shortstop position. Through the first nine years of his career, Simmons has taken ho...10291Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-a-blessing-from-bob-nightengale-happ-on-the-hot-stove-r10292/Nelson Cruz Unlikely to Head to Chicago While the news of Andrelton Simmons put a smile on the face of Twins’ fans, one big question still remains. What will happen with Nelson Cruz? To the comfort of many Twins fans, there have been two strong signs that sparked this week indicating that Cruz is...10292Thu, 28 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0000