https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/622/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-twins-players-not-in-the-hall-of-fame-joe-mauer-r10103/Case for Induction There are currently 19 catchers that have been inducted into the Hall of Fame and Mauer is clearly above the threshold set by previous backstops. According to JAWS, Mauer ranks as the seventh best catcher all-time with all six players ahead of him already inducted and the four p...10103Tue, 01 Dec 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2-newly-available-bats-that-may-interest-the-twins-r10102/Twins fans know all too well that just because a player is waived by one team doesn't mean he can't make a major impact for another one. David Ortiz lamentations aside, there are plenty of more recent examples to illustrate the point. Two offseasons ago, the Twins filled a need at first base by gr...10102Mon, 30 Nov 2020 03:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/which-of-these-free-agent-contracts-makes-most-sense-for-the-twins-r10101/Predicting what’s going to happen on the MLB free-agent market is always difficult, but there seems to be additional uncertainty this year. There are a few different flavors of forecasts out there for this offseason, but let’s focus on those from MLB Trade Rumors. Here are my picks for the top-10...10101Mon, 30 Nov 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-503-ed-die33-ed-die33-ed-die-r10100/Click Here To Listen Now10100Sun, 29 Nov 2020 19:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/avoiding-the-aces-r10099/The Twins Aren’t “One Pitcher Away” The headline says it all. As much as the Twins struggles in the postseason are blamed on a lack of starting pitching, to pretend one starting pitcher brings them from first round exit to World Series winner is a pipedream. 2019 was a fluke and likely lesson lear...10099Sat, 28 Nov 2020 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/black-friday-sale-cheap-players-who-could-make-a-difference-r10098/When making your Black Friday shopping list, you first need to think about what you need. The Twins have six days to decide whether they want to tender offers to Jose Berrios, Byron Buxton, Tyler Duffey, Mitch Garver, Taylor Rogers, Eddie Rosario, and Matt Wisler. It’s widely believed that all of...10098Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-extension-candidate-kenta-maeda-r10094/Kenta Maeda 2020 Stats (11 games): 2.70 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 161 ERA+, 3.00 FIP, 1.6 WAR Current Contract (Signed thru 2023, 8 years/$25 million) Maeda is currently on an unbelievably team friendly contract. His base salary over the next three seasons is just north of $3 million. The Dodgers were able...10094Fri, 27 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/10-things-to-be-thankful-for-minnesota-twins-edition-r10096/10. The 2020 Minnesota Twins got to play a season In the midst of the worst global pandemic the nation has seen in a century, the Twins were able to play a baseball season. No, it didn’t look traditional and yes, the team may have underperformed. Yet at the end of the day baseball was played- som...10096Thu, 26 Nov 2020 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-extension-candidate-michael-pineda-r10091/Michael Pineda 2020 Stats (5 games): 3.38 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 130 ERA+, 2.22 FIP, 0.4 WAR Current Contract (Signed thru 2021, 2 years/$20 million) Michael Pineda’s time in Minnesota has certainly been turbulent. He was recovering from Tommy John surgery when the team signed him so that cost him a seas...10091Thu, 26 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-extension-candidate-byron-buxton-r10090/Byron Buxton 2020 Stats (39 games): .844 OPS, 124 OPS+, 1.9 WAR Current Contract (2nd-Year Arbitration Eligible, Free Agent: 2023) In his second year of arbitration, Buxton is likely heading for a contract close to $6 million. To put that in perspective, FanGraphs put Buxton’s value as worth almos...10090Wed, 25 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thinking-big-the-twins-and-really-tall-pitchers-r10095/Tall pitchers have a natural mystique, which is rooted in both romantic and scientific thinking. Scouts cherish a tall young thrower, evoking adjectives like "angular" and "projectable." A mountainous figure on the mound is inherently imposing, and there are also more tangible advantages, like a d...10095Wed, 25 Nov 2020 02:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-extension-candidate-jose-berrios-r10089/Jose Berrios 2020 Stats (12 games): 4.00 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 109 ERA+, 4.06 FIP, 0.7 WAR Current Contract (2nd-Year Arbitration Eligible, Free Agent: 2023) In his second year of arbitration, Berrios is slated to make somewhere between $5-7.5 million. Last season, the Twins and Berrios couldn’t agree o...10089Tue, 24 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0000