https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/626/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/two-mets-that-should-be-on-the-twins39-radar-r10047/The New York Mets are officially an entity of the Steve Cohen empire and the hedge fund magnate wasted no time cleaning house, bringing back Sandy Alderson to run the front office and relieving the divisive Brodie Van Wagenen of his general managing duties. The Mets are looking to return to the to...10047Sun, 08 Nov 2020 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-will-the-twins-address-the-bullpen-this-offseason-r10048/Trevor May, Tyler Clippard and Sergio Romo are all free agents. Those three also happened to be the team’s leaders in appearances this season. And it’s not as if this bullpen unit was exactly in need of a refresh. The Twins ranked sixth in bullpen ERA and were tied with the Rays for the best bullp...10048Sun, 08 Nov 2020 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cruisin39-with-kirilloff-r10044/With a likely opening in LF for 2021, the front office has a decision to make. They have no shortage of options at the position, and in a payroll crunching year across baseball, a full time free agent just may not make sense. The way I see it, there are a few different options we’ll see them choos...10044Sun, 08 Nov 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-free-agent-targets-relief-pitcher-r10046/On Thursday night's episode of Offseason Live I was joined by Tom Froemming and Matt Braun. Each of us submitted our own preferred targets for the bullpen, and those choices were discussed and debated. You can watch it all play out below, or keep reading for a breakdown of what's available, and wh...10046Fri, 06 Nov 2020 04:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nelson-cruz-wins-second-straight-silver-slugger-award-r10043/Yet another award for Twins DH Nelson Cruz as he won his second straight Silver Slugger Award and the fourth in his career. The now-free agent DH hit .303/.397/.595 (.992) with six doubles, 16 home runs and 33 RBI in 53 games. The slugger turned 40 years old on July 1st. According to the Twins, he...10043Thu, 05 Nov 2020 23:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/join-us-for-offseason-live-bullpen-free-agents-r10040/I was joined via live-stream by Tom Froemming and Matt Braun Thursday night at 8:00 PM as we looked over the free agent landscape for relief pitching. We each brought a few names to the table that we view as good fits, and those targets were discussed and debated. You can tune into future live b...10040Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/golden-opportunity-using-sdi-to-evaluate-the-twins-defense-r10038/Defensive metrics have come a long way over the last decade. With StatCast tracking every batted ball, the amount of information available to fans is at an all-time high. One newer defensive metric was developed by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and it is called the SABR Defensi...10038Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-spotlight-replay-episode-5-travis-blankenhorn-r10039/Travis Blankenhorn was the Twins 3rd round draft pick in 2015 out of high school in Pennsylvania. He has gradually worked his way up the team's organizational ladder. In September, the Twins had a need, and Blankenhorn got the call. He made the start, and he went 1-for-4 with a double. He was sent...10039Wed, 04 Nov 2020 07:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-outlook-cody%E2%80%99s-2021-twins-blueprint-r10037/Filling Out the Line-Up Alex Kirilloff is going to be a big part of the 2021 Twins even if he isn’t in the line-up on Opening Day. The Twins thought highly enough of him to put him into the playoff line-up in a do-or-die situation and there have been other glowing reports out of the Twin Cities....10037Tue, 03 Nov 2020 04:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-bauer-and-the-art-of-the-possible-r10034/Bauer has said, in the past, that he believes he could pitch consistently on three days’ rest. Given that he’s already proved existing experts wrong about some of the fundamentals of modern pitching more than once, maybe that’s not as far-fetched as it sounds. Fifty and 60 years ago, it was relati...10034Tue, 03 Nov 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/uncertainty-and-opportunity-3-predictions-for-the-2020-21-offseason-r10036/It's been widely anticipated that MLB teams would uniformly cut spending this offseason – perhaps significantly – in the face of severe economic setbacks. The league reports losing more than $3 billion during the abbreviated 2020 season, and while 2021 may bring us closer to a sense of normalcy .....10036Mon, 02 Nov 2020 05:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-made-caleb-thielbar-r10032/The sound of a clanking spoon and jubilant laughs of a child resonate through the waves of Caleb Thielbar’s kitchen over Zoom. “Do I need to repeat anything or is he too loud? My wife’s at work and I got home a bit late so it’s lunchtime.” The 33 year old Randolph, Minnesota native has worn a wea...10032Mon, 02 Nov 2020 02:00:00 +0000