https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/659/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/graterol-trade-on-hold-valuing-starters-and-relievers-r8936/In the now-delayed deal, the Twins acquired starting pitcher Kenta Maeda from the Dodgers in exchange for sending Graterol to the Red Sox. The surprising trade was announced Tuesday night, and Twins fans’ evaluation of the deal tended to vary depending on this very question: just how much upside d...8936Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-4-pitches-we-will-see-from-kenta-maeda-r8931/Four seam fastball: 92.1 MPH, thrown 33.7% of the time, 21.1 whiff% .280 BA (.255 xBA), .517 SLG (.465 xSLG), .385 wOBA (.357 xwOBA) The fastball for Maeda is definitely the worst pitch of the three that he throws at least 10% of the time. The velocity is one of the slower average fastballs in...8931Thu, 06 Feb 2020 04:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-the-twins-pivot-to-a-superior-plan-b-r8932/According to reports, the Twins offered somewhere around $100 million to open their bidding for Wheeler, but were informed early on that Minnesota wasn't a strong consideration. Wheeler ended up signing with the Phillies for five years and $118 million, spurning the White Sox and their bigger offe...8932Thu, 06 Feb 2020 02:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kenta-maeda39s-contract-three-big-things-r8930/If you haven’t had a lot of experience with the mystery team, it’s because the Twins - as long back as I can recall - have never turned out to be that team. But Doogie Wolfson was all over it. Not too much later, it was confirmed the Twins were sending pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol to the Red...8930Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kenta-maeda-new-twins-ace-in-five-numbers-r8929/José Berríos is a more traditional workhorse. Jake Odorizzi has a deeper repertoire. Taylor Rogers is a relief ace. In the right mix, however, new acquisition Kenta Maeda can be better than any of them, and the erstwhile Los Angeles Dodgers swingman has landed on a Minnesota Twins team that suits...8929Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/projecting-the-twins-opening-day-roster-version-10-r8925/Catchers (2): Mitch Garver, Alex Avila Garver and Avila are locks for the Opening Day roster, but there are a few questions surrounding the Twins and their 2020 catchers. How much will the Twins rely on Garver behind the plate? Last season, he was very successful when rotating with Jason Castro. M...8925Wed, 05 Feb 2020 03:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-biggest-celebrity-might-just-be-trevor-may-r8926/If you Google the Minnesota reliever, the first thing that pops up is a link to his Twitter feed and then it’s his Wikipedia page. There’s a set of questions that starts with “Is Trevor May good at baseball?” and then is quickly followed by “Is Trevor May good at Fortnite?” It isn’t until after th...8926Wed, 05 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-starting-9-unzipped-2020-minnesota-twins-zips-player-comparisons-r8920/I now present you with the player comparisons for the starting nine of the 2020 Minnesota Twins (in no particular order): Miguel Sano – Jay Buhner (1987 – 2001, 22.3 fWAR) Wait a minute…wasn’t Buhner a right fielder? The Twins aren’t thinking of…? Don’t panic! When Sano jogs out of the dugout he’l...8920Wed, 05 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-graterol-to-dodgers-for-kenta-maeda-in-blockbuster-deal-r8927/The Twins traded one of their top pitching prospects to acquire the veteran pitcher. Hard-throwing Brusdar Graterol is headed to the Dodgers, and then he will be dealt to the Red Sox in the Mookie Betts/David Price trade. Maeda is a 31-year-old right-hander from Japan. In his four seasons wit...8927Wed, 05 Feb 2020 02:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/billy-wagner-is-paving-joe-nathan%E2%80%99s-path-to-cooperstown-r8922/Hall of Fame players are not one-size fits all and, for many, the path to the Hall includes excellence over a long period of time. Joe Nathan’s play over the last decade is certainly going to warrant some consideration for the Hall, but there could be some obstacles awaiting him on his path to e...8922Tue, 04 Feb 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jhoulys-chac%C3%ADn-matt-wisler-and-diminishing-returns-on-sliders-r8923/For the second time in three winters, the Twins have signed a Venezuelan right-hander in his early 30s, with an impressive MLB track record but nightmarish recent results, to a late-winter minor-league deal. I don’t expect Jhoulys Chacín to be with the organization much longer in 2020 than Aníbal...8923Tue, 04 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-top-10-minnesota-twins-starting-pitching-trade-targets-r8921/It seems the Minnesota Twins will at some point return to the trade market for an improvement on the 2020 starting rotation. We may be waiting until the trade deadline for that move to come, but in the time until then let’s rank who may be available for the Twins to explore. 1. Joe Musgrove 4.44...8921Tue, 04 Feb 2020 01:30:00 +0000