https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/663/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offseason-grade-saved-by-rain-r8877/Thad Levine has gone on record noting the Twins interest in Zack Wheeler. They were reportedly in on Hyun-Jin Ryu, and there was question about a few other arms that may make sense. Ultimately though, Minnesota never landed that big fish pitcher. When they decided that Plan A was no longer the pre...8877Fri, 24 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-options-for-twins39-final-bench-spot-r8880/On this week’s Gleeman and the Geek podcast, John and Aaron gave their thoughts on who they think should take the final bench spot. After reading this article, I’d definitely recommend giving this episode a listen if you haven’t already. When it comes to the final spot on the bench, the Minnesota...8880Fri, 24 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/here-comes-the-boomstick-6-new-food-recs-for-target-field-r8879/On June 15th, 2019, I conquered the Boomstick hot dog, the two-foot homage to Minnesota’s beloved designated hitter, Nelson Cruz. This all stemmed from an unfortunate retweeting incident. https://twitter.com/renabanena/status/1140007505818468353 Although I haven’t had a hot dog since that fateful...8879Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/across-the-meadow-signing-off-r8875/We managed to cover a lot in our final 73 minutes. First and foremost, what signing Josh Donaldson means. We also discussed how the bullpen and rotation may look and if it makes sense to start dealing prospects. It was a fun ride while it lasted. Thanks for being a part of it! As always, all of ou...8875Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-wait-rewarded-r8874/Donaldson made clear that he viewed yesterday’s press conference at Target Field as a moment. The 34-year-old had worked his whole life to choose the franchise where he was spending the rest of his professional career. “This is what I've worked my entire life for since I was five years old. There'...8874Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/quantifying-the-twins-improvement-this-offseason-using-war-r8870/Starting pitching: Players acquired (2019 fWAR): Homer Bailey (2.9), and Rich Hill (0.9) Players lost (2019 fWAR): Kyle Gibson (2.6), Martin Perez (1.9) Total +/- this offseason: -0.7 fWAR The additions of Homer Bailey and Rich Hill give the Twins little to no improvement to their starting rot...8870Thu, 23 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-the-cheating-astros-and-the-slugging-twins-each-helped-marwin-gonz%C3%A1lez-r8872/Marwin González probably profited from the Houston Astros’ systematic sign-stealing efforts in 2017 and 2018, in ways we can clearly identify using advanced data. After he signed with the Twins last winter, however, González also profited from Minnesota’s hitting philosophy and instruction. Thus,...8872Thu, 23 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-remaining-free-agent-starters-r8871/Personally, my preference would be to see the Twins put a bow on their offseason by trading for an impact starter who could actually upgrade the rotation. It might still happen. But there's certainly a good case to be made for turning toward the free agent market to address this last need. For one...8871Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/countdown-meltdown-plouffe-added-to-winter-meltdown-lineup-r8869/Trevor Plouffe is a very familiar name to Twins fans. Not only did he play in 723 games for the Twins between 2010 and 2016, he was, and continues to be, a fan favorite. Over his time with the Twins, his 148 doubles rank 25th in team history. He ranks 20th with 96 home runs. He is the Twins all-ti...8869Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-ready-to-compete-for-best-bullpen-in-baseball-r8867/When headed to Spring Training prior to the 2019 season, the Twins were coming off of two years in which they finished 24th and 18th as a bullpen respectively. Garvin Alston had been shown the door, and so too had skipper Paul Molitor. In an age where rotations had become simply a means to an end,...8867Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/finding-parallels-in-the-busy-offseasons-of-the-minnesota-twins-and-the-chicago-white-sox-r8861/The Impact Player Let’s start with each team’s biggest additions. Chicago struck early by claiming the best catcher on the free agent market in Yasmani Grandal. Grandal has been one of the best catchers in baseball over the last several years and he didn’t disappoint in 2019, as he put up 5.2 fWAR...8861Wed, 22 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/in-win-now-mode-twins-keeping-graterol-in-bullpen-r8866/Graterol's role for 2020 has been an open question all offseason. He had worked almost exclusively as a starter in the minors up until last summer, when he returned from a two-month injury hiatus as a shutdown reliever. His dominant debut out of the bullpen included a convincing September stint wi...8866Tue, 21 Jan 2020 06:20:00 +0000