https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/666/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/feinsand-twins-to-sign-josh-donaldson-r8839/Yes folks, it is really happening. The Twins have made a precedent-shattering free agent splash. https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1217247049592209408 The four-year contract is worth $92 million ($23M AAV) with a fifth-year option that could push it to $100 million. https://twitter.com/Feinsand/...8839Wed, 15 Jan 2020 01:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/quick-hitter-should-the-twins-claim-lhp-matt-hall-from-detroit-r8834/As of now, the Twins have just four lefties on their active roster and three of them (Rich Hill, Devin Smeltzer, and Lewis Thorpe) will be entering spring training looking to fight over the fourth and fifth starting spots in the rotation. This leaves Taylor Rogers as the lone lefty that is current...8834Wed, 15 Jan 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-steps-and-sano-r8836/There have been many steps, both forward and back, and almost all of them were giant, like he is. He’s been a top prospect (2010-2015), a Tommy John casualty (2014), and an instant success and late season hero (2015). Then he was a cautionary fielding experiment (2016), an All-Star (2017), and an...8836Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-minnesota-twins-consider-signing-these-3-prospects-to-a-long-term-deal-r8825/Extending a prospect before they have played a game in the big leagues is of course riskier than extending a young player with some MLB experience and its not done nearly as often as the latter. However, this offseason we’ve already seen the Seattle Mariners reach a long-term agreement with AA pro...8825Tue, 14 Jan 2020 22:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/statcast-reveals-ugly-truth-about-minnesota-twins39-infield-defense-r8831/It has always been tricky to figure out just how to use or trust Defensive metrics have when trying to evaluate baseball players as fielders. While it is clear stats like DRS and UZR tell part of the story for fielders, the jury continues to be out on exactly how reliable these stats can be for us...8831Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/meltdown-countdown-proper-twelve-to-provides-winter-warmup-r8833/If you’re new to Twins Daily’s Winter Meltdown, we hold is just a couple blocks from Twins Fest on January 25th at the Lumber Exchange Event Center from 4:30 to 7:30. We’re joined by a Twins player (who we’re not announcing just yet) and 400+ Twins fans, media members, Twins execs and many more to...8833Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/have-the-twins-been-getting-beaten-by-cheaters-r8832/The penalties levied upon the Astros were fairly severe, especially after the ripple effects played out. Manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow received one-year bans from MLB before being promptly fired by owner Jim Crane. Houston also forfeited several high draft picks and received a...8832Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-a-potential-jose-berrios-extension-r8827/The Good Jose Berrios is a two-time All-Star and he has become Minnesota’s best starting pitcher. He’s ranked in the American League top-20 for ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts, WHIP and opponents batting average. According to Baseball Savant, he ranks most closely to Mike Minor, Anthony DeSclafan...8827Tue, 14 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nicholas-castellanos-can39t-play-first-base-r8830/It’s important, as we gain ever greater insight into the game through statistics and quantitative evaluation, not to get lost in them. In the age of Big Data. It’s more important than ever to sift signal from noise, and to recognize when non-objective, qualitative sources are providing more valua...8830Mon, 13 Jan 2020 22:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-podcast-ep-26-twins-offseason-shenanigans-ft-tom-froemming-r8829/https://open.spotify.com/episode/4BQpCgraycBxcecpRsKiEw This was one of our best episode without a doubt. I know I say that a lot but this time I really mean it. We were joined by special guest Tom Froemming (@TFTwins on Twitter, MN Twins Talk by Tom on Youtube) to discuss free agency, weird minor...8829Mon, 13 Jan 2020 22:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-season-is-here-10-reasons-to-be-excited-about-the-minnesota-twins-in-2020-r8822/Pitchers and catchers report to Fort Myers exactly one month from today and there is a lot to be excited about. Here are 10 reasons to be excited about the Minnesota Twins in 2020: 1. The Bomba Squad is back After breaking the MLB record for home runs in a season in 2019, the Minnesota Twins retai...8822Mon, 13 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/meltdown-countdown-twins-daily39s-612-brew-pint-glass-revealed-r8824/If you’re new to Twins Daily’s Winter Meltdown, we hold is just three blocks from Twins Fest on January 25th at the Lumber Exchange Event Center from 4:30 to 7:30. We’re joined by a Twins player (who we’re not announcing just yet) and 400+ Twins fans, media members, Twins execs and many more to c...8824Mon, 13 Jan 2020 02:28:00 +0000