https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/671/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/crystal-ball-who-is-ready-for-stardom-r8770/Jorge Polanco led the Twins with a 5.7 WAR in 2019, playing in 153 games and hitting .295/.356/.485 with 22 home runs and 40 doubles. Polanco represented the American League as the starting shortstop in the All-Star Game and looks like a perennial candidate to hold the honor. The five-year, $25.75...8770Sat, 28 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/starting-pitching-plan-b-snatching-lottery-tickets-in-bulk-r8764/While the crop of free-agent pitchers has been pretty well picked through, Minnesota might come closest to obtaining impact pitching by taking on a trifecta of often-injured but high-upside starters. Specifically, Taijuan Walker, Alex Wood, and Rich Hill. This might sound a bit crazy, but hear me...8764Sat, 28 Dec 2019 01:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-12-free-agents-of-twins-mas-part-iii-pitchers-r8769/This three-part series covers the twelve free agents that the Twins should spend the remainder of their payroll on this holiday season. In case you missed it, Part I and Part II are currently available for your holiday reading pleasure. As usual, you know the drill. Feel free to sing along. No sw...8769Fri, 27 Dec 2019 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nelson-cruz-and-the-twins39-biggest-mistake-in-history-r8766/Terry Ryan decided that a 26-year-old David Ortiz, and his career .809 OPS with 58 homers, was worthy of release prior to the 2003 season. Jose Morban was the man worthy of a roster spot, and the 23-year-old never wound up playing for the Twins before returning to Baltimore and generating just a ....8766Fri, 27 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/here-is-what-war-projections-say-about-the-twins-and-white-sox-r8767/The offseason has not exactly been satisfying or encouraging for Twins fans. While they did re-sign Jake Odorizzi, Michael Pineda, and Sergio Romo, the only additions have been Alex Avila and Tyler Clippard. When compared to the White Sox it is easy to see why fans (I'm looking at you, dad) are fr...8767Fri, 27 Dec 2019 01:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/opening-thoughts-brusdar-graterol-what-would-you-do-r8765/Gerrit Cole. He was always going to the Yankees. Stephen Strasburg. He was always going to stay with the Nationals. Zack Wheeler. The Twins wanted to give him $100 million, but he wanted to stay in the east. Madison Bumgarner. He wanted to hang out in Phoenix with his horses. Hyun-Jin Ryu. He want...8765Wed, 25 Dec 2019 06:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/buzzwords-will-ignite-the-twins-front-office-r8759/When Thad Levine was introduced, the talk was about collaboration. Their organizational restructure has been focused around internal infrastructure. Upon entering a competitive window in 2020, the suggestion was for a necessary "impact" pitching addition. Each of the small quips or phrases allude...8759Wed, 25 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twas-the-night-before-christmas-twins-edition-r8763/The fans were nestled while scrolling through Twitter, While visions of future rotations made some bitter. And Odo in his jersey, and Kep in his cap Said, don’t worry, this offseason is not yet a wrap. When up at the plate there arose such a clatter, There were bombas for days, it didn’t matter th...8763Wed, 25 Dec 2019 01:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/revisiting-falvey-and-levine-era-trades-break-in-case-of-world-series-r8762/As we continue on with our series looking at the Derek Falvey and Thad Levine led front office and the trades they have made we will look not at a single one, but at a flurry of trades. That flurry came in the middle of the 2018 season when the Twins had a fire sale of veterans who were on expiri...8762Tue, 24 Dec 2019 04:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/projecting-minnesota39s-2023-line-up-r8761/C: Mitch Garver Garver has been my pick for starting catcher in each of the last three years (see links below) and he did nothing to change those projections this season. By 2023, he will be 32-years old, so it will be interesting to see how his body handles the rigors of catching. The Twins are i...8761Tue, 24 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-podcast-ep-23-free-agency-catch-up-ft-andrew-gebo-r8760/Click here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7xt8iE6N3NvAVnAQbEV9al If you've never listened to us before or turned us off due to low audio quality, I recommend trying again with this weeks episode. All the recent rumors and the quiet free agency was discussed this week with our first ever guest....8760Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ryu-to-sign-with-toronto-now-what-r8758/Last night it was reported that Ryu will sign with the Blue Jays. He is the last of five “impact” pitchers on the free agent market, none of whom signed with the Twins. Those stories were also Twins news. That’s because the Twins had a clear objective this offseason, and they had set themselves up...8758Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:03:00 +0000