https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/672/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-royals-problem-just-how-much-are-you-willing-to-give-up-to-win-a-world-series-r8755/After coming off of a Cinderella season in 2014 which saw them come one game shy of winning the World Series, the Royals made the conscious decision to push all of their chips to the middle of the table in 2015 and gun for a title. Let’s dive into how the Royals were aggressive in pushing for shor...8755Mon, 23 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/two-lefty-starters-the-twins-could-trade-for-right-now-r8757/Robbie Ray of the Diamondbacks was already being speculated upon as a trade candidate, even prior to the team's signing of Madison Bumgarner. Now, the rumors are ramping up, and with good reason: Ray has one remaining season under contract, and figures to make more than $10 million in his last tur...8757Sun, 22 Dec 2019 23:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-last-decade-of-free-agency-r8756/Minnesota Over the Last Decade Ervin Santana’s four-year, $55 million contract represents the biggest free agent contract in franchise history. Over the life of the contract, Santana compiled a 3.68 ERA with a 1.22 WHIP in 525 1/3 innings. He was named an All-Star in 2017 as he finished the year w...8756Sun, 22 Dec 2019 20:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-458-ryu-donaldson-or-bust-r8754/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_458.mp3?dest-id=745908754Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/internal-reinforcements-which-twins-prospects-appear-to-be-most-prepared-to-contribute-in-2020-r8753/Working out trades is still very much on the table, too. But maybe some of the prospects to be involved in them could, instead, effectively fill some of those gaps now. Not giving up much of the organization’s long-term future could be useful in a division full of teams that are investing hard on...8753Sun, 22 Dec 2019 06:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/practice-pragmatism-r8752/As we prepare to set out the cookies and milk for Santa Claus, the Twins rotation and lineup remains relatively the same as it was in 2019. That team won 101 games en route to their first division title in a decade -- they were a good team. The AL Central remains arguably the weakest division in t...8752Sat, 21 Dec 2019 15:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/slinging-frisbees-3-reasons-why-the-twins-bullpen-will-be-dominant-in-2020-r8744/1.) They are right-handed heavy As currently constructed, the Twins bullpen will include righties Trevor May, Tyler Duffey, Sergio Romo, Tyler Clippard, Zack Littell, Matt Wisler and potentially Cody Stashak, Fernando Romero or Ryne Harper. The only proven lefty at this point is Taylor Rogers, wi...8744Sat, 21 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-central-holiday-miracle-gifting-a-star-r8745/What is the point of this exercise? The hot stove has cooled considerably and I’m bored…plus, this might be fun! So, let’s grab any player of our choice from another AL Central roster, with the only stipulation being that we only get (and pay) the player for the remainder of their current contract...8745Fri, 20 Dec 2019 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-sign-tyler-clippard-r8751/While we all wait for the big, "impact" move, the Twins announced a couple of moves that will hopefully solidify their 2020 bullpen. 34-year-old Tyler Clippard was signed to a one-year deal. He pitched in 53 games for Cleveland in 2019 and went 1-0 with a 2.90 ERA in 62 innings. He has been i...8751Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-12-free-agents-of-twins-mas-part-ii-%E2%80%93-outfielders-r8749/The market for outfielders has been as silent as a mouse due to the recent and rapid signings of the largest free agents on the market, such as Stephen Strasburg and Madison Bumgarner (remember when everyone thought he’d be a Twin? Too soon?). It’s often said to “strike while the iron is hot”. How...8749Fri, 20 Dec 2019 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-message-to-the-front-office-r8748/The winter meetings came and went and all that came out of the Twins’ camp were rumors and speculation regarding potential targets and offers made to free agents who signed elsewhere. This is, of course, a part of the monotonous cycle of free agency as not every day or week or month can be excitin...8748Fri, 20 Dec 2019 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-next-luis-arraez-emergence-r8747/At 22-years-old Arraez had played in 329 minor league games. He was not a top 100 prospect, and though he appeared on the fringes of all top Twins lists, his game was focused heavily around a single skill. His ability to hit for average by combining strong pitch recognition with impeccable plate d...8747Fri, 20 Dec 2019 02:00:00 +0000