https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/676/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-456-pineda-and-avila-amp-bumgarner-r8703/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_456_Pineda_Avila.mp38703Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/passan-twins-to-sign-catcher-alex-avila-r8702/As Passan noted, the catching market has developed quickly, so it's good to see the Twins lock down Jason Castro's replacement. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1202941948857868294 Speaking of Castro, Avila's skill set matches up nicely to the former Twins backstop. Avila is a left-handed hit...8702Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-rookie-pitchers-were-well-prepared-in-2019-r8700/Pitching ain’t easy. You know this, I know this, and the pitchers themselves know this. Pitchers every year are sent up and down between AAA and the majors because no team ever has enough pitching to make it through a full season. Guys will go down with injury or wake up one day to find out what w...8700Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offseason-chapter-has-a-loaded-amount-of-spoilers-r8698/The more I worked through my own disappointment regarding the reality that Wheeler would not be coming to Twins Territory, the more I concluded that my expectations are largely built on straightforward belief. The Twins have a substantial amount of unallocated cash flow to deal with. They also hav...8698Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-twins-nearing-multi-year-deal-with-michael-pineda-r8701/For the second time, it appears that the Twins will be signing right-handed pitcher Michael Pineda to a two-year deal. This one, however, is worth twice as much as his last deal. https://twitter.com/TheNoujFOX9/status/1202754119846395904 Two years ago, the Twins signed Pineda to a two-year, $10 mi...8701Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/wheeler%E2%80%99s-gone-but-bumgarner-would-give-the-twins-plenty-to-work-with-r8697/After just watching Wheeler’s market heat up and go beyond what anyone predicted, it seems likely that Bumgarner could end up with a bigger contract than expected, though likely still less than Wheeler. Cole Hamels also signing a one-year deal with the Atlanta Braves could help the Twins, as Atlan...8697Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-announce-plans-to-extend-netting-at-target-field-r8696/Minnesota will be making multiple changes to their safety netting prior to the start of the 2020 season. Besides extending netting down both foul lines, the height of the netting above the dugouts will also be raised. According to the Twins, the following Target Field seating areas will be covered...8696Thu, 05 Dec 2019 02:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/just-how-good-is-blake-treinen-and-should-the-twins-sign-him-r8694/If you were like me when you saw Blake Treinen was non-tendered, you probably thought back to his 2018 season when he finished sixth in Cy Young voting and 15th for MVP. He was the most dominant reliever in baseball and it looked like the Athletics had a star for years to come. During that dominan...8694Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-high-impact-pitching-options-dwindling-as-wheeler-and-hamels-reach-agreements-r8695/The moves mean that among top-tier starting pitchers, only five remain: Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, Madison Bumgarner, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Dallas Kuechel. Here are their profiles from Twins Daily's Offseason Handbook, which you can still download for whatever price you think is fair. Gerrit Cole,...8695Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/wish-list-circa-2012-and-2020-kevin-gausman-r8693/LOOKING BACK With a quick look back at the days leading up to the 2012 draft, it was pretty apparent that Byron Buxton was the best athlete in the draft. The Twins were in need of a catcher, and Mike Zunino was early the top college catching prospect in the draft. Gausman, along with Kyle Zimmer (...8693Wed, 04 Dec 2019 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-making-sweeping-changes-on-the-diamond-r8690/After grabbing Cron following his DFA from the Tampa Bay Rays last offseason, Minnesota got a tale of two halves from their first basemen. Through May Cron had an .866 OPS and that number was still .833 at the end of June. He went on the injured list for the first time on July 7. At that point he...8690Wed, 04 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-internal-first-base-options-r8689/Miguel Sano Over the last two seasons, Sano has played 20 games at first and he has logged 31 games at the position throughout his career. Sano has always had a strong arm at third base and that skill would be taken away with a move to first base. Besides his arm, he has struggled at the hot corne...8689Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:00:00 +0000