https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/682/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-blueprint-making-big-betts-r8624/This blueprint looks at capitalizing on one team's need to cut salary to avoid the luxury tax threshold and enter into the free agent market themselves. Before going too much further, lets lay out the big move and then explain why it may make any sense for the Twins to attempt to put together an...8624Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-top-regression-candidates-r8622/Max Kepler 2019 Stats: .252 BA, .244 BABIP, .336 OBP, .855 OPS Few Twins fans knew what to expect when Kepler was named the Twins lead-off hitter during spring training. He actually was a bit unlucky when looking at his batting average and his BABIP, but it also doesn’t seem likely for him to appr...8622Tue, 12 Nov 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-podcast-ep-20-some-moves-and-a-new-matt-wisler-r8620/Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uzg9wQvcqkYtfhFMbRc3n Topics discussed include: Free Agency officially starts Odorizzi extended the QO What would constitute a successful offseason? Extension candidates Matt Wisler claimed Perez’s option not picked up (bless) Gonsalves claimed by the...8620Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-three-step-plan-to-drastically-improve-the-twins39-infield-defense-in-2020-r8616/Step 1: Acquire a Shortstop In 2019, while he was masterful at the dish, Jorge Polanco had a woeful year in the field. Overall, Polanco committed 22 errors (second most in baseball at any position) and posted a UZR of -9.1 (second worst in baseball at any position). His poor year in the field was...8616Mon, 11 Nov 2019 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2-critical-steps-for-jose-berrios-in-2020-r8609/Berrios' Development and Work Ethic Aspiring to greatness. Since the day Jose Berrios was drafted by the Minnesota Twins, the simple phrase sums up, more than any other, the thirst with which Berrios has sought to hone his craft. Berrios has always been easy to root for. His offseasons are punctu...8609Mon, 11 Nov 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-blueprint-building-a-bullpenner-r8619/First, let's establish why it makes sense for Minnesota to fully embrace "bullpenning" as a general philosophy and team-building guideline: There is going to be a ton of money thrown around at the top end of the starting pitching market. Even with aggressive spending intentions, the Twins may hav...8619Mon, 11 Nov 2019 01:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-452-odorizzi39s-big-decision-r8618/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_452.mp3?dest-id=745908618Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-could-lose-another-key-member-of-coaching-staff-r8617/While a lot of the attention this spring was on the hiring of Wes Johnson, numerous pitchers and coaches lauded Hefner's contributions, deeming the pair a two-headed monster of pitching development. "When you look up and see Jeremy Hefner next to [Johnson] and they speak the same languages but als...8617Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-shouldn39t-give-up-on-rosario-r8615/It’s not the end of the world to consider trading him at this point. Especially because his trade value should be pretty high right now. Afterall, regardless of how disappointing it might have ended, wasn’t a bad season at all. So, it makes a lot of sense to deal him in exchange for quality pitchi...8615Sun, 10 Nov 2019 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bumgarner-v-wheeler-who-should-the-twins-pursue-r8606/The case for Bumgarner: Bumgarner is one of the most prominent names in MLB, and for good reason. He was drafted by the Giants with the 10th overall pick in the 2007 Amateur Draft as an 18-year-old. Bumgarner quickly moved up the system, debuting in 2008 at Class-A and pitching 10 innings in the b...8606Sat, 09 Nov 2019 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/stealing-bases-isn%E2%80%99t-minnesota-nice-%E2%80%93-will-that-change-r8605/The Twins ran sparingly, and when they did try to take a base, they were incredibly inefficient. Minnesota baserunners attempted only 49 steals, but were caught 21 times, for a league-worst 57% success rate. Given their lack of success and propensity for hitting long-balls, it isn’t surprising tha...8605Sat, 09 Nov 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/let39s-find-a-role-for-devin-smeltzer-in-2020-r8613/Smeltzer was able to cruise through the minor league system in 2019 and eventually make his MLB debut thanks in part to the two characteristics mentioned in the previous paragraph. The majors proved to be another challenge in itself for Smeltzer but he was able to pitch to the tune of a 3.86 ERA a...8613Fri, 08 Nov 2019 04:00:00 +0000