https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/683/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/astros-and-cubs-have-proven-twins-time-to-spend-is-now-r8608/Let’s rewind over a half decade and land back in 2013. The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros both employed top five farm systems but were among the worst teams in baseball. Chicago won just 66 games while Houston joined the American League and punted on the season to the tune of 51 victories. The n...8608Fri, 08 Nov 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-creative-ways-for-twins-to-leverage-their-spending-flexibility-r8614/In his Payroll Analysis feature for the Offseason Handbook, John Bonnes surmises that the Twins could plausibly push payroll to around $140 million this winter, giving them up to $70 million in spending flexibility. That total would push them past their 2018 and 2017 payrolls, but only modestly so...8614Fri, 08 Nov 2019 02:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mitch-garver-nelson-cruz-win-2019-silver-slugger-award-r8612/For the first time since 2008, the Minnesota Twins have two Silver Slugger Award winners. https://twitter.com/morsecode/status/1192594955644153856 Mitch Garver won the Silver Slugger after a season in which he hit .273/.365/.630 (.995) with 16 doubles and 31 home runs. Garver becomes the first Twi...8612Thu, 07 Nov 2019 22:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/alex-kirilloff-should-make-his-twins-debut-in-2020-r8607/Kirilloff experienced an up and down 2019 campaign compared to his stellar 2018 at A/A+ where he hit .348/.392/.578 (.970) with 20 home runs. The 2019 season was riddled with injuries, resulting in only 94 games played and 150 fewer plate appearances. He still put together a pretty average line of...8607Thu, 07 Nov 2019 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/exploring-five-twins-extension-candidates-r8595/5. Eddie Rosario 2019 Season (137 Games): .800 OPS, 106 OPS+, 1.6 WAR So far this off-season, there has been talk of trading Rosario to upgrade the pitching staff. Unfortunately, Twins fans might value Rosario more than he is actually worth. As a 28-year old, he might fit the definition of a repla...8595Thu, 07 Nov 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/quotrobot-umpiresquot-coming-to-some-affiliated-parks-next-season-r8594/Calling balls and strikes is no easy task, especially with more pitchers throwing in the high-90s or adding in the task of tracking the pitch’s movement. Fans sitting at home get a first-hand look at every pitch as it crosses the plate. Most of the time there can be multiple replays and the benefi...8594Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/important-dates-for-the-2020-offseason-r8604/Below you will see the list of important offseason dates and a short summary of how the date impacts the Twins. Nov. 4 - Award Finalists Announced Rocco Baldelli was announced as a finalist for the American League Manager of the Year. Nov. 5 - Qualifying Offer Deadline This year the league-wide qu...8604Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-can-spend-themselves-into-uncharted-territory-r8603/Coming into last season Minnesota took a step backward in the payroll department. After being just shy of $130 million in 2017, they began 2018 with a $114 million tab suggesting that the next step was largely reliant on seeing what they then had. We are now in a position, for the first time in ne...8603Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-qualifying-offer-no-option-these-4-players-could-interest-the-twins-r8600/In an offseason where the Minnesota Twins should be very active, these recent qualifying offer and option decisions have created some buzz. There are a number of players that are either a level more signable as they will not have draft pick compensation attached to them or have newly become availa...8600Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/qualifying-offer-means-jake-odorizzi-likely-to-return-r8601/A qualifying offer is a way teams can get some compensation for a free agent who leaves their team. It’s similar to a “franchise tag” in the NFL. A team can give a qualifying offer, which has two parts, one pretty good for the player and one very bad for the impending free agent: It gives the play...8601Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/eyeing-this-year39s-most-intriguing-free-agent-r8598/When I use the word "intriguing," I mean it in a specific way. Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg are of course far more appealing, because both are at the peak of their powers and coming off excellent seasons. The same is more or less true of the next starter tier – Hyun-Jin Ryu, Zack Wheeler, Mad...8598Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-underway-twins-make-flurry-of-moves-r8597/NELSON CRUZ 2020 OPTION ACTIVATED This barely qualifies as news. Activating the ultra-reasonable $12 million club option on Cruz was a total no-brainer, and the club's intention had already been announced via media reports. Nevertheless, it's now official: Boomstick is back. https://twitter.com/Tw...8597Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:38:00 +0000