https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/70/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-big-thing-can-his-new-sinker-save-bailey-ober-r19337/Bailey Ober entered his fifth big-league season with a 3.76 career ERA and a 3.90 career FIP. Despite below-average fastball velocity, he had a 25.6% career strikeout rate. Even at his best, he was vulnerable to the occasional blowup, usually because hitters would square him up and hit a couple...19337Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:38:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-twins-to-hire-derek-shelton-as-manager-for-2026-r19338/In a move many fans will find underwhelming, the Twins chose to push the dials of familiarity and experience as high as possible with their hire to replace recently fired manager Rocco Baldelli. His place at the top of the dugout steps at Target Field will be taken by Derek Shelton, who served a...19338Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:49:26 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/when-will-it-happen-again-predicting-the-twins-next-world-series-window-r19327/It's been more than three decades since the Minnesota Twins last celebrated on baseball’s biggest stage. The memories of 1987 and 1991 have faded into nostalgia. Fans have watched the years roll by, with only flashes of postseason success. After the club’s back-to-back disappointing seasons in 2...19327Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:00:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-low-could-the-minnesota-twins-payroll-go-r19329/The Minnesota Twins enter this offseason facing a familiar but unsettling question: how low will ownership let payroll go? After consecutive disappointing seasons and amid shrinking local TV revenues, the front office is navigating a financial landscape far different from the one that fueled the...19329Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/road-to-a-rebound-trevor-larnach-r19331/Trevor Larnach's development as a major-leaguer was slow and full of setbacks, but what made one feel confident was the steady trend of improvement. He debuted with a meager .672 OPS in 2021, then improved to .712 in 2022 and .727 in 2023. Even by this point, at age 26, the production remained u...19331Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:32:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-will-be-among-biggest-beneficiaries-of-automated-ball-strike-system-in-2026-r19328/No team in baseball got fewer called strikes on pitches outside the strike zone in 2025 than the Minnesota Twins' 295, according to Statcast. The cocktail of a pitching staff that throws lots of non-fastballs (seeking chases outside the zone, rather than calls on the edges of it) and poor pitch...19328Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:21:49 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/road-to-a-rebound-matt-wallner-r19326/Here are a few things that might surprise you about Matt Wallner's 2025 season, compared to his previous norm: he struck out less, swung and miss less, and walked more. And despite batting just .202, he was still 10% better than the average MLB hitter overall.  I don't think these facts mat...19326Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:35:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-and-the-illusion-of-hope-in-a-rebuild-r19321/For every fan base dreaming of a championship parade, there’s a phase where hope becomes the most valuable currency. It often starts with a message from the front office about patience and progress. Young players are coming. The future is bright. A better club is on the horizon. That’s a c...19321Sun, 26 Oct 2025 22:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-jose-miranda-cant-qualify-for-arbitration-this-winter-and-what-it-means-for-other-twins-players-r19325/He'll be out of options next spring, and the 40-man roster carousel might toss Jose Miranda off and into the waiver-wire Tilt-o-Whirl soon, anyway. However, one common mechanism of offseason roster churn won't affect the Twins infielder: arbitration eligibility, and the mid-November non-tender d...19325Sun, 26 Oct 2025 15:10:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/my-top-10-twins-cards-to-target-this-offseason-r19324/Now that the Twins are long eliminated from playoff contention and far away from the media cycle, it’s as good of a time as ever to pick up some baseball cards of your favorite Twins. Here are my top 10 players to grab if you’re looking to add Twins players to your collection or maybe make a qui...19324Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:54:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/down-to-four-managerial-finalists-what-each-could-bring-to-the-twins-r19323/The Twins are entering a moment of reset. With the front office evaluating roster construction and a clubhouse that needs a clearer voice, the managerial decision feels like more than a change on paper. This is a hire that will shape how young players are used, how veterans are managed, and how...19323Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:39:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-back-at-the-2019-twins-draft-class-r19320/The MLB Draft is one of baseball’s biggest guessing games. Every front office hopes to find the next cornerstone star, but for every success story, countless players never make it to Target Field. As the 2019 class reaches the end of its initial professional contracts, several members can now be...19320Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:35:00 +0000