https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/711/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-6-most-impactful-josh-donaldson-intangibles-r8878/Pedigree Donaldson owns an MVP Award and has played in seven postseasons. Since 2013, he leads all third basemen with at least 2,500 at-bats in OPS (.901) and wRC+ (145). There is one position player with more fWAR than Donaldson since 2013: Mike Trout. A resume of his stature goes a long way in e...8878Sat, 25 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/justin-morneau-joins-twins-hall-of-fame-r8883/Make your plans now. On Saturday, May 23rd, the Twins will be hosting the White Sox at Target Field. On that day, Justin Morneau will be inducted as the 34th member of the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame in a pre-game ceremony. It was just a matter of time, really, as Morneau had an impressive career...8883Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-swarms-diamond-awards-r8882/Proceeds from the Diamond Awards fund innovative research fighting brain, nerve and muscle disorders at the University of Minnesota. The event honors Minnesota Twins Bob Allison, who battled ataxia, and was featured in a video shown at the beginning of the presentation. Twins Daily hosted a tabl...8882Fri, 24 Jan 2020 07:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-boast-plethora-of-backup-options-r8881/Backups are inherently unexciting to fans like you and I for obvious reasons. Hell, even some coaches on professional sports teams have a dislike for backups. Nevertheless, “the next man up” is an important role as every year at least one starter will either go down with an injury, suffer regressi...8881Fri, 24 Jan 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offseason-grade-saved-by-rain-r8877/Thad Levine has gone on record noting the Twins interest in Zack Wheeler. They were reportedly in on Hyun-Jin Ryu, and there was question about a few other arms that may make sense. Ultimately though, Minnesota never landed that big fish pitcher. When they decided that Plan A was no longer the pre...8877Fri, 24 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-options-for-twins39-final-bench-spot-r8880/On this week’s Gleeman and the Geek podcast, John and Aaron gave their thoughts on who they think should take the final bench spot. After reading this article, I’d definitely recommend giving this episode a listen if you haven’t already. When it comes to the final spot on the bench, the Minnesota...8880Fri, 24 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/here-comes-the-boomstick-6-new-food-recs-for-target-field-r8879/On June 15th, 2019, I conquered the Boomstick hot dog, the two-foot homage to Minnesota’s beloved designated hitter, Nelson Cruz. This all stemmed from an unfortunate retweeting incident. https://twitter.com/renabanena/status/1140007505818468353 Although I haven’t had a hot dog since that fateful...8879Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/across-the-meadow-signing-off-r8875/We managed to cover a lot in our final 73 minutes. First and foremost, what signing Josh Donaldson means. We also discussed how the bullpen and rotation may look and if it makes sense to start dealing prospects. It was a fun ride while it lasted. Thanks for being a part of it! As always, all of ou...8875Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-wait-rewarded-r8874/Donaldson made clear that he viewed yesterday’s press conference at Target Field as a moment. The 34-year-old had worked his whole life to choose the franchise where he was spending the rest of his professional career. “This is what I've worked my entire life for since I was five years old. There'...8874Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/quantifying-the-twins-improvement-this-offseason-using-war-r8870/Starting pitching: Players acquired (2019 fWAR): Homer Bailey (2.9), and Rich Hill (0.9) Players lost (2019 fWAR): Kyle Gibson (2.6), Martin Perez (1.9) Total +/- this offseason: -0.7 fWAR The additions of Homer Bailey and Rich Hill give the Twins little to no improvement to their starting rot...8870Thu, 23 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-the-cheating-astros-and-the-slugging-twins-each-helped-marwin-gonz%C3%A1lez-r8872/Marwin González probably profited from the Houston Astros’ systematic sign-stealing efforts in 2017 and 2018, in ways we can clearly identify using advanced data. After he signed with the Twins last winter, however, González also profited from Minnesota’s hitting philosophy and instruction. Thus,...8872Thu, 23 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-remaining-free-agent-starters-r8871/Personally, my preference would be to see the Twins put a bow on their offseason by trading for an impact starter who could actually upgrade the rotation. It might still happen. But there's certainly a good case to be made for turning toward the free agent market to address this last need. For one...8871Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:25:00 +0000