https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/712/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/countdown-meltdown-plouffe-added-to-winter-meltdown-lineup-r8869/Trevor Plouffe is a very familiar name to Twins fans. Not only did he play in 723 games for the Twins between 2010 and 2016, he was, and continues to be, a fan favorite. Over his time with the Twins, his 148 doubles rank 25th in team history. He ranks 20th with 96 home runs. He is the Twins all-ti...8869Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-ready-to-compete-for-best-bullpen-in-baseball-r8867/When headed to Spring Training prior to the 2019 season, the Twins were coming off of two years in which they finished 24th and 18th as a bullpen respectively. Garvin Alston had been shown the door, and so too had skipper Paul Molitor. In an age where rotations had become simply a means to an end,...8867Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/finding-parallels-in-the-busy-offseasons-of-the-minnesota-twins-and-the-chicago-white-sox-r8861/The Impact Player Let’s start with each team’s biggest additions. Chicago struck early by claiming the best catcher on the free agent market in Yasmani Grandal. Grandal has been one of the best catchers in baseball over the last several years and he didn’t disappoint in 2019, as he put up 5.2 fWAR...8861Wed, 22 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/in-win-now-mode-twins-keeping-graterol-in-bullpen-r8866/Graterol's role for 2020 has been an open question all offseason. He had worked almost exclusively as a starter in the minors up until last summer, when he returned from a two-month injury hiatus as a shutdown reliever. His dominant debut out of the bullpen included a convincing September stint wi...8866Tue, 21 Jan 2020 06:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-jorge-polanco-can-develop-into-a-better-defensive-shortstop-r8862/In the latest Gleeman and the Geek, John posited that Jorge Polanco’s arm might be a compound problem for him as a defender if his lack of confidence in making long throws led him to play a step shallower than stronger-armed shortstops. Despite his good sprint speed, and despite hands deft enough...8862Tue, 21 Jan 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-eddie-rosario-facing-a-make-or-break-year-with-the-twins-r8859/According to FanGraphs, Eddie Rosario has provided the Twins $83.7 million worth of value over the course of his five big league seasons. His best season was 2018 when he accumulated a 3.5 WAR and FanGraphs valued him at $27.6 million. He was worth $20.6 million in 2017 and $19.6 million in 2015,...8859Tue, 21 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/win-four-winter-meltdown-tickets-from-fan-hq-r8865/You can't get in unless you enter. The event is completely sold out! So enter here to get your four free $40 tickets.8865Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-podcast-ep-26-the-josh-donaldson-episode-ft-nash-walker-r8863/Podcast Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZbJKsfQyAg7zPIRzQ2zSy Topics discussed: The Twins signed someone named Josh Donaldson Everyone hates the Astros Nash Walker joins: JD, SP trade, AL Central discussion, and more Fan questions Check out the new episode and let us know what you t...8863Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/organizational-misstep-or-market-inefficiency-how-the-minnesota-twins-are-betting-on-older-stars-r8856/Over the years major league baseball players have been getting significantly younger. According to an article posted in Forbes, from 2007-18 the average age of MLB players has dropped a full year (29.1 down to 28.1). Much of this has been driven by analytics and teams realizing that younger player...8856Mon, 20 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/last-stand-twins-finally-win-a-high-stakes-offseason-showdown-r8858/Much has of course been written about the baseball impact of signing Josh Donaldson. A few samplings to check out if you haven't yet: Josh Donaldson, Bringer of Rings by Matthew Trueblood Five Things Josh Donaldson Does Better Than Any of His New Teammates by Matthew Taylor Devil's Advocate: Why...8858Mon, 20 Jan 2020 01:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-462-best-lineup-in-baseball-r8857/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_462_Donaldson_and_Lineup.mp38857Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-zack-littell-became-a-solid-reliever-for-the-twins-in-2019-r8855/Zack Littell had an excellent second half last season that was largely underappreciated because Rogers, Romo, May, and Duffey stole the spotlight. Littell was quietly right in the middle of that core of relievers with a 1.14 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in 23 2/3 innings in the second half. Something just s...8855Sun, 19 Jan 2020 17:00:00 +0000