https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/717/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-twins-podcast-ep-25-donaldson-dreams-die-r8801/8801Mon, 06 Jan 2020 23:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-be-an-ace-in-2020-what-history-tells-us-about-the-age-26-season-r8798/The aging curve for starting pitchers in baseball probably looks like what you would expect. Starters come into the league with flaming velocity and a high walk rate, their stats improve as they age until they peak, and then we see a steady statistical decline from that peak until the end of thei...8798Mon, 06 Jan 2020 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-20-minnesota-twins-assets-of-2020-part-1-16-20-r8797/First, here are the parameters and stipulations: Things that are factored into these rankings: production, age, upside, pedigree, health, length of team control, favorability of contract, positional scarcity (within the system, and generally). Players are people. Their value to the organization,...8797Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rich-hill-a-40-year-old-mr-october-r8787/Previous Playoff Experience Hill is no stranger to the playoffs as he has pitched for the Dodgers in each of the last four postseasons. This includes multiple World Series starts even though Los Angeles ended up falling short in both appearances. This still takes nothing away from what Hill has be...8787Sun, 05 Jan 2020 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/potential-silver-lining-of-an-apparently-bad-offseason-for-the-minnesota-twins-r8795/With the rather unaggressive approach Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have taken this offseason, it might as well be a part of a much greater long-term project. What if the alternative here is soon becoming as dominant over a long stretch as the Dodgers have been? There are undeniable similarities be...8795Sun, 05 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/httptwinsdailycom-minnesota-twins-newsmiller-twins-likely-out-on-donaldson-so-whats-the-plan-now-r8796/The cost of the Twins current roster is approximately $117-120M, with a projected payroll ceiling of $135M or so. (It’s worth noting that had they been able to sign Donaldson to an estimated $25M/year contract, they would have had a payroll level of $142-145M, above that projection.) So they still...8796Sun, 05 Jan 2020 04:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-front-office-testing-fate-in-waiting-r8793/Dan Hayes wrote a story on Tuesday at The Athletic that focused on the acquisitions of Rich Hill and Homer Bailey. The former is a top-notch arm that struggles to stay healthy, and the latter represents a solid addition to the floor of the starting rotation. What neither of them accomplish is the...8793Sat, 04 Jan 2020 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-460-hill-and-bailey-and-donaldson-r8794/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_460_Hill_and_Bailey_and_Donaldson.mp3?dest-id=745908794Sat, 04 Jan 2020 18:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-logical-trades-that-would-improve-the-twins39-rotation-r8792/1. Minnesota Twins receive: LHP Matthew Boyd Detroit Tigers receive: OF Trevor Larnach, LHP Lewis Thorpe, RHP Matt Canterino Why the Twins would accept: Boyd posted a 3.87 ERA and 142 strikeouts in 107 innings before the break. He struggled in the second half, but there is belief that he is on the...8792Sat, 04 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-hits-leadoff-for-the-minnesota-twins-in-2020-r8785/When considering what makes a good leadoff hitter the most important factor should be the players ability to get on base. However, once the table is set, it’s also nice to have someone without lead feet on the basepaths, therefore baserunning ability should be considered as well. With that in min...8785Fri, 03 Jan 2020 22:00:51 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-lewis-thorpe-translate-whiffs-into-results-r8791/He's presently a decent contender to make the 26-man roster out spring training. Even if the Twins add another starter and push him to Triple-A, a healthy Thorpe is almost certain to play a role over the course of the season, and perhaps a significant one. Named the organization's Minor League Pi...8791Fri, 03 Jan 2020 05:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bailey-upgrades-a-familiar-twins-face-r8788/There have been plenty of roster projections and free agent discussions from all corners of Twins Territory this winter. Although Gibson has been somewhat of a polarizing pitcher over his tenure with the Twins, he’d have been a solid fit at the back end of a rotation. Dealing with health issues fo...8788Fri, 03 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000