https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/730/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-blueprint-hooking-a-big-fish-r8621/Every team in baseball should be salivating at the thought of adding either Gerrit Cole or Stephen Strasburg to their starting rotation. Young aces simply don’t hit the free agent market often, and when they do the costs will be substantial. Minnesota can afford either (and even both), but I’d ex...8621Wed, 13 Nov 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/quick-hitter-new-rules-for-2020-r8628/Active Roster The most notable change for 2020 is the active roster expanding from 25 to 26 through August 31st. This also means that rosters will be upped to 27 from 26 for doubleheaders. In addition, when September rolls around, for the first time since 1920, rosters will only expand to 28 inste...8628Wed, 13 Nov 2019 02:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/millennial-moxie-reviewing-rocco39s-rookie-year-as-manager-r8627/Ahead of his selection as the 14th manager in Twins history, Baldelli was described in the Tampa Bay Times as "young, bright, sharp, communicative, confident, humble, versed in analytics." All of these traits came to fruition during his award-winning debut as Minnesota's skipper. https://twitter.c...8627Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rocco-baldelli-wins-manager-of-the-year-r8626/A 23-win increase from 2018 to 2019 helped the Twins manager edge out Yankees Aaron Boone for the AL Manager of the Year. Baldelli and Boone each received 13 first-place votes, but Baldelli received 13 second-place votes to gain the advantage. Kevin Cash, whom Baldelli coached for as recently as t...8626Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-blueprint-making-big-betts-r8624/This blueprint looks at capitalizing on one team's need to cut salary to avoid the luxury tax threshold and enter into the free agent market themselves. Before going too much further, lets lay out the big move and then explain why it may make any sense for the Twins to attempt to put together an...8624Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-top-regression-candidates-r8622/Max Kepler 2019 Stats: .252 BA, .244 BABIP, .336 OBP, .855 OPS Few Twins fans knew what to expect when Kepler was named the Twins lead-off hitter during spring training. He actually was a bit unlucky when looking at his batting average and his BABIP, but it also doesn’t seem likely for him to appr...8622Tue, 12 Nov 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-podcast-ep-20-some-moves-and-a-new-matt-wisler-r8620/Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uzg9wQvcqkYtfhFMbRc3n Topics discussed include: Free Agency officially starts Odorizzi extended the QO What would constitute a successful offseason? Extension candidates Matt Wisler claimed Perez’s option not picked up (bless) Gonsalves claimed by the...8620Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-three-step-plan-to-drastically-improve-the-twins39-infield-defense-in-2020-r8616/Step 1: Acquire a Shortstop In 2019, while he was masterful at the dish, Jorge Polanco had a woeful year in the field. Overall, Polanco committed 22 errors (second most in baseball at any position) and posted a UZR of -9.1 (second worst in baseball at any position). His poor year in the field was...8616Mon, 11 Nov 2019 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2-critical-steps-for-jose-berrios-in-2020-r8609/Berrios' Development and Work Ethic Aspiring to greatness. Since the day Jose Berrios was drafted by the Minnesota Twins, the simple phrase sums up, more than any other, the thirst with which Berrios has sought to hone his craft. Berrios has always been easy to root for. His offseasons are punctu...8609Mon, 11 Nov 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-blueprint-building-a-bullpenner-r8619/First, let's establish why it makes sense for Minnesota to fully embrace "bullpenning" as a general philosophy and team-building guideline: There is going to be a ton of money thrown around at the top end of the starting pitching market. Even with aggressive spending intentions, the Twins may hav...8619Mon, 11 Nov 2019 01:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-452-odorizzi39s-big-decision-r8618/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_452.mp3?dest-id=745908618Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-could-lose-another-key-member-of-coaching-staff-r8617/While a lot of the attention this spring was on the hiring of Wes Johnson, numerous pitchers and coaches lauded Hefner's contributions, deeming the pair a two-headed monster of pitching development. "When you look up and see Jeremy Hefner next to [Johnson] and they speak the same languages but als...8617Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:59:00 +0000