https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/751/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/keys-to-2019-buxton%E2%80%99s-emergence-r7472/Byron Buxton didn’t finish last season in Minnesota. The organization decided not to make him a September call-up. In doing so, the club picked up an extra year of service time as Buxton now won’t be eligible for free agency until 2023. There were high hopes for Buxton entering the 2018 campaign....7472Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/espn-report-twins-could-be-mystery-team-for-harper-machado-r7471/ESPN’s Buster Olney is reporting the Twins could be one of a handful of mystery teams interested in signing either Machado or Harper. Olney’s biggest reasons for identifying the Twins is their lack of free agent spending, which gives the club an opportunity to pull off this kind of contract. Over...7471Wed, 23 Jan 2019 13:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-flip-side-of-free-agency-frustration-r7470/Here are a few experiences that Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have had with free agency since taking over the Twins front office: * In their first signature move, they quickly signed free agent Jason Castro to a three-year contract. He was solid in his first year, and the second was a total loss. N...7470Wed, 23 Jan 2019 01:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/meltdown-countdown-fan-duel39s-private-twins-daily-contest-r7469/Just click on this link to head over to our private Twins Daily contest. You’ll pick the five players you think will have the biggest impact in next Sunday’s big game and then get: A $10 bonus for signing up, Big cash prizes if you win (and remember, it’s a game only for Twins Daily readers and G...7469Tue, 22 Jan 2019 22:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-the-blue-wahoos-r7468/Having reached out to the Blue Wahoos in hopes of best representing and introducing them to Minnesota fans, I was presented with the idea of a guest article. Senior Writer Bill Verona put together a great piece and Media Relations Manager Daniel Venn did an exceptional job coordinating things. Bef...7468Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mailbag-stewart39s-spot-win-total-trading-for-starters-r7466/https://twitter.com/hotts58/status/1086239538438127616 When it comes to Kohl Stewart, there are no guarantees he will make the club out of spring training. There are certainly some locks when it comes to the starting rotation. Jose Berrios, Kyle Gibson, and Jake Odorizzi are all but guaranteed a s...7466Tue, 22 Jan 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/prospect-spotlight-series-bullpen-help-r7467/Before we get into it, here’s a look back at the players I’ve covered in this series so far: Jhoan Duran Alex Kirilloff Lewis Thorpe Royce Lewis Each of the previous installments of this series focuses on a specific aspect of a player's game or homes in on a particular performance. This will be m...7467Tue, 22 Jan 2019 02:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-discard-pile-r7465/You can make cases that C.J. Cron, Jonathan Schoop, Blake Parker and (to a lesser extent) Martin Perez are all logical, savvy additions. But you can't make the case that these players were in any kind of demand. Each was optionally let loose by his former team, and all those teams are looking to c...7465Mon, 21 Jan 2019 02:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-408-perez-and-payroll-r7464/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_408_final.mp37464Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-sign-left-handed-pitcher-martin-perez-r7462/In 15 starts last season, Perez had a 6.78 ERA and .186 WHIP over 74 1/3 innings. He was much more successful after he was moved to the bullpen, pitching to a 2.45 ERA and 1.27 WHIP, though that was just a sample of 11 innings. Perez was once among the top prospects in the game, topping out at No...7462Sat, 19 Jan 2019 21:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reviewing-the-remaining-free-agent-relievers-r7461/As we know from the Addison Reed signing, or the Rockies bullpen in general, relief pitching free agency is a fickle mistress. With all that said, there are a fair few intriguing arms left. Here are a few I think could help the 2019 team while they’re … getting the nucleus right. Nick Vincent ERA...7461Sat, 19 Jan 2019 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/patrick-mahomes-career-retrospective-r7460/Mahomes was taken in the sixth round of the 1988 MLB Draft out of Lindale High School in Texas. He was one of 10 players from that round to make it to the big leagues. Out of the players Minnesota took in the ’88 Draft, Mahomes was the lone draftee to play more than 75 games at the big-league leve...7460Fri, 18 Jan 2019 02:03:00 +0000