https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/760/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-guide-to-and-plea-for-attending-twins-spring-training-r7534/When I boarded the plane at MSP that day, I looked at my phone and it was -10 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 42 degrees below the average high for that day. And when I landed in Fort Myers it was 80 and sunny and I was thunderstruck by just how dumb I had been for the previous 47 years of my life....7534Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-412-live-from-fort-myers33-and-minneapolis-r7532/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_412_Final.mp3?dest-id=745907532Sun, 17 Feb 2019 23:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-might-a-jose-berrios-contract-extension-look-like-r7531/That the Twins locked up Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco to long-term extensions doesn’t give us any clue what it might take to lock up other young, core Twins players. We only know that Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have made it clear that there have been other conversations with other players. But a...7531Sun, 17 Feb 2019 22:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who39s-on-first-cron39s-no-sure-thing-r7530/Longtime club hero Joe Mauer officially announced his retirement from baseball on Nov. 9, at age 35. Mauer still was a vital part of the team’s lineup, having a .351 OBP, which ranked second on the team. He also slashed .407/.500/.617 with RISP and .333/.443/.468 with men on while playing Gold Glo...7530Sun, 17 Feb 2019 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-and-their-brothers-in-arms-or-xwoba-r7529/Slugging and OPS attempt this also, but both stats assume that the value of hits is linear, which is to say that OPS believes a homer is exactly twice as valuable as a double or a triple is exactly three times as a good as a single. While OPS thinks this, wOBA understands that this is simply not t...7529Sun, 17 Feb 2019 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/long-term-deals-highlight-key-truths-r7528/The Twins Indeed Still Have Some Money To Spend This Offsesason Kepler’s deal varied from most typical long-term deals in that he got paid quite a bit more than he would make in year three. So does Polanco’s. This makes sense, given that we’ve estimated that the Twins entered the week $25-$30M bel...7528Sun, 17 Feb 2019 05:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kepler39s-unusual-contract-r7527/MLB Salaries 101 Long-term contracts usually follow the same structure as a player’s natural earning power. For the first three years of a players service time, a player makes whatever the team wants, so long as it’s above the major league minumum. In years four through six, the player gets subst...7527Sat, 16 Feb 2019 04:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hot-spring-9-twins-takes-to-rev-you-up-for-baseball-r7525/Some of these prognostications are positive, others are negative. Some represent my heartfelt beliefs, others are just plausible scenarios I wanted to put forth. The idea is to spark conversation and get your minds churning about the possibilities of this year's Twins team. Let's get to it. 1: Byr...7525Fri, 15 Feb 2019 03:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-extend-tc-bear-through-2023-r7524/7524Fri, 15 Feb 2019 03:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-can-duda-do-for-you-r7519/The reality is that there’s a decision looming on Tyler Austin. Of this trio, he’s the guy out of options and has the shortest track record. Acquired from the Yankees in exchange for Lance Lynn last season, he performed admirably in 35 games with Minnesota down the stretch. The .782 OPS was hardly...7519Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-twins-kepler-finalizing-extension-r7523/Signed just nine days after Jorge Polanco in July of 2009, the German-born Max Kepler is finalizing the terms on a contract extension. Phil Miller has more specifics on the deal with includes bumping up his 2019 salary significantly. He gradually worked his way up the minor league system...7523Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-jorge-polanco-finalizing-contract-extension-r7522/UPDATE 1 We have some specific numbers being reported. Jim Bowden of The Athletic reported Polanco's deal $25.75 million over five years and include two additional option years. The Twins have also reportedly reached a similar agreement with Max Kepler. According to Passan's reporting, the deal wo...7522Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:05:00 +0000