Top 25 Most-Viewed Twins Daily Articles of 2024 (Part 2: 16-20)

A terrific free agent signing. A spring trade. Some funny stuff. And a concert? Check out which articles were ranked 16th through 20th most viewed at Twins Daily in 2024. 

Part 1 (21-25)

#20: Twins to Sign Veteran Free Agent First Baseman Carlos Santana
Nick Nelson  
February 2

It seemed like such a non-inspiring signing when it happened. Just weeks from the start of spring training, the Twins signed the 37-year-old first baseman for one year and $5 million. He got off to a slow start, but this turned into one of the team's better free agent signings in recent years. He really helped an infielder that needed it by playing tremendous defense. At season’s end, he had earned his first career Gold Glove Award. He was also a finalist for a silver slugger after posting a .749 OPS, 26 doubles and 23 home runs. Carlos Santana recently signed a one-year, $12 million contract to return to the Guardians, the organization he spent the first 10 big-league seasons with. 

#19: Twins Trade Nick Gordon to Marlins for Left-Handed Reliever Steven Okert 
Parker Hageman 
February 11

Nick Gordon had a breakout season for the Twins in 2022. In 136 games, he hit .272/.316/.427 and was able to adequately fill in when needed at second base, left field, or center field. Unfortunately, he was hurt much of the 2023 season and Willi Castro filled in that same role and same production. Out of options, the Twins shipped Gordon to the Miami Marlins in exchange for lefty reliever Steven Okert. Ultimately, neither player remained on their new team’s roster the entire season.  

#18: Max Kepler Loses Arm, Insists He Shouldn’t Need Injured List Stint 
Lou Hennessy
June 26

Satire is fun. Every week, Rand Balls Stu has been providing satire to Twins Daily for several years, and this year, Sweet Lou joined him with the occasional fun article. The Twins have certainly had more than their fair share of injuries in recent years. There was a photo available this year that showed Max Kepler fielding a ball with his glove, but it appears that he has no right arm. Lines like Kepler revealed to his manager Rocco Baldelli that “he has a little nagging pain in his left arm, mostly due to the fact that it was torn clear off his torso over the weekend.” “Yeah, it hurts, but I’m not sure I’m ready to call it an actual injury yet.” 

#17: Twins Promotional Schedule 2024: Flo-Rida Postgame Concert
Melissa Berman
February 18  

You never know which articles are going to excite a site's readership. Apparently Twins fans were pretty excited about the team's promotional schedule. Of course, it includes the typical giveaways such as Hat Day and Bat Day. They announced the 2024 dates for Star Wars Day and Prince Night. They had three bobblehead giveaways. However, a June 14th ticket to the Twins/A's game also would get to stick around for a postgame concert by Flo-Rida. Thousands of fans would stick around Target Field for the opportunity to Get Low. 

#16: Not Wanting to be Outdone, Joe Mauer Trying to be Twins Next Owner 
Lou Hennessy
October 3

Sweet Lou has joined Stu in providing Twins Daily's readers with chuckles... But in this case, Lou was also a bit of a fortune teller. This article was written and published days before news broke that the Pohlad's were contemplating selling the team. The idea that led to this article was Buster Posey taking the reigns over the Giants baseball operations. What do you think? Should Joe Mauer throw his name in the ring? 

 Which were your favorite articles or stories from 2024?