Minnesota Twins Claim They’re Done Cutting Payroll

The Minnesota Twins’ 2024 season is officially over, after their fourth straight loss in a row, a 6-2 failure vs the Baltimore Orioles. Officially, this will go down as a winning summer for the Twins, who finished with an 82-80 record. But they fell short of the MLB Postseason, thanks to a 28-38 record, after the All-Star break, including a 7-19 finish since September 3. Earlier on Sunday, news broke that the Twins were moving forward with Rocco Baldelli as their manager for the 2025 season. That’s not the only intel coming out of Target Field, after game 162. According to Dan Hayes (The Athletic) the Minnesota Twins do not plan to cut player payroll again this offseason, after chopping $30 million from the talent pool last winter. I suppose this is good news, given recent concerns among Twins insiders that more payroll could be taken out of the budget for 2025. Of course, it’s worth wondering whether or not we should believe what Dan’s sources are telling him. Remember, Joe Pohlad tried the ‘up-front and ho