Minnesota Twins News

Who is Tzu-Wei Lin?

The Minnesota Twins have yet to make a substantial splash in free agency, but they have landed a few interesting players on minor league deals. One such player is former Boston Red Sox utilityman Tzu-Wei Lin.

Worst All-Time Twins Tournament, Morrison Round, Day 3: The pin in the cushion

Who needs cushions when you can have excitement in relief? 1 vs. 17 (1) 1909 Senators 7 (17) 2012 Twins 13 Senators lose 3-0 Despite an awake offense, a sleepy pitching staff saw ‘09 swept into the next round as ‘12 escaped the bracket with a 13-7 win.

The cost of an organized front office

There has been a lot of news lately out of the Twins organization. First, the long rumored restructuring of Minor League Baseball came to Minnesota in dramatic effect, as the organization changed their top two farm clubs, with the St.

Gabbing w/ Gamble: Who’s your favorite “bad” Twin?

Which current or former Twin who wasn’t actually “good” is your favorite? Welcome back to another of our weekly discussions! As the days have been getting

Free agent target preview: relief pitchers

The Twins have a bullpen that needs shoring-up Welcome to Part Two in a three-part series examining free agent targets for the Minnesota Twins. Part One focused on position players and can be found here.

Goodbye, Eddie & Trevor

Roster churn is an insatiable beast The 2015 Minnesota Twins team will always hold a special place in my heart. Though not exactly the greatest collection

Worst All-Time Twins Tournament, Morrison Round, Day 2: Going down like a ballooning lead

Additionally: it ain’t no lie, By, By, By; and Glen Perkins uses a Time-Turner. 1 vs. 17 (17) 2012 Twins 4 (1) 1909 Senators 3 1909 trails 2-0 Despite falling behind 3-0 after three innings, ‘12’s pitching staff held ‘09 scoreless for the rest of the game while putting across just enough runs to win 4-3 and take a 2-0 series lead.

Grading Each Move the Twins made on Non-Tender Day

The deadline for the Minnesota Twins to tender contracts to arbitration players was yesterday, so we grade every single move the Twins made. The Minnesota Twins are now officially into the free agency portion of their season.

Eye on the Prize: Why the Twins Need to Avoid Non-Tendered Free Agents

The Minnesota Twins should stay away from signing any of the non-tendered players, regardless of how enticing these targets may appear on paper.

Twins, Rogers avoid arbitration

The club now has no arbitration worries for the remainder of the winter. After yesterday’s news of the Minnesota Twins and most of its players agreeing on salary numbers for the 2021 season (and a couple of non-tenders), only one player was left on the arbitration-eligible list with which the club had to work out an agreement.

Twins top prospects 2021: Alex Kirilloff headlines Minnesota's farm system

The Twins continue to have some quality bats at the top of their system

Where Will Eddie Rosario Land?

Rumors proved to be true earlier this week when the Twins non-tendered the contract of outfielder Eddie Rosario. In his six seasons with the Twins, Eddie cultivated a strong following thanks to his electric bat, stunning putouts, and infamous blunders.

Always Think Big: What If the Twins Exceed Our Payroll Expectations?

After a projected team record-setting $142 million payroll in 2020, the Twins are expected to cut back spending with the rest of the industry… but what if they don’t?

5 Reasons to Love the Twins’ new Minor League System

The Minnesota Twins underwent massive changes to their Minor League system in the 2020-21 offseason, but change never looked so good. Change is here for

7 Non-Tendered Players Who Fit Twins' Offseason Needs

Yesterday presented the most single-day baseball action we’ve seen all offseason. As the non-tender deadline came and went, teams needed to decide on which arbitration eligible players they’d issue new contracts to for the 2021 season.

Worst All-Time Twins Tournament, Morrison Round, Day 1: To err is human

Or in this case, to err is in the programming of computer software meant to represent a human. Play ball. First, though, I realized after publishing the preview that I’d forgotten to include the document with all 17 rosters.

The Mysterious Release of Matt Wisler

Who was Jack the Ripper? Where is Jimmy Hoffa? What became of the Ark of the Covenant? On Wednesday night, a new mystery entered the annals of great unknowns: Why did the Twins front office non-tender Matt Wisler, one of their most resounding success stories?

Twins, four more players agree to terms; Rogers tendered

Minnesota has cleared the table of most arbitration-eligible players. Today (I’m writing this in the final minutes of Wednesday night) was the deadline for Major League Baseball clubs to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players.

Twins Agree to Terms with Five Players, Non-Tender Rosario, Wisler

As expected, the Twins non-tendered outfielder Eddie Rosario at the deadline on Tuesday night. More surprising, they also did not tender a 2021 contract to right-handed pitcher Matt Wisler.

Twins non-tender Rosario but open to FA talks

The Twins declined Wednesday to offer a 2021 contract to Eddie Rosario, who was eligible for a third year of arbitration that likely would have driven his salary over $10 million.

3 Reasons a Jake Odorizzi Return is Great for Everyone

The Minnesota Twins have several holes to fill this offseason, and a Jake Odorizzi return makes a lot of sense for both sides. We are in the thick of the 2020 offseason.

Mets sign reliever Trevor May to two-year deal

While May isn't the type of big-name signing Mets fans hope Steve Cohen will gift them this holiday season, he bolsters a bullpen that has routinely failed New York starting pitchers and the team's lineup in recent years.

This year is alike most years in one regard. The offseason usually doesn’t really get underway until after the Thanksgiving holiday. If everything holds that means we should hold onto our hats, because things are going to start moving at a breakneck pace.

The Twins annual offseason fanfiction has returned

It’s the beginning of the offseason, so that brings us to fans and sportswriters speculating that the Twins will be in on the premier free agents of the offseason.