3w
Twins 3w ago
The Twins are having a PR meltdown
Mere moments after I published a post about the Twins still being able to take a conservative approach to the offseason, Jose Berrios signed (…)
Twins
3w
MLB 3w ago
The offseason has a pulse
All of the talk of the offseason hangs in the balance of the CBA negotiations between the players and the League. As much a part of the (…)
4w
Twins 4w ago
The Twins are healing
One of the many issues with the Twins this season was how fraught with injury they were, from the top on down. Outfielders and pitchers were (…)
4w
Twins 4w ago
Three in, two out
The offseason has been underway for a few days now, and while the cloud of a potential work stoppage looms, that hasn’t stopped some (…)
02 Nov
Twins 02 Nov
You are thinking about Byron Buxton more than the Twins
Various Twins bloggers and fans have already released their offseason “plans” for the team this year. Never mind that there are questions (…)
20 Oct
Twins 20 Oct
Making their bed at short
There has been a good deal of speculation of all the things the Twins will do this offseason. They need pitching. Then, they need pitching. (…)
15 Oct
Twins 15 Oct
Zack Littell is making the Twins look bad
There are so many examples of the Twins letting go of a reliever only to have them turn around and be effective after struggling, seemingly (…)
10 Oct
Twins 10 Oct
Twins' first adds will be to the coaching staff
The Twins were already short handed on the coaching staff, owing to the tragic and untimely death of bench coach Mike Bell, and the (…)
03 Oct
Twins 03 Oct
What is real for Miguel Sano?
When a season goes sideways like it did for the Twins this year, a lot of things seem a lot more terrible than perhaps they actually are. The (…)
28 Sep
Twins 28 Sep
Twins' pitching pipeline is better than we think
Ugh. The Twins pitching, am I right? I’m done rehashing the abyss that was the Twins rotation of the past season, and am going to look ahead, (…)
19 Sep
Twins 19 Sep
What happened to Luis Arraez?
The accusatory eye of Twins fans has had no shortage of places to turn in 2021. Perhaps because there are so many weak spots that came to (…)
17 Sep
Twins 17 Sep
So, I was wrong
I say a lot of stuff out here that ends up being wrong, but I am rarely called out for it. It’s a nice break from real life, in that (…)
09 Sep
Twins 09 Sep
It's not always about the pitcher
Over at Twins Daily, Ted Schwerzler speculated about whether or not Andrelton Simmons was the worst free agent the Twins had ever signed. (…)
03 Sep
Twins 03 Sep
2021 proves that depth matters
Two areas that the Twins felt pretty comfortable about heading into the season were their starting rotation and their outfield depth. By (…)
28 Aug
Twins 28 Aug
A light in the darkness
In a season that was implausibly disappointing, this past week may have been the toughest to endure yet, assuming you are still paying (…)
26 Aug
Twins 26 Aug
The pitching staff they want
There is a military expression that no plan survives first contact with the enemy. For baseball front offices, the “enemy” is more (…)
07 Aug
Twins 07 Aug
What have the Twins decided?
The big question before the deadline arrived was whether or not the Twins were going to approach the trade deadline with the aim of (…)
30 Jul
Twins 30 Jul
Twins have active trade deadline, but not as active as expected
The MLB trade deadline came and went at 3pm CT today, and the Twins are a different team than they went into it. I’ll have a more thorough (…)
22 Jul
Twins 22 Jul
Twins trade Nelson Cruz to Rays
The Twins have started their trade deadline sale, and have really started it up for baseball. Designated Hitter Nelson Cruz was shipped (…)
19 Jul
Twins 19 Jul
The Falvine Gambit
Derek Falvey and Thad Levine – “Falvine” have put themselves in a precarious spot. They aren’t necessarily responsible for everything (…)
15 Jul
Twins 15 Jul
These Twins can't hurt us anymore
Do you want me to summarize the first half the season for you? I suppose I can, but it’s definitely not going to take a full post. It (…)
13 Jul
Twins 13 Jul
Sometimes, it just takes time
The Twins are having a pretty bad year. This isn’t the first time, and it surely won’t be the last. Certainly, expectations were higher ahead (…)
11 Jul
Twins 11 Jul
Whatever the market wants
The perspective surrounding the pending trade deadline, really from all corners, is that this trade deadline is going to blow whichever (…)
09 Jul
Twins 09 Jul
Nelson Cruz: The shining light
The All Star rosters were announced last week, and the Twins, deservedly, given their record, were slotted with only one player: (…)
