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Who Says No? Twins Edition - Fantasy GM - Twins Daily
Who says no to some of the following trade options? #1 Pablo Lopez and Christian vazquez to Red Sox for Tristan Casas and Miguel Blies: Why it works for Twins: They are able ot clear $32M from the books while at the same time solving their 1B issue. they get a prospect with MASSIVE upside who was...
What’s Under the Twins’ Tree? A Look at the Possibilities with New Ownership - Dynasty Minded - Twins Daily
For years, Twins fans have unwrapped the same dull gifts: a tight payroll, bargain-bin free agents, and a roster that never quite felt ready to win it all. But this year? There’s a buzz in the air. What’s that under the Twins’ Christmas tree this year? Could it be new ownership, a higher payroll,...
Will Clark Rant - Doctor Gast's Blog - Twins Daily
I'm a big fan of analytics, analytics has revolutionized MLB. Analytics is here to stay. Here is a rant by Will Clark. I especially don't like his language but he has something very important to say. & I hope the new owners will take note. https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/will-clark-sf-g...
Ishbia brothers interested in purchasing Twins - Blog Fire Dan Gladden - Twins Daily
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5992891/2024/12/13/billionaire-ishbia-brothers-emerge-as-bidders-for-minnesota-twins-source/ I might be wrong, but I believe the Phoenix Suns paid more in luxury tax penalties than the Twins had in salary last year. We can only hope...
The Twins’ New Owner’s First Act Should Be To Fire Jeremy Zoll - Brewed in the Trough - Twins Daily
Any front office member who would rather take a promotion than quit out of principle amid payroll cuts is no true integritus [Aristotle, 348 BCE]. Let me start with an anecdote. In my youth, I was riding a city bus in Omaha, Nebraska. It was night. A man dressed in all blue walked up to me. “I li...
Roki Sasaki - Doctor Gast's Blog - Twins Daily
https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/mlb/latest-news-on-japanese-sensation-roki-sasaki-brings-hope-for-minnesota-twins/ar-AA1vCsCx Everybody have said "Sasaki will want to be on the West Coast, be near fellow Japanese, be part of a big market, forget about him". I've been saying all along, "Don't tra...
Twins Amateur Drafts 1965-1974 - The Griffith Years Part I - Paul Danesi - Twins Daily
With the implementation of the MLB Amateur Draft in 1965, a team's ability to build a farm system and stock a major league team is largely affected by it success in drafting future talent. In analyzing the results of the Calvin Griffith years of the draft (1965 - 1984), I looked at players drafte...
Frankie Montas - Doctor Gast's Blog - Twins Daily
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijr9gTviMl0 Finally, someone who shares the same opinion as me. Last deadline I suggested Frankie Montas as a SP option. I stated that Montas was the same formula as Sonny Gray. Good years with OAK, bad years with NYY, rebound with CIN & like Gray surge with MN...
How Important is Roki Sasaki to the Twins? - Fantasy GM - Twins Daily
The Twins (as with any team) would be crazy excited to land Roki Sasaki. Would he choose to sign here? Maybe, maybe not. The Twins do have one thing in their favor which is the fact that they are in the small group of teams who can offer him the most money. How huge would a Sasaki signing be? It ...
A Fresh Look at Baseball: Vision for a Revamped MLB Schedule - "And we'll see ya' ... tomorrow night." - Twins Daily
Revolutionizing Baseball: A Schedule and Playoff Format for Maximum Excitement Baseball has always been a game of strategy, endurance, and tradition, but with evolving fan expectations, it’s time to rethink how the sport is structured. What if every game and every series carried significant weigh...
Bonus Babies Out, Amateur Draft In - Paul Danesi - Twins Daily
“Bonus Baby” Rule Eliminated, Amateur Draft Implemented in 1965 If you read my recent blog article “Players Who Went Right To The Major Leagues” you will know that from 1947 to 1965 any player who signed with an organization for $4,000 or more was considered a “Bonus Baby” and had to spend their ...
Review: The Ball Park in Blaine - Baseball Good - Twins Daily
A relatively new institution opened in Blaine called The Ball Park—Twin Cities. For several years, I've seen a similar model on social media from an outfit in Texas named Home Run Dugout. In simplest terms, it's an indoor baseball simulator with food. It's for socializing, not training. Seeing as...
Newly available players I’m interested for Twins. - Greg Allen - Twins Daily
Here are some newly available players who would be low cost and could help the Twins. Recently non-tendered or released players I’d be interested in for the Twins: Austin Hays (previous 22 HR season), Ramon Laureano (hit .296 w > .500 SLG for Braves), Cal Quantrill and Cody Morris, who I saw p...
Players Who Went Right To The Major Leagues - Paul Danesi - Twins Daily
In baseball there is a chance for something special to happen in every game. One of the rarer events is for a player to make his major league debut and never had spent any time in the minors. Since the advent of the American and National League in the early 1900’s, only 102 players can make this ...
Who is Michael Helman... - Fantasy GM - Twins Daily
... and why is he on the 40 man roster over Kala'i Rosario? Granted Rosario is by no means a cant miss prospect, and there is a possibility that he will not be claimed in the Rule 5 draft, Why the heck do you send him to AFL and then not protect him? With no disrespect to Helman... Helman is 28 t...
It's The Offseason So That Means "You're The Twins GM!"; The 2025 Payroll Blueprint Tool Has Released - Battle Your Tail Off - Twins Daily
Every offseason, we offer our You’re The GM! tool (formerly the Payroll Blueprint) to build your ideal Twins roster. This year, we’ve updated and streamlined the tool a bit to improve the experience. The idea behind this feature is to give fans a chance to play the role of General Manager (or CBO...
bean5302's 2024-2025 Twins Offseason Plan - Shallow Thoughts - bean5302 - Twins Daily
The first step in any offseason plan is identifying the needs and the wants for the organization. The only real needs are a payroll of $130MM or less, and a full 26 man roster with 13 or more position players to meet MLB rules. While ownership is on record saying they don’t expect to cut payroll ...
2024-2025 Twins Offseason Plan - Shallow Thoughts - bean5302 - Twins Daily
The first step in any offseason plan is identifying the needs and the wants for the organization. The only real needs are a payroll of $130MM or less, and a full 26 man roster with 13 or more position players to meet MLB rules. While ownership is on record saying they don’t expect to cut payroll ...
Will the Twins sign a Top 50 free agent? - RC's Ramblings - Twins Daily
The current iteration of the Twins' Front Office, led by Derek Falvey, has not been a frequent participant in the upper echelons of free agency, usually preferring to add impact players to the Major League roster from the farm system or via trade. They haven't sat out on this market entirely howe...
My 2025 Offseason Blueprint - cjm0926's Blogs - Twins Daily
The 2024 World Series just ended last night with the Dodgers beating the Yankees, which means moves and transactions are on the horizon. Being a typical MLB fan, I enjoy playing pretend GM and setting teams rosters for the upcoming season. There are certainly some needs with the Twins current ros...
Willi Castro is the key to 2025 Roster Construction - Brett Turnquist - Twins Daily
There's a lot of discussion around Willi Castro and whether the Twins will pay up an estimated $6.2M via arbitration to keep him around next year. People are coming down on both sides, and really anyone could be right. I see 3 scenarios where the Castro decision shows which way the team will deci...
I'm a Festa Fanatic, and here's why you should be too - FestaFanatic's First Foray into Writing - Twins Daily
By now I'd imagine all of you know who David Festa is, top pitching prospect last year who got called up mid-season to fill the void Chris Paddack left after having yet another season ending injury. His results were middling and some of his underlying metrics don't impress but I'm here to convinc...
Arod Cuban ownerhsip group?? - Fantasy GM - Twins Daily
Of course this is completely made up wild speculation, but how cool woudl this scenario be?? Arod and Lore are in squabbles about the Wolves ownership.. Mark Cuban has gone on record stating he would become an owner of a new team if Shaq was involved. And Derek Jeter has always had aspirations of...
Salt River Rafters game thread 10/9/24 - Left Coast Bias - Twins Daily
Where's the game thread for our AFL team today? Guess I have to start my own. J/K. Here's a photo though. That's Kala'i Rosario in RF in case you can't tell. 😊 Had a good time watching a bad, sloppy game last night, with USAF Chief. / edit - and that's Rosario with a HR swing in the 5th in the co...
Twins Extend Long-Term Deal with Audacy, Stay on WWCO - March To october - Twins Daily
The Minnesota Twins Might Be getting a new television deal. But their radio station is staying the same. This morning the Minnesota Twins agreed to a extension with The radio broadcast company Audacy. The deal includes being able to broadcast twins games on WWCO for Minnesota And Their Neighborin...
The 2024 Season In A Fan's View - Giles Ferrell's Blog - Twins Daily
I've followed the Twins for as long as I can remember. I am not going to pretend I've seen it all, but that makes the following statement come with deep thought and reflections before saying it aloud: I have never been more angry at the end of a season and feel as disconnected from the baseball t...
March To October: Season Recap, Awards, ETC... - March To october - Twins Daily
As we all know the twins season came to a end last night in the saddest way. possible but today I don't want to focus on the bad stuff. Today we are going to focus on the good stuff Highlights From The Twins Season 1 They Won 14 Straight After A rough Start to the season. 2 The Twins Had 2 All St...
Orioles 6, Twins 2: A Bittersweet Farewell To This Season. - March To october - Twins Daily
As we all know this is the bittersweet end to The Minnesota Twins Season. But there were a lot of good things as well. The Minnesota Twins Finishing with a winning record 82-80 Just Above .500. The Minnesota Twins Will not make the playoffs but it was a very decent season here till the end. So Th...
Orioles 7, Twins 2: Minnesota Twins Eliminated - March To october - Twins Daily
As we all know the 2024 Playoffs will not include the Minnesota twins. Wich is really surprising this year. The Twins Fell into a slump late August and were eliminated from the playoffs just 2 days ago Wich is very sad and surprising. Just yesterday there were chants to fire Rocco. Rocco Also sai...
Worse than I thought... - Fantasy GM - Twins Daily
Holy cow, How pathetic were the Twins Pitching additions this year by our FO? we all know it was pathetic, but did you know it was THIS pathetic? I didnt quite realize how poor the moves were... until I read the article by Do-Hyoung Park... Here is the sum total of our pitching additions this yea...
Rock Paper Scissors - Fantasy GM - Twins Daily
How a bout a quick game of Rock Paper Scissors. But this time in the form of Players, Coaches, Front Office. With an historic collapse liek the Twins had there is never just 1 reason for it. There are always multiple reasons. So how about a game of PCF? Where would apply the primary Failures? Not...
Marlins 6, Twins 4: Twins Might get eliminated soon - March To october - Twins Daily
The twins are about 1 more loss and 1 more tigers or Royals win from being eliminated. Rocco balldeli says he will do anything for the twins to make the playoffs. But some people have given up. Even Guys like Carlos Correa and Royce Lewis are not very happy. “To rely on all of us young guys who h...
Marlins 4, Twins 1: Twins Struggles Continue - March To october - Twins Daily
Intro As we all know the Minnesota twins have been in a very bad slump recently and the main problems has been the increase In strikkeouts less RBIs with runners in scoring position. Also the twins have been very stressed recently especially in the Clubhouse. The Minnesota twins The year the win ...
Good Judgment with Numbers - Left Coast Bias - Twins Daily
I ran across an article, in a completely non-sports context (ethical choices), that fairly well sums up my view on using analytics wisely. Have a read, see what you think. I'm not going to short-circuit discussion by providing a summary; if no discussion occurs, so be it. https://www.goodthoughts...
Red Sox 8&9, Twins 1&2: Twins Playoff Hopes Floundering - March To october - Twins Daily
Intro In a crucial late-season stretch, the Minnesota Twins faced a challenging setback as they dropped two consecutive games to the Boston Red Sox, a team that is hovering right at the .500 mark. These losses are particularly surprising given the Twins' strong performance against teams at or bel...
Pohlad Counseling services for Twins fans - mikelink45's Blog - Twins Daily
Are you still anguishing over last year's comments about not spending any money? Are you still bothered by our trade to get Trevor Richards? Does having our ace blow up in Boston bother you? Does every victory seem like the time we're going to turn it around? Does every loss feel like the end of ...
Analyzing Theilbar’s season. - Brandon's Blog - Twins Daily
Looking at his numbers you can see that his ERA is higher then in years past. Why is that and what has changed? Looking at his traditional stat line you notice that he has given up more hits and twice as many walks compared to the last several years. His strike out rate is the same. And his homer...