After unloading Jose Berrios at the trade deadline, watching Kenta Maeda go under the knife, and seeing Michael Pineda hit free agency, the Twins starting rotation is bare. Who is the top choice to bolster it? As of right now you’d have to bank on either Bailey Ober or Joe Ryan being the Opening Day starter in 2022 for Rocco Baldelli. Both showed well in their rookie seasons, … [Read more...] about Which Free Agent Starter Fits the Twins?
Twins Arbitration Decisions Loom
Today Major League Baseball Trade Rumors put out their numbers for projected arbitration salaries. While they aren’t going to be spot on, the website is often seen as the gold standard in this space. Minnesota has some big names to decide on. #MNTwins project arbitration salaries from @mlbtraderumors: Buxton $7.3MRogers $6.7MDuffey $3.7MGant $3.7MGarver $3.1MArraez … [Read more...] about Twins Arbitration Decisions Loom
Projecting the Postseason Winners
After winning two straight AL Central Division titles, the Minnesota Twins flopped and failed a three-peat before things got off the ground. They’ll watch this Postseason from home, but there’s still plenty of exciting talent worth tuning into. Running from the Wild Card round through the World Series, here’s who I’ve got and why: AL Wild Card Yankees over Red Sox In a one … [Read more...] about Projecting the Postseason Winners
What the AL Central Taught Us in a Full Season
Forget the fact that 2020 was an uncharacteristically weird and difficult year in and of itself, trying to deduce anything from the shortened baseball season proved impossible. Back to a more traditional slate in 2021, we have some storylines to actually dive into. Rather than focusing just on the Minnesota Twins, I think it’s worthwhile to take a look at the division as a … [Read more...] about What the AL Central Taught Us in a Full Season
Did the Real Mitch Garver Stand Up?
Suggesting that 2020 was an awful year for Mitch Garver would be putting it lightly. Even with the small sample size, he left plenty to be desired going into the season. But now, where has the dust settled? In trying to play a season through a global pandemic plenty was made regarding the small sample size even a full slate of games would provide. Offering players just 60 … [Read more...] about Did the Real Mitch Garver Stand Up?