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Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Another incomplete, but lets put a letter on it anyway As we did last offseason, Twinkie Town writers are grading player who appeared in a game for the 2020 Minnesota Twins. (Last year’s grades can be found here, this year’s here.) Players will be graded individually on an A-F scale based on their hitting, fielding, and … [Read more...] about Grading the 2020 Twins: Miguel Sano

And, in 20 years, they’ll probably want another one. | Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images A recent documentary shows how the sausage gets made, Globe Life Field style. Down in a suburb of Dallas, ArlingtonSeveral grifters were planning a scheme.They hoped to buy low and sell high on baseballNew stadiums prop the value of teams. In 2016, Arlington’s new mayor announced his … [Read more...] about How to swindle a stadium deal: “Throw A Billion Dollars From The Helicopter” film explains

An exploration into what folks think mental toughness is and how to end the worst streak in sports history A lot of theories can arise when a sports team loses eighteen straight playoff games. It could be the fault of a bad GM, or a bad coach. Perhaps a mercurial closer if we’re focusing on baseball, or even a modern day curse. Except the Twins now hold the record for playoff … [Read more...] about “Mental Toughness” and the Twins’ playoff streak

Entering the off-season, the Twins have multiple spots open in their rotation. While these openings can be filled by internal options, Minnesota has an opportunity to look outside the organization for more depth in the starting rotation. Colorado’s Jon Gray is one name that will circulate the trade rumor mill this winter and the Twins need to be part of that discussion. … [Read more...] about Offseason Trade Target: Fixing Jon Gray's Slider

Under normal circumstances, salary arbitration is procedural and predictable in nature. This year will be anything but. Facing payroll uncertainty (and broader market uncertainty), the Twins will face at least two extremely difficult decisions concerning two of their longest-tenured and most accomplished players. Tuesday night on Offseason Live, we dive in. … [Read more...] about Join Us for Offseason Live: Twins in Arbitration

Although the Minnesota Twins won’t be competing in the 2020 World Series, there is still a lot for Twins fans to root for in this year’s Fall Classic. The 2020 MLB Postseason seemed hopeful for many Minnesota Twins fans, as their team was going into a newly introduced playoff format where they wouldn’t have to […] Minnesota Twins: 3 Things Twins Fans can root for in the 2020 … [Read more...] about Minnesota Twins: 3 Things Twins Fans can root for in the 2020 Fall Classic

The 2020 postseason ended for the Twins in familiarly frustrating fashion — with a sweep (this time at the hands of the Astros) that was as meek as it was disappointing. But the 2020 postseason continues for two teams Tuesday with the start of the World Series. And one of those teams in particular, Tampa Bay, should give Twins fans at least a little glimmer of hope for the … [Read more...] about Five things the Twins could learn from the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays

The marathon of the Major League Baseball season lends itself to both patience and context in some very constant fashions. For example, here in June it is too early to declare anybody having established himself as a “frontrunner” for anything, but it is not too early to declare a few teams out of it already. Also, it is too soon to start counting MVP votes but not too early to … [Read more...] about The ‘Just A Bit Early’ 2014 MLB All-Stars — Volume 1

There’s about two weeks of all-inclusive season to play in Major League Baseball before the season draws to a close. But for a few clubs, it’s been academic for a while now. They’re just running down the clock, because the winter started as early as May for a few of them. Yes, we’re talking about the MLB’s bottom feeders. The type of squads that even playing spoiler is a task, … [Read more...] about It’s Over Before It’s Over: Fixing The MLB’s Worst