https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/week-in-review-finishing-with-a-flourish-r13603/The Weekly Nutshell: Naturally, Minnesota's first winning week since July came immediately after they were officially eliminated from contention, and losses became more strategically valuable than victories. At the expense of their 2027 draft position, the Twins finished on a relative high not...13603Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:01:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/twins-6-rangers-4-dean-kremer-puts-nail-in-rangers-coffin-twins-end-2026-on-high-note-r13599/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Dean Kremer: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (74 Pitches, 49 Strikes, 66.2%) Home Runs: Josh Bell (21), Royce Lewis (15) Top 3 WPA: Bell (0.23), Kremer (0.22), Luke Keaschall (0.09) Win Probability Chart (Via BaseballSavant): It’s the final day of the regu...13599Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:41:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/mick-abel-takes-another-step-forward-in-elbow-recovery-r13597/The Minnesota Twins have spent much of the 2026 season waiting for Mick Abel to get healthy. On Saturday, they received another encouraging sign in that process. According to The Athletic's Dan Hayes, Abel was seen throwing off the mound at Target Field on Friday. It is a small step in the overa...13597Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:27:08 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/did-the-twins-trade-away-their-2026-playoff-spot-r13593/The 2026 Minnesota Twins were not supposed to be contenders. Heading into the season, expectations were low, and few people expected them to spend most of the year hanging around the American League playoff picture. Yet that is exactly what happened. The Twins were surprisingly in the play...13593Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:01:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/ranking-the-next-minnesota-twins-core-who-makes-the-cut-r13590/A new wave of young players has arrived in Minnesota. The group is headlined by several well-regarded prospects, and all 10 players featured here are 25 or younger. Emmanuel Rodríguez was the latest to debut, following 2023 first-round pick Walker Jenkins and 2024 first-round pick Kaelen Culpepp...13590Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:05:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/did-the-twins-exceed-expectations-this-year-r13586/The Minnesota Twins were flying high coming off the 2023 season, but a demoralizing collapse in 2024 followed by a roundly disappointing 2025 erased their momentum and tanked fan morale. Attendance reached its lowest point in 25 years.  When Tom Pohlad took over last offseason as the new fa...13586Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:31:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/rangers-6-twins-2-twins-and-ober-crash-back-down-to-reality-r13583/Box Score SP: Bailey Ober 5.0 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (86 pitches, 53 strikes (62%)) Home Runs: N/A Bottom 3 WPA: Ober (-0.35), Royce Lewis (-0.09), Walker Jenkins (-0.06) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)  Bailey Ober started his last game of the season, and while his v...13583Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:17:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/jeff-hoffman-heads-to-il-kaelen-culpepper-returns-r13577/The Minnesota Twins will have one of their most important bullpen pieces unavailable for the final two games of the season, but they are getting a key piece of their future back on Saturday. The Twins activated shortstop Kaelen Culpepper from the injured list Saturday while placing veteran relie...13577Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:16:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/can-the-twins-still-count-on-andrew-morris-and-yoendrys-g%C3%B3mez-r13575/As the Minnesota Twins look toward next season, their bullpen is beginning to present more questions than answers. Andrew Morris and Yoendrys Gómez both have shown stretches of great play this season, but their recent struggles have raised concerns about whether the Twins can rely on either pitc...13575Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:06:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/could-a-position-swap-solve-the-twins-infield-r13573/Kody Clemens has put together the best offensive season of his career, but his defense at second base has been a different story. Could a position swap with Royce Lewis help the Twins get the most out of both players? View the full article13573Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:50:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/dean-kremer-vs-bailey-ober-who-should-stay-in-minnesota-r13571/As banged up and inconsistent as the Twins’ starting rotation was throughout the 2026 season, plenty of reasons remain for optimism as we turn the page toward 2027.  Joe Ryan and Pablo López should both be back in the rotation next season, and assuming both are healthy, that gives the Twins...13571Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:03:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/derek-shelton-knows-the-twins-must-be-more-%E2%80%9Cdefensive-minded%E2%80%9D-how-does-it-happen-r13565/The Minnesota Twins are going to have plenty of questions to answer this offseason. Who plays first base? What happens at shortstop? Will Royce Lewis be back? When will Byron Buxton return from injury? Which young players are ready to become everyday contributors? There is another question...13565Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:33:01 +0000