https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/page/139/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/reviewing-the-twins-organizational-talent-landscape-entering-2026-r5410/Last week, I gradually rolled out my ranking of the top 20 player assets in the Twins organization heading into the new year. The purpose of this annual exercise is to try and blend the big-picture view with the the short term. Accounting for the team's present and future, viewing players as pie...5410Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:30:05 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/international-free-agency-baseballs-most-challenging-frontier-part-1-r5400/We are already a week into January. That means we are less than a week from the start of the 2026 International Free Agent Signing Period. Clubs will be scrambling to finalize deals that had been informally agreed upon with handshakes with their prospects and finding the talent that will round o...5400Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:15:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/why-zebby-matthews-still-has-breakout-written-all-over-him-r5394/Zebby Matthews did not deliver the season many had hoped for in 2025, especially after his breakout minor league season. The surface numbers were rough, the contact quality was worse than expected, and the results often failed to live up to the promise that followed him up the minor league ladde...5394Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:19:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/eduardo-tait-has-a-clear-developmental-checklist-for-2026-r5383/Context matters with prospects, and Eduardo Tait might be one of the best examples in the Twins system. An 18-year-old holding his own in High-A is not supposed to look clean or finished. It is supposed to look incomplete, with positive signs of what the player can be in the future. That is prec...5383Sat, 10 Jan 2026 13:19:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/former-twins-of-max-kepler-receives-80-game-ped-suspension-r5376/On Friday afternoon, Major League Baseball announced that former Twins and Phillies outfielder Max Kepler has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for Epitrenbolone, a performance-enhancing substance. It is an item that violates MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.     ...5376Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:36:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/inside-the-twins-catching-pipeline-r5373/Depth is something every organization tries to create, whether through the draft, international free agency, or even minor league free agency. Let’s take a look at how the Twins’ system stacks up at various positions. I decided to start with catchers and work my way around the diamond. Belo...5373Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:20:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/dodgers-claim-ryan-fitzgerald-off-waivers-from-twins-r5374/The Twins lost a depth piece on Monday as the Dodgers claimed infielder Ryan Fitzgerald off waivers, according to ESPN’s Alden González. Minnesota designated Fitzgerald for assignment last week to make room on the 40-man roster after acquiring Eric Wagaman from the Marlins, a move that quietly s...5374Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:16:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/your-dad-to-spend-2026-season-calling-orlando-arcia-%E2%80%98oswaldo-r5363/Sources close to your dad have confirmed that the lifelong Minnesota Twins fan and current season ticket holder will spend most of the upcoming season calling free agent signing Orlando Arcia “Oswaldo.” Oswaldo Arcia, Orlando’s brother, played for the Twins from 2013-16. Even though your da...5363Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:07:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/what-minnesota-twins-international-signings-from-2019-to-2022-tell-us-r5358/The international market has always been a necessary avenue for the Minnesota Twins. They operate without the financial muscle of some of their American League rivals, so they need to excel in areas like Latin America, a segment of the talent market wherein costs are much lower. It is also one w...5358Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:20:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/twins-avoid-arbitration-with-bailey-ober-r5351/The Twins continued their arbitration housekeeping on Thursday by reaching an agreement with Bailey Ober, avoiding a hearing and keeping one of their longest tenured starters in the fold for the 2026 season. According to KSTP’s Darren Wolfson, Minnesota and Ober settled on a $5.2 million de...5351Fri, 09 Jan 2026 02:18:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/twins-lock-in-ryan-jeffers-ahead-of-arbitration-deadline-r5350/The Minnesota Twins checked off another vital offseason box by avoiding arbitration with Ryan Jeffers. According to KSTP’s Darren Wolfson, the two sides agreed to a one-year deal worth $6.7 million, covering Jeffers’ final season of arbitration eligibility. The number landed almost exactly...5350Fri, 09 Jan 2026 01:49:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/eric-wagaman-might-be-the-next-kyle-garlick-r5347/In his review of the 2005 film “Elizabethtown,” film critic Nathan Rabin coined the phrase “Manic Pixie Dream Girl,” a term that has since become common in contemporary society to identify a stock character type in fiction novels and films. For those out of the loop, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl i...5347Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:16:01 +0000