https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/page/155/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/destination-the-show-episode-102-rule-5-protections-twins-mlb-staff-and-trevor-larnach-r4541/In episode 102 of Destination: The Show, the crew break down the Twins additions to the 40-man roster, from the more expected to the less obvious. They spend some time digging into the emergency of undrafted right-handed pitcher John Klein, who looks like a candidate for the MLB bullpen in 2026....4541Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:17:07 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/bonus-baby-luke-keaschall-earned-pre-arbitration-bonus-for-2025-season-r4538/When the Collective Bargaining Agreement between players and owners made their most-recent agreement in 2022, one of the better policy changes was giving more money to players who are unable to make the big money yet. Each season, the league sets aside $50 million. Specific amounts are earned fo...4538Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:22:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/3-positions-that-will-telegraph-minnesota-twins-intentions-in-2026-r4535/The Twins front office has expressed a desire to add to the current roster, but their ability to do so is likely to be limited by the impending partial sale of the team. Even when this is resolved, we've learned that getting a straight answer on anything from this regime is not going to happen....4535Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:09:20 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/mlb-preps-emergency-plan-in-case-twins-trade-away-every-recognizable-human-before-the-field-of-dreams-game-r4532/The Minnesota Twins will be featured in Major League Baseball’s Field of Dreams Game next August, a celebration of nostalgia, cornfields, and players who ideally still exist on the roster by first pitch. Unfortunately for MLB’s marketing department, the Twins appear determined to test that last...4532Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:08:07 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/the-twins-made-a-trade-more-to-come-r4529/The Twins traded tiny grit machine Payton Eeles to the Orioles for catcher Alex Jackson. In this edition of Twins 5, I share my reaction to that trade and the non-tender deadline which Trevor Larnach survived. I also speculate on the possibility Ryan Jeffers and Matt Wallner get traded, briefly...4529Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:44:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/taking-stock-of-minnesota-twins-2024-draft-class-r4528/The 2024 MLB Draft marked a pivotal moment for the Minnesota Twins, as the front office aimed to inject the system with high-end athleticism and safer, polished hitters. Over 16 months later, the results are starting to take shape. While it is still early in the development cycle, the 2025 seaso...4528Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:55:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/minnesota-twins-are-finally-planning-on-playing-the-young-guys-why-is-everyone-so-upset-r4520/Although it now seems like eons ago, payroll constraints were once the least of Twins Territory's concerns. Instead, a significant number of those who follow the team were hyperfixated on the club's unwillingness to part ways with aging, unproductive veterans in favor of providing young, "high-u...4520Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:06:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/the-scariest-spot-on-the-twins-depth-chart-r4512/The Twins have entered recent  winters with plenty of questions, but this winter brings a particularly uneasy one. After last summer’s shocking decision to trade Carlos Correa at the deadline, Minnesota suddenly went from having a franchise cornerstone at shortstop to hoping a former top prospec...4512Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:22:57 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/3-non-tendered-bats-the-twins-could-consider-r4507/The Minnesota Twins will need to find more consistent offensive production in 2026. With no signs pointing to an ability to spend substantial money in the free agent market, the Twins could turn to a crop of players who were recently made available at the non-tender deadline on Friday.  Goi...4507Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:44:52 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/are-marco-raya-and-connor-prielipp-destined-for-the-bullpen-r4501/The starter-to-reliever conversion is a Twins specialty. We saw it with Griffin Jax, Jhoan Duran, and Cole Sands in years past: at some point, it becomes clear that someone just may not be cut out for the rotation. That’s no insult: relievers are critical parts of any team, and the job requires...4501Sun, 23 Nov 2025 23:07:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/non-tendered-pitchers-the-twins-should-consider-for-2026-r4499/  Over the past week, the Twins (and all other teams) have been busy with their regularly scheduled roster cleaning in preparation for the Winter Meetings. They added six minor leaguers to the 40-man roster. They made a trade, and they tendered contact to all of their arbitration-eligible p...4499Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:11:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/projecting-the-2029-minnesota-twins-lineup-r4498/Predicting a lineup several years into the future is always an exercise in projection and optimism, but the Twins have placed themselves in a strong position for long-term success. A wave of high-end prospects is poised to join an established big-league core, giving Minnesota the type of roster...4498Sun, 23 Nov 2025 16:13:02 +0000