https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/page/81/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/can-alex-jackson-do-something-thats-never-been-done-r4968/In the last 50 years, only one catcher has had at least 400 big-league plate appearances in their 20s with a materially worse OPS+ than Alex Jackson's career mark of 46. Twins fans needn't strain themselves to imagine such a player, though, for that one special case was Drew Butera (36 OPS+). Th...4968Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:13:13 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/what-josh-bells-signing-means-for-the-rest-of-the-twins-lineup-r4966/Josh Bell is not the kind of signing that flips an organization on its head, but he is the kind that quietly reshapes how a lineup comes together. At 33, Bell arrives in Minnesota as a known quantity. He has been an above-average hitter for nearly a decade—durable to a fault, and consistently pr...4966Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:14:07 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/2026-offseason-episode-2-twins-sign-josh-bell-r4965/Sweet Lou and Brock Beauchamp break down the Twins' signing of first baseman Josh Bell. He fills a need, though imperfectly, and shows just how much more work there is to do on the 2026 Twins. Listen using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twins-off-daily-podcast/id...4965Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:29:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/early-pitching-names-to-know-in-the-2026-mlb-draft-r4961/While there are not many pitchers ranked within the top five of the 2026 MLB Draft Class right now, Jamie and Jeremy review those with high upside that could possibly be picked by the Twins third overall in the 2026 MLB Draft.View the full article4961Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:47:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/breaking-twins-sign-first-baseman-josh-bell-to-one-year-deal-r4960/The Twins and slugger Josh Bell agreed to a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2027, sources confirmed to Twins Daily Monday morning. The first report of the deal came from ESPN's Jeff Passan, on Twitter. Bell, 33, is a 10-year veteran. A switch-hitter, he can serve as both a first baseman a...4960Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:32:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/rebooting-royce-lewis-r4956/The Twins seem to be intent on trying to win in 2026 versus leaning further into a rebuild and kicking the competitive can down the road. There are good arguments against this course of action, but one of the best in its favor is the presence of Royce Lewis. The former #1 overall pick is 26 year...4956Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:34:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/same-offseason-different-winter-for-the-twins-r4950/Certainly, the list of teams that have yet to sign a major league free agent is trying to tell us something. It always is. When that list includes the Nationals and Rockies -- two clubs that spent 2025 playing out the string and still managed to finish a combined 80 games out of first place -- t...4950Sun, 14 Dec 2025 22:18:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/the-twins-bullpen-search-has-reached-the-joey-gallo-stage-r4949/The Minnesota Twins spent last summer trading away nearly every living relief pitcher in the organization. Fans watched as the front office moved five arms at the deadline, several of them with multiple years of team control, and then acted surprised when the bullpen depth chart looked like a ga...4949Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:24:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/former-twin-carson-mccusker-finds-opportunity-with-rakuten-r4948/Former Twins outfielder Carson McCusker has found his next baseball home. According to Francys Romero of Beisbol FR, McCusker has signed a one year contract with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. The move comes shortly after Minnesota placed McCusker on un...4948Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:11:47 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/outfield-names-to-know-in-the-2026-mlb-draft-class-r4942/The Twins are well known for drafting high-end collegiate outfield talent during the Falvey regime. Jeremy and Jamie review some of those outfield names to follow for the 2026 MLB Draft.View the full article4942Sun, 14 Dec 2025 14:40:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/if-the-twins-want-to-add-thump-here-are-15-names-to-consider-r4941/At baseball’s winter meetings this week, there has been much ballyhoo about the Twins’ search to add a little power to their lineup. General manager Jeremy Zoll was quoted as saying that the club hopes to add “another bat or two with a little thump, with some impact,” and Dan Hayes reported in t...4941Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:22:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/is-building-around-the-current-roster-better-than-a-rebuild-r4933/As bits of news leaked about teams checking in on Joe Ryan and Byron Buxton being willing to waive his no-trade clause, the belief grew that the Twins were headed for a full-on rebuild. The development in the ownership situation has changed things, as Derek Falvey now says they intend to keep th...4933Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:10:02 +0000