https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/page/87/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/if-twins-must-play-2026-on-a-miserly-budget-they-should-blow-up-the-roster-and-build-a-super-farm-r4665/The Minnesota Twins aren't actually good, right now. They have the potential to be, if they get more from their latent talent in 2026 than they have gotten from many of the same players over the last two years, but they're not currently a competitive team. As they embark on their offseason work,...4665Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:22:36 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/hendry-mendezs-defensive-outlook-for-2026-r4658/One of the expected names added to the 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5, Hendry Mendez is someone the Twins are banking on for the long term. But given his poor outfield defense, will he be expected to remain at a corner position, or do the Twins seem willing to try him out at first base for th...4658Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:48:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/5-best-suitors-in-byron-buxton-trade-rumors-r4657/ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Tuesday that Byron Buxton is willing to waive his no-trade clause. He and Kiley McDaniel rank Buxton as being the fifth-best player likely to be moved, and figure he’s got about a one-in-three chance of heading to camp wearing a new uniform. This is, naturally, not gr...4657Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:20:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/seeds-of-doubt-how-carlos-correas-exit-pushed-byron-buxton-toward-the-door-r4652/The Twins have spent the last few seasons trying to convince the baseball world that their competitive window is still open. Their message has always depended on having their two cornerstone stars in the middle of everything. That plan took its first major hit when Carlos Correa agreed to waive...4652Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:33:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/twins-trade-rumors-byron-buxton-joe-ryan-pablo-l%C3%B3pez-r4645/ESPN published a ranking of players who could be traded this offseason, and Minnesota Twins Byron Buxton, Joe Ryan, and Pablo López were all toward the top of the list. In this video, I provide my reaction to this article, try to figure out what the Twins would target in return, and offer up a p...4645Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:45:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/why-the-twins-shouldnt-sign-rhys-hoskins-r4643/The Twins have quite a bit of work to do this offseason. Among the laundry list of gaping holes on the current team is first base, where they struggled to generate any meaningful offensive production last year. Minnesota’s first basemen combined for a .678 OPS in 2025, placing them 25th in MLB....4643Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:21:46 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/twins-awarded-comp-b-pick-in-the-2026-mlb-draft-r4641/Since 2017, MLB has awarded compensation picks to teams based on a combination of revenue, market size, and record in two separate rounds. Fifteen teams receive these picks in two groups (one of seven teams, one of eight). Comp Round A takes place between the compensation picks following the fir...4641Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:32:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/did-the-twins-win-or-lose-the-2025-trade-deadline-looking-back-with-fresh-eyes-r4639/The 2025 MLB trade deadline will be remembered as one of the most dramatic in Twins history. Faced with a roster that hovered in the middle of the American League standings and weighed down by injuries and inconsistency, the front office chose to reset the roster. Big names were moved; prospects...4639Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:08:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/episode-64-im-blueprint-r4630/Sweet Lou, Comrade Cody, and Ol Gregg have a Twins offseason blueprint, and they're gonna share it with you! Is it better than whatever the clowns at Destination: The Show have cooking? And what has Royce Lewis been up to since our last show? Won't someone check on Royce! Listen using Apple...4630Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:45:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/passan-buxton-willing-to-waive-no-trade-clause-r4632/The Minnesota Twins have gotten off to an unsurprisingly slow start in the offseason. To this point, their most notable move is tendering a contract to Trevor Larnach, who many thought might be non-tendered. However, this morning, Jeff Passan of ESPN ignited the burner on the hot stove with an u...4632Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:44:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/3-changeup-specialists-twins-will-target-in-mlb-free-agency-r4624/The 2026 American League Central is likely to be wide-open. The Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers have each put together two straight winning seasons, but each time, they benefited from the extreme weakness of the Chicago White Sox. In 2025, none of them won more than 88...4624Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:39:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/3-candidates-to-be-minnesota-twins-2026-breakout-prospect-r4617/The Twins' farm system continues to churn out intriguing players, and 2026 could be a year where several under-the-radar names take a significant jump. Minnesota leaned heavily on its young depth last season, and the front office would love nothing more than to see another wave push forward....4617Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:11:02 +0000