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Amidst the news of the Twins’ restructured ownership group, Twinkie Town has confirmed that Santa Claus has been named a limited partner in the team. “Mr. Claus is a well-known name and has been running his toymaking business for millennia,” new executive chairman Tom Pohlad said. “When we announced stakes were for sale, he reached […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Caleb Thielbar was one of Jed Hoyer’s better reclamation projects in 2025. After posting a 5.32 ERA in 59 relief appearances for the Twins in 2024 at age 37, Thielbar appeared done. But Hoyer and his team saw something they liked, so they signed Thielbar to a one-year, $2.75 million deal. And Thielbar had possibly […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
It wasn’t necessarily a splash move, but the Mets made their first foray into the offensive side of free agency over the weekend, signing Jorge Polanco to a two-year, $40M deal. Originally signed as in IFA by the Twins in 2009 (bet you feel old now huh?), Polanco debuted with Minnesota very briefly in 2014 […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Another first base option in the Nats’ realm of possibility is off the board, as Josh Bell signed with the Minnesota Twins for 1 year, $7 million yesterday. The Nationals had not been linked to Bell this offseason by anyone, but the possibility of him returning to man first base for them did exist. But […]
From Federal Baseball | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Results When Harmon Killebrew slammed his 500th home run on August 10, 1971, he became just the tenth member of that ultra-exclusive clubbing cohort. Ultimately reaching 573 career dingers, Killebrew was fifth on the all-time homer list when he put his powerful swing out to pasture in 1975. The Killer never had a record-setting HR […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Time to get the bell-related puns out of the way, as the Twins made their first major-league move of the offseason by signing Josh Bell. Other than that, the winter meetings went by without too much fanfare, with the Twins making a selection in the Rule 5 draft, only to promptly trade that pick away. […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, The Twins have agreed to a deal with first baseman Josh Bell for one year with a mutual option for 2027. Due to mutual options never getting picked up, it’s a de facto single season contract with a buyout allowing the Twins to spread the money over two seasons. […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
In their hunt for a first baseman, the Nats are no longer going to be able to have Josh Bell as a fall back option. According to multiple reports, Bell will be signing with the Minnesota Twins on a one-year $7 million deal with a mutual option for a second year. We will break down […]
From Federal Baseball | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
Jorge Polanco’s career in baseball officially started when he signed with the Twins as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic back in 2009. Five years later, in his age-20 season, Polanco made his major league debut with Minnesota. Over the course of that first season in 2014 and the 2015 season, Polanco […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
The 2019 Minnesota Twins were a veritable superteam, boasting a powerful lineup that battered teams into submission. Right in the middle of that success was outfielder Max Kepler, who swatted 36 home runs and 32 doubles while providing quality defense in both center field and right field. His performance, in fact, was so good that […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
For the second consecutive year, the Twins have made a pick in the Rule 5 draft. Like last year’s choice, the player selected will not make Minnesota’s roster. While the team dipped into the pitching pool last year with reliever Eiberson Castellano, they took a position player this season, selecting catcher Daniel Susac from the […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
We are in the middle of Winter Meetings now, with plenty of rumors abounding of potential player movement and free-agent signings. Not much has changed for the Twins in terms of their personnel so far, but we’ll see as the offseason continues if the team will actually do anything to improve their roster in a […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
After blowing up the bullpen and leaning into an all-out tank to end the 2025 season, the Minnesota Twins will select third in the 2026 MLB Draft. The Twins finished with the fourth-worst record in baseball but had the second-best odds of landing the top pick in the draft thanks to the Colorado Rockies and […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Overview Voting overview 2025 review John Curtiss has had a journeyman career in Major League Baseball. Drafted back in 2014 out of the University of Texas by the Minnesota Twins, he has pitched in the Majors in 8 seasons and has been a part of 9 different organizations. Coming off a 2024 season in which […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Today at 4:30 PM ET, MLB will unveil the results of the Amateur Draft Lottery. The Cardinals currently have the 8th best odds of landing the number 1 overall pick at 2.35%. The Chicago White Sox (27.73%), Minnesota Twins (22.18%), and Pittsburgh Pirates (16.81%) round out the top 3. The Orioles, A’s, Braves, and Rays […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
Results The last few years, Shohei Ohtani has simultaneously thrilled MLB fans with arm and bat. Well, Jim “Mudcat” Grant was perhaps the O.G. of dual-threat theatrics in the 1965 World Series! With the Twins needing a victory to stay alive, the Mudcat twirled a 1-run complete game AND homered in the sixth inning to […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Welcome to Orlando, FL where MLB executives, media, and players alike all gather for the most transaction-filled portion of the offseason. There’s a trio of Twins in the middle of the juiciest offseason trade rumors and they finally have their additional partners approved and POBO Derek Falvey reportedly has some “mild payroll flexibility” to work […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
Happy Monday, everyone, and happy start of Winter Meetings. There’s certain to be plenty of news (and plenty of outrageous Scott Boras quotes) to keep us occupied this week, but before things get underway, we will check in on what to expect and what storylines to watch. In addition, we’ll take a look at the […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
Given how much they tore it down at the Trade Deadline, and given the ongoing attempts to sell the franchise, it has been fair to surmise that the Minnesota Twins wouldn’t be doing a whole lot of adding this offseason. Moreover, it was fair to assume that the Twins would continue to be open for business if trade partners wanted to send over an offer. The rumors therefore followed, with chatter on Byron Buxton , Joe Ryan , and Pablo Lopez , among others. Nothing has come to fruition, ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
During the 2015 season, the Minnesota Twins underwent a youth movement. Exciting prospects such as Miguel Sano, Byron Buxton, & Eddie Rosario all received big league call-ups and—combined with a now-established Brian Dozier superstardom—helped the ’15 squad compete for the postseason right down to the wire. With the next wave of success seemingly positioned to […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Meet the Mets Having officially signed a three-year deal with the Mets, Devin Williams is set to have his introductory press conference this afternoon at 3:30 PM EST. Williams called out Yankees fans who have gotten mad in his DMs. Twins ace Joe Ryan is of interest to the Mets, and the Twins understandably like […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
The Mets are interested in Twins ace Joe Ryan, per a report by Jon Heyman, who adds that the Twins like Mets pitching prospect Jonah Tong. Ryan had a 3.42 ERA, the best single season mark of his career, with a 3.74 FIP in 171.0 innings for the Twins this year. The 29-year-old righty has […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
In this season of giving, Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan have given baseball fans a ranked list of trade candidates, in turn relaying that Krampus Pohlad has taken Twins fans’ morale and given them absolutely nothing in return. Their ranking, ordered by “value for their new team if being traded,” lists Byron Buxton (#5), Joe […]
From Twinkie Town | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
The Tampa Bay Rays 2026 draft is starting to take shape with the announcement of the Competitive Balance picks (below) and the upcoming draft lottery to be conducted on Dec 9. Here’s where the Rays odds stand today, per mlb.com: White Sox (.370) — 27.73%Twins (.432) — 22.18%Pirates (.438) — 16.81%Orioles (.463) — 9.24%A’s (.469) […]
From DRaysBay | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Here is another Twins right-hander (in addition to Joe Ryan, who I profiled in this series last week) who could help the Cubs. It seems clear that the Twins are in rebuild mode and would likely be happy to trade Pablo López. There are caveats with López. He missed quite a bit of time in […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 4 reads