Why Correa’s postseason pickoff stunned even former Twins infielders Paul Molitor and Roy Smalley
Correa gives the Twins something they haven’t had in a long time: someone who anticipates and sees things other players and managers don’t.
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New Twins uniforms are a rare Minnesota sports team homage to the cities that raised them
With the Minneapolis Lakers’ last game in 1960 came the end of city branding in our state. Out were the names Minneapolis and St. Paul, and in came teams with a statewide moniker: the Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves, and Wild.
Are the Twins, and Twins fans, ready for Carlos Correa’s relentless positivity?
As long as he’s here, it’s clear Correa wants to make an impact, and not just with his bat and glove.
The pig question: Can the Saints remain the Saints as a Twins’ farm team?
With a deal finalized to make the St. Paul Saints the Minnesota Twins’ AAA affiliate, Twins president Dave St. Peter and principal owner Jim Pohlad insist they want the Saints to remain what they are: the most irreverent franchise in baseball.
Where the Twins go from here
Twins officials have hinted at a much more active winter. Expect the team to re-sign Jake Odorizzi and possibly Michael Pineda, then go hunting for starting pitching.
How new roster rules will change Major League Baseball — if they actually go into effect
MLB still hasn’t announced how the roster expansion and other proposed changes for 2020 are supposed to work. “We haven’t gotten clarification,” Indians manager Terry Francona said last weekend at Target Field. “It’s very vague.”
Why Twins fans are nuts about the Target Field squirrel
With the Twins squandering a 11 1/2 game lead in the AL Central, none of their relievers inspiring any confidence, and fear persisting that the Twins will blow the division to Cleveland, fans have welcomed whatever help the Twins can get.
The curious case of Chris Colabello
After the former Twin tested positive for an oral steroid in 2016, those skeptical of his heartwarming story jumped into full I-told-you-so mode. But the odd circumstances of Colabello’s case suggest it may merit a closer look.
The Yankees helped confirm what everybody already knew: the Twins need help
It’s no revelation that the Twins seek bullpen help. So do nineteen other teams that fancy themselves postseason contenders. Losing two of three to Yankees to finish a 3-6 homestand exacerbated the need.
The Twins want to give players time to rest. In Major League Baseball, that’s nearly impossible
Manager Rocco Baldelli’s efforts are noble. But noble efforts sometimes fail. And in this one, baseball’s unrelenting schedule remains the winner and still champion.
C.J. Cron is doing something more difficult than replacing Joe Mauer
It’s hard enough to take over for a popular player like Mauer, whose number will be retired Saturday night. It’s even harder to upgrade the position in the process.
A skeptic’s guide to believing in the Minnesota Twins
Two months into the season, the Twins own the best record in baseball, a huge lead in the American League Central, and more home runs than any other club. And yet …
The Twins really need Byron Buxton to be the player they’ve always thought he could be
If the Twins are to contend, they need everything Buxton can give them, things he provided in flashes over parts of four injury-plagued seasons.
Will Major League Baseball’s rule changes actually do anything to speed up the game?
As much as anything, lengthy breaks between half-innings — MLB’s concession to television to squeeze in more commercials — created this mess.
Can the Twins big data their way into a decent pitching staff?
Twins Executive Vice President and Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey is careful not to crow about the team’s investment in technology and analytics, since it merely brings the Twins in line with industry standard.
Women are finally getting key roles to call men’s sports in the Twin Cities
Marney Gellner has just finished a stretch of shattering glass ceilings for FSN. And Channel 45 has enlisted WCCO-AM newscaster Sloane Martin to call boys Minnesota high school hockey tournament games, making her the first female play-by-play voice in the tournament’s 75 years.
Have Twins fans, the most patient in baseball, finally run out of patience?
You can only sell a Minnesotan hope so many times before they tune you out and shut the door in your face. That door may be shutting on the Twins.
By firing Paul Molitor, the Twins got rid of a problem they didn’t have
From this day forward, the garbage scow commonly known as the Minnesota Twins belongs to Derek Falvey and Thad Levine.
Why the Twins returned to WCCO radio
The team’s decision to return to its longtime former broadcast partner is about strategic timing and short-term needs.
Of course Paul Molitor has done enough to retain his job as Twins manager. But that may not matter.
The question isn’t whether Molitor deserves to be back as manager next year. The question is whether his bosses, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine, dare fire him if the Twins make the playoffs this year.
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