Twinkie Town

Less than a month till pitchers and catchers report! The Past Week on Twinkie Town: The Twins welcomed a few new names to the team after the international free agent signing period. Although they didn’t come away with the top name, Roki Sasaki, they managed to sign several prospects from MLB Pipeline’s Top 50 international prospect list. Ben Jones has more on the new … [Read more...] about Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Things Are Happening” Edition

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images My lovely high numbers... all gone. On January 15, among a sea of no Twins news, the team announced some changes on Twitter: New (jersey) number, who dis? pic.twitter.com/Ii8ptLTkdQ— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) January 15, 2025 Last year’s Twins had six players at the end of the season who wore a jersey number above … [Read more...] about Twins announce six new jersey numbers and I am sad

Photo by Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images Who likes high school baseball? The offseason has reached its “international signings” era, which means the big news of the week is teams reaching agreements with 16-year-olds you’ve never heard of in all your days. Roki Sasaki’s presence in the worldwide market — despite the near certainty that he agrees to terms with the Los … [Read more...] about Rival Roundup, Vol. 62: Ishbia slow week

(Looks around for Huey Lewis) For most of the 1984 season, the Minnesota Twins looked like a team ready to compete for a division title. Alas, the malady which would come to be known as Ron Davis Syndrome ™ struck. As such, the subsequent year that brought us Back to the Future, Nintendo Entertainment System, Rocky IV, and yours truly was viewed with some optimism. Alas, it … [Read more...] about Twins Flashback 1985: Back to mediocrity

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/Getty Images Remember These Guys? Introducing “Twins Top Ten” Over the next few months, I’ll be taking a weekly look at the history of each position on the diamond and figuring out who is the best of the best since the franchise moved to Minnesota. This means that only players from 1961-on will be considered, but I will be taking into account … [Read more...] about Twins Top Ten: Second Base