The Twins have made a change to their roster!
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- The Twins made a change to their 40-man roster, drafting pitcher Eiberson Castellano from the Phillies in the Rule 5 draft. Matt Monitto has more on the Twins’ addition.
- Matt recaps the start to the semifinals in his Out of the Park league comprised of Twins draftees.
- We’re now done with pitchers, as Jonathan Gamble lists his top ten catchers in Twins history.
- Amidst all the speculation surrounding Carlos Correa and potential trade suitors, Ben Jones evaluates whether should trade him.
- Brandon Brooks covers another busy week in the AL Central it all in this week’s Rival Roundup!
- With Rob Manfred stirring the pot by suggesting that MLB could add something called the “Golden At-Bat” in the future, Zach Koenig gives his opinion on whether this plan is a good idea.
- Zach is back and continuing his rankings of the weird and wacky events in Twins history that you might have forgotten about.
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- The MLB Draft Lottery was held during the Winter Meetings and the Twins were a little unlucky, landing the 16th spot, despite finishing as the 14th worst team in the majors. See kids? Tanking isn’t always worth it.
- One of the hottest free agents still out there is Japanese phenom, Roki Sasaki. As signing him won’t require an astronomical contract, since he’s considered an amateur international free agent, Do-Hyoung Park at MLB.com looks at whether the Twins have a shot to sign him.
- After Colin Cowherd specifically called out the Twins on Ryen Russillo’s podcast for not making a run at Juan Soto, Tom Schreier at Zone Coverage sets the table for how the Twins options’ to operate in the “new MLB”.
- Dan Hayes at The Athletic reports on a potential buyer for the Twins – one with very deep pockets. ($)
In the World of Baseball:
- Unlike previous years, Winter Meetings proved fruitful for the hot stove, with a number of big-name free agents and blockbuster trades happening in the last week.
- After missing out on Juan Soto, the Yankees got busy and signed former Atlanta ace Max Fried to an eight-year, $218 million contract and then traded for Brewers closer, Devin Williams, sending pitcher Nestor Cortes and prospect Caleb Durbin to Milwaukee.
- Not to be outdone by their AL East rivals, the Red Sox made a big trade, acquiring breakout ace Garrett Crochet from the White Sox for four prospects.
- Unlike their Southside neighbors, the Cubs made a big splash, trading for outfielder Kyle Tucker from the Astros. Corner infielder Isaac Paredes and pitcher Hayden Wesneski were sent to Houston.
- Cleveland continued the trend of AL Central teams cutting salary by trading second baseman Andrés Gimenez to the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Other notable transactions this week involved Nathan Eovaldi (re-signed with Rangers), Jake Burger (traded from Marlins to Rangers), Jordan Romano (Phillies), and Yimi Garcia (Blue Jays). Notable free agents that are still available include Corbin Burnes, Alex Bergman, and Pete Alonso.