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Offseason Outlook: Minnesota Twins

By some measures, the Twins’ season was a pleasant surprise. Minnesota was in contention for much of the first half and even operated as buyers at the deadline. On the other hand, their dalliance with contention stemmed more from an almost unfathomably mediocre American League, where most of the league was at least nominally in […]

Kaat purrs in World Series debut

Kaat purrs in World Series debut kkundahl Wed, 2026-10-07 09:09 Making his first postseason appearance on Oct. 7, 1965, Jim Kaat pitched a complete game and outdueled Sandy Koufax in a 5-1 Twins victory over the Dodgers. Craig Muder In a World Series matchup with perhaps the greatest pitcher of his generation, Jim Kaat was equal to the task. On Oct. 7, 1965, Kaat got the starting assignment for the Minnesota Twins in Game 2 of the World Series. Pitching for the Dodgers t...

Minnesota Twins 2026 MLB Draft Report Card

We examine the top performers from the Twins' 2026 draft class, sleeper names to know and plenty more. The post Minnesota Twins 2026 MLB Draft Report Card appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .

Minnesota Twins Arbitration Projections and Tender Decisions

Once a team comes up with its projected salary for all of its arbitration-eligible players, it will begin a tender analysis to simply determine: “Are we comfortable guaranteeing Player X this much money?” If the answer is yes, the player will be tendered a contract prior to the mid-November Tender Deadline. Tendering a contract means […] The post Minnesota Twins Arbitration Projections and Tender Decisions appeared first on Just Baseball .

A Big Hurt: The 2006 Twins turn back into a pumpkin

The last weekend of the 2006 season was magical for the Minnesota Twins. After chasing the Detroit Tigers all summer, they final caught—and overtook!—the Kitties on the season’s final day. This afforded the 96-66 AL Central champion Twins the opportunity to stay home and welcome in the 93-69 AL West champion Oakland Athletics for the […]

Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Hit The Roof” Edition

We’re already through the Wild Card round and halfway through the Division Series in the playoffs and there are plenty of former Twins making the news in the playoffs. Old friend Ty France almost helped the Padres upset the Brewers in Game 1, but hit a moonshot of another old friend, Trevor Megill, that doinked […]

Taylor Rogers Plans To Pitch In 2027

With his 11th MLB season now in the books, Taylor Rogers intends to make it an even dozen in what will be his age-36 season.  The Minnesota Star Tribune’s Bobby Nightengale writes that Rogers would ideally like either another season with the Twins, or to sign with the Blue Jays to reunite with his twin […]

Minnesota Twins Could Trade Former No.1 Pick

Royce Lewis was supposed to be the centerpiece of this era of Minnesota Twins baseball.  After the season he just had, even that assumption isn't a given anymore. The Star Tribune's Bobby Nightengale reported that GM Jeremy Zoll was asked at Minnesota's end-of-season press conference whether Lewis remains part of the team's core going forward.  It's a question that wouldn't have made sense to ask a year ago. A Season That Changed The Conversation Lewis finished 2026 hitting .227 ...