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Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Managerial Rumors” Edition

Game 3 of the World Series is tonight, with the series shifting to Los Angeles tied 1-1. Meanwhile, rumors abound regarding the Twins’ open manager position, with the top four candidates identified as Derek Shelton, James Rowson, Ryan Flaherty, and Scott Servais. The Past Week on Twinkie Town: Elsewhere in Twins Territory: In the World […]

From Twinkie Town | 3 months ago | 4 reads

Yankees news: James Rowson a finalist for Twins’ top job

MLB Trade Rumors | Anthony Franco: Yankees hitting coach James Rowson appears to be one of four finalists for the Twins’ vacant managerial position, per Dan Hayes and Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic. The other contenders are former Pirates manager Derek Shelton, Cubs bench coach Ryan Flaherty, and former Mariners manager Scott Servais. Hayes and […]

From Pinstripe Alley | 3 months ago | 4 reads

Happy Birthday Chris Colabello

Chris Colabello turns 42 today. The Blue Jays picked up Chris off waivers from the Twins before the 2015 season. In two seasons with the Twins, he hit .214/.284/.364, with 13 home runs in 114 games. So we can be excused for not being excited about a 31-year-old who could play first or DH but […]

From Bluebird Banter | 3 months ago | 4 reads

The Chicago White Sox did what the Minnesota Twins couldn’t in 2005

In the summer of 2010, I was walking through the gargantuan Miller Park AmFam Field parking lot with my aunt. While navigating the rows of tailgaters leading up to the House That Selig Built, we were approached by a guy in a Chicago White Sox jersey. Why a South Sider was present for a Twins […]

From Twinkie Town | 3 months ago | 4 reads

Orioles Interested In Scott Servais For Managerial Vacancy

Scott Servais is the latest name to surface in the Orioles’ search for a new manager.  The New York Post’s Jon Heyman reports that the O’s have interest in the former Mariners skipper, but it isn’t known if Servais has been formally interviewed by the team. Reports also emerged yesterday that the Twins were considering…

From RotoFeed | 3 months ago | 4 reads

If I ran the zoo—a return to relevance plan for 2026

“But if I ran the zoo…I’d make a few changes…that’s just what I’d do” The last two months of the 2025 Twins season produced some of the most painful-to-watch baseball this side of 2011-2014 & 2016—if not the That Which Shall Not Be Named late-1990s. Assuming that no major reinforcements are on the way, I […]

From Twinkie Town | 3 months ago | 6 reads

Little Nicky Punto, manager?

According to The Athletic, the Twins have talked to famed SLUGGGRRR Nick Punto about the Twins’ open managerial position. Among various other folks. Punto’s currently an infield coach for the Padres; he’s originally from Southern California. (Oddly, his career OBP and SLG are both .323). Now, in a way, I don’t really care who they […]

From Twinkie Town | 3 months ago | 5 reads

Giants Interview Vance Wilson In Manager Search

The Giants interviewed Royals third base coach Vance Wilson as part of their managerial search earlier this month, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Wilson is also a candidate to interview for the Twins’ position, Rogers adds. The 52-year-old has worked as K.C.’s third base coach for the past six seasons. He’d spent the preceding two…

From RotoFeed | 3 months ago | 5 reads

Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript

Anthony Franco Good evening everyone, hope you've enjoyed your week! Looking forward to another of these, let's get it started Twins They can say its not a rebuild all they want but what we're seeing seems clear. Why not just rip the band aid off, trade Pablo and Joe Ryan for a ton, and start…

From RotoFeed | 3 months ago | 4 reads

Appreciating Byron Buxton in 2025: A Top Five List

Much like the current theatrical film of the same name, Byron Buxton took Minnesota Twins fans on a big, bold, beautiful journey in 2025. In a year that appalled a large section of the fanbase, Buxton managed to post a season for the ages. Let’s take a look at what I consider to be the […]

From Twinkie Town | 3 months ago | 2 reads

Phillies Town | Dodgers 2, Phillies 1: And Now My Watch is Ended

Welcome to Phillies Town, Twinkie Town’s Philadelphia Phillies playoff coverage because I like watching Jhoan Duran play baseball and don’t handle change well. Let’s go Phillies! While I didn’t anticipate this going into this feckless experiment, it turns out that rooting for the Phillies was fairly similar to rooting for the Twins. Maybe there’s some […]

From Twinkie Town | 3 months ago | 3 reads

North Star Stature Showdown: an OOTP tournament

Early in the season (I can’t remember exactly when), someone in the comments (can’t remember who) brought up the idea of a tall vs. short Out of the Park tournament. Now that the Twins season is over, it’s time to make that a reality. With many thanks to whoever came up with the idea, we […]

From Twinkie Town | 3 months ago | 2 reads

Yankees Acquire Josh Donaldson And Isiah Kiner-Falefa

The Yankees finally made their first big move of the offseason in a surprising trade with the Twins, but who was the winner of the trade? Last night, the Yankees made their first big splash of the offseason. New York sent Gary Sanchez and Gio Urshela to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Isiah Kiner-Falefa, […]

From Unhinged Yankees | almost 4 years ago | 3 reads

MLB Organization Top Prospects for 2019

Eloy Jimenez | Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports Updated Top 20 Prospects Lists for all MLB systems Here is an index for the Minor League Ball Top 20 prospects lists for each of the 30 Major League teams. AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox (published November 16, 2018) New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals (published November 6, 2018) Minnesota Twins (published Oc...

From Minor League Ball | about 7 years ago | 3 reads