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  1. Nick Nelson
    With a new season soon to get underway, the Minnesota Twins arguably have a new top prospect in the system for the fourth time in as many springs. Looking back through top emerging talents of years past – even while limiting our sample to the past decade – serves as a powerful reminder of the...
  2. Nick Nelson
    More information about "Tomorrow Is Not Promised: A Recent History of Twins No. 1 Prospects"
    MLB prospect rankings were tough to find back in the early 1980s. Coverage of the minor leagues was not exactly prominent before the internet's takeover. However, Baseball America does have archives of its rankings dating back to that time, which is pretty fun. You may be unsurprised to learn t...
  3. Seth Stohs
    The offseason accolades continue for Twins utilityman Luis Arraez. On Thursday, he was officially named the 2022 American League Silver Slugger Award winner for a utility player....
  4. Seth Stohs
    More information about "Luis Arraez Earned a 2022 Silver Slugger Award"
    Luis Arraez became the fifth Twins player to win an American League batting title when he hit .316 over 144 games in 2022. He joined Hall of Famers Tony Oliva (3), Rod Carew (7) and Kirby Puckett (1), along with future Hall of Famer Joe Mauer as batting champs. He was an All Star in 2022. He was nam...
  5. Tom Froemming
    Highlights of the Minnesota Gophers during their Friday and Saturday games at US Bank Stadium. Players highlighted include Easton Bertrand, Sam Ireland, Chase Stanke and J.P. Massey. Also around college baseball this weekend, NDSU beat Long Beach State Friday evening. During that broadcast the TV an...
  6. Tom Froemming
    Highlights of the Minnesota Gophers during their Friday and Saturday games at US Bank Stadium. Players highlighted include Easton Bertrand, Sam Ireland, Chase Stanke and J.P. Massey. Also around college baseball this weekend, NDSU beat Long Beach State Friday evening. During that broadcast the TV an...
  7. Cody Christie
    More information about "Who Belongs on the Minnesota Twins Mount Rushmore?"
    There is some debate over how far back to go into the franchise's history regarding Minnesota's Mount Rushmore. The Twins moved to Minnesota before the 1961 season, but the franchise came from Washington with an already established legacy. They recently discussed Minnesota's Mount Rushmore on MLB Ne...
  8. Cody Christie
    It can be one of the most debated topics for any franchise. Who are the best players in franchise history? Minnesota's Mount Rushmore isn't as easy to design as one might think. There is some debate over how far back to go into the franchise's history regarding Minnesota's Mount Rushmore. The...
  9. Cody Christie
    Centerfield is one of baseball’s most important positions, and the Minnesota Twins has a tremendous lineage at the position that stretches back to the 1980s. Here’s a look back at how these players are connected....
  10. Cody Christie
    More information about "Minnesota’s Centerfield Lineage Stretches Five Decades"
    Kirby Puckett to Torii Hunter (1980s-2000s) Kirby Puckett’s Hall of Fame career was cut short as he played his final game in 1995. Luckily for the Twins, they had drafted his heir apparent in the first round two years prior. Minnesota selected Torii Hunter out of high school in Arkansas, but Pucke...
  11. Ted Schwerzler
    More information about "The Man that Brought Us Tomorrow Night!"
    The 1991 Minnesota Twins won the World Series on the back of a dominating pitching performance, but it was Kirby Puckett that brought them to that fateful evening with his Game 6 heroics. A member of the 2001 Baseball Hall of Fame class alongside teammate Dave Winfield, the Twins legend has his numb...
  12. Ted Schwerzler
    February is Black History Month, and over the coming weeks, Twins Daily will have a series of articles on African Americans in Minnesota Twins history. There have been award winners, All-Stars, and even a couple of Hall of Famers, and no one is more beloved in these parts than Kirby Puckett. T...
  13. Ted Schwerzler
    February is Black History Month, and over the coming weeks, Twins Daily will have a series of articles on African Americans in Minnesota Twins history. There have been award winners, All Stars, and even a couple of Hall of Famers. Today we feature a guy whose resume more than speaks for itself....
  14. Ted Schwerzler
    More information about "Winfield Was the Star that Came Home"
    On October 3, 1951, Dave Winfield was born in St. Paul, MN. He honed his skills at St. Paul Central High School, and it was as a senior he truly burst onto the scene. Going to the hometown Minnesota Gophers on a full baseball scholarship, Winfield also played basketball. He was part of the 1972 Goph...
  15. Matthew Taylor
    Both are Minnesota Twins legends. Both are Hall of Famers. But who was better: Rod Carew or Kirby Puckett? If you look at any ranking of the best Minnesota Twins players of all time, you’re going to find Rod Carew and Kirby Puckett firmly locked into the top five of that list. Both Carew and P...
  16. Matthew Taylor
    More information about "Rod Carew or Kirby Puckett: Who Had the Better Career?"
    If you look at any ranking of the best Minnesota Twins players of all time, you’re going to find Rod Carew and Kirby Puckett firmly locked into the top five of that list. Both Carew and Puckett were legends whose names will be remembered forever. Today, we will dive into their careers and determine,...
  17. Seth Stohs
    More information about "Looking Back: Twins Draft Kirby Puckett"
    I assume many know the history of Kirby Puckett. He's a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest players in Minnesota Twins history. His legend grew as the leader of the 1987 and 1991 World Series championship teams. For someone in my age group, we know all about the Kirby Puckett story. However,...
  18. David Youngs
    More information about "12 Days of Twinsmas: #1 Kirby Puckett"
    As a 1997 baby I never had the chance to watch Kirby Puckett play in person. Yet his 1991 game six catch and walk off homer are by far the most watched pieces of baseball content that will ever grace my life. Thirty years doesn't diminish the goosebumps that prevail when watching two of the mo...
  19. David Youngs
    From his World Series heroics to jubilant personality, Kirby Puckett is regarded by most as the greatest player to ever don a Twins uniform. As a 1997 baby I never had the chance to watch Kirby Puckett play in person. Yet his 1991 game six catch and walk off homer are by far the most watched...
  20. Dave Overlund
    More information about "A Minnesota Twins Christmas Carol - Part 2"
    A Minnesota Twins Christmas Carol - Part 1 Jim Pohlad enters one of his many estates, muttering to himself about the nerve of his employees trying to ‘extort’ him for pitching. He hands Rudy his fur coat and takes the elevator up to his bedroom. “125 million dollars for a pitcher… not in...
  21. Dave Overlund
    In Part 2 of this adaptation of a Dickens classic, Jim Pohlad finds himself awoken by, well, you're going to have to read on to find out. A Minnesota Twins Christmas Carol - Part 1 Jim Pohlad enters one of his many estates, muttering to himself about the nerve of his employees trying t...
  22. Cody Christie
    More information about "Ranking the Top-5 Draft Picks in Twins History"
    When it comes to the rankings below, there are many factors to consider. Should the rankings be based on the team’s best players of all time? Should the rankings be associated with players found later in the draft that provided tremendous value? In the end, it’s likely a combination of multiple rank...
  23. Cody Christie
    Last week, MLB.com tried its best to identify the best draft pick in each club’s history. There’s no question this can be debatable, so here are the top-5 draft picks in Twins history. When it comes to the rankings below, there are many factors to consider. Should the rankings be based on the...
  24. Seth Stohs
    On Wednesday afternoon, I did my regular weekly Twins Talk segment with Dave Overlund on WJON radio in St. Cloud. Instead of talking more about a struggling Twins team, we had a really fun time doing a Twins Fantasy Draft. I'd love to hear your thoughts on our teams. Who would win? Click the link in...
  25. Andrew Mahlke
    More information about "Building the Twins All-Time Dream Team - Part 2"
    I explained my process of how I chose these players in the first part of this trilogy, so if you didn’t read that, I recommend reading this so this article will make more sense. Taking all of the position player seasons over 4 WAR, I found salary data for 86 players. Using these 86 players, I c...
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