Monday Morning Minnesota: The "Baseball is Back!" Edition

02/17/2025 01:37 PM

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The Past Week on Twinkie Town:

We have ANOTHER MOVE! Twins decided to fix their first base problem by signing...José Miranda-clone Ty France. Ben Jones has more on the Twins' new first baseman.
Jonathan Gamble turns his attention to the top Twins in left field.
With spring training fully underway, Ben Jones has a question for each player reporting to Fort Meyers.
In case you were paying attention to anything else besides the Twins' meager offseason, Matt Monitto has a recap of the changes to the Twins' 40-man roster since the Dodgers won the World Series.
Zach Koenig is onto Round 14 of the weird and wacky of Twins history.
Zach also takes us waaaaayyy back to the 4th season in the Twins' existence.
John Foley evaluates the Twins' strategy of waiting till the last moment to make free-agent signings, and whether it actually helps the team.

Elsewhere in Twins Territory:

The Twins officially created their landing for their new streaming service - Twins.TV. The price to watch the Twins in Twins Territory will be $99.99/year.
Bill Ladson at MLB.com checks in on Bailey Ober's goals for the 2025 season.
Dan Hayes and Aaron Gleeman at The Athletic predict what the Twins roster will look like, come Opening Day.
Bobby Nightengale at the Star Tribune looks at the Twins' plans for catching prospect Diego Cartaya.

In the World of Baseball:

The last two big free agents signed last week, with Alex Bregman signing a 3-year, $120 million deal with Boston, which includes opt-outs and deferrals, and Nick Pivetta shoring up the San Diego rotation with a 4-year, $55 million deal.
Spring training games start at the end of this week - buckle up and get ready for the next 8 months of baseball!