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Three Teams Who Could Sign Jake Odorizzi

Feb 16, 2021

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Jake Odorizzi is coming off a brutal 2020 run with the Minnesota Twins. He was limited to four starts due to numerous injuries and posted a 6.59 ERA across those outings. At the same time, he's a year removed f...

Three Teams Who Could Sign Mitch Moreland

Robbie Stratakos

Feb 14, 2021

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Mitch Moreland, 35, is one of the best players remaining on the Major League Baseball free agent market, and he still has a lot to offer big-league clubs. Moreland posted a .265 batting average, an .894 OPS,...

MLB Free Agency: Eddie Rosario is an Impact Bat Hiding in Broad Daylight

Robbie Stratakos

Jan 23, 2021

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Every team in Major League Baseball craves impact bats, yet Eddie Rosario remains a free agent for reasons only known to the sport's 30 respective ballclubs: he's an impact bat hiding in broad daylight. The ...

Minnesota Twins Should Focus on Adding Positional Versatility

Robbie Stratakos

Jan 17, 2021

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

It seems like an offseason ritual that baseball fans alike discuss starting pitchers the Minnesota Twins should target. However, this drag of an offseason is different: the Twins should focus on adding defensiv...

Randy Dobnak Has Been a Godsend for the Minnesota Twins Starting Rotation

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 15, 2020

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

Randy Dobnak's 2019 campaign ended with him being one of the infamous faces of the Minnesota Twins' American League Division Series matchup with the New York Yankees (the Twins were swept). This season he has b...

The 2020 Minnesota Twins are Reminiscent of the 2018 Boston Red Sox

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 11, 2020

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins are coming off a 101-win season, headlined by winning the American League Central for the first time since 2010 -- albeit they were swept by the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series. ...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Minnesota Twins

Robbie Stratakos

Apr 4, 2020

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The decade of the 2010s was complicated for the Minnesota Twins. They won the American League Central for the second consecutive season in 2010 but proceeded to fall off their pedestal and didn't make it back t...

With Josh Donaldson in the Fold, the Minnesota Twins are Locked and Loaded for 2020

Jason Kelly

Jan 15, 2020

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins continued to fortify their dangerous lineup on Tuesday night, signing free agent third baseman Josh Donaldson to a four-year, $92 million contract. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com first reported th...

Ranking How Badly Josh Donaldson Suitors Need His Services

Robbie Stratakos

Jan 6, 2020

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Josh Donaldson, 34, is arguably the best player left on the free agent market. The 2015 American League Most Valuable Player Award recipient has four teams on his tail and/or who have been repeatedly linked to ...

Minnesota Twins’ Pitching Moves are Much Ado About Nothing

Robbie Stratakos

Jan 5, 2020

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins replaced starters Kyle Gibson and Martin Perez with Rich Hill and Homer Bailey while re-signing Michael Pineda this offseason. Its impact? Nothing. These are stopgap, placeholder signings. ...

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