Twins, Gallo agree on 1-year, $11M deal

The Minnesota Twins finished with an 87-75 record last season, claimed the AL Central division title, and would fall to Houston in the Division Series three games to one. Minnesota will once more look to control the weakest division in baseball as they know their only chance at a playoff berth comes through clinching the division. Despite being 12…

Last time the Minnesota Twins saw Lucas Giolito, it didn't go well for him. Cleveland had acquired the right-hander off waivers from the Angels, in a last-ditch effort to catch Minnesota in the AL Central, and started him in the opener of a crucial September series. Giolito was clobbered for nine earned runs in three innings, and the Twins won…

2023 was a great season of Twins baseball. The Twins had their biggest single game and series wins in 19 and 21 years, respectively. After a long 2023 offseason of wishing for the team to have an ace, one may have emerged in Pablo Lopez. This team would have sunk without the contributions of rookies Royce Lewis, Edouard Julien, and Matt Wallner,…

The Twins don't have a ton of drama left in the American League Central race, but there is plenty of intrigue on how they will fill their 26-man playoff roster. Several players are nearing rehab assignments and will put themselves in consideration for the postseason. Then there are wild cards, like pitcher Chris Paddack, who hasn't played in the…

The Minnesota Twins start their interleague series with the St. Louis Cardinals today. It is now time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-Cardinals prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Twins enter the game after being swept by the Kansas City Royals. They have now lost five straight games, but are still the favorites to win the AL…

With their slugger back in tow, the Twins (11-7, 7-5 away) put up double digits on the scoreboard in a 10-4 victory over the Red Sox (9-10, 6-6 home) on Wednesday night. These squads are right back at it Thursday, April 20th for a matinee matchup at Fenway Park with the opening pitch scheduled for 1:35 pm ET. After a stellar 10-4 start that pushed…

The Minnesota Twins will travel to the Bronx for the first game of a four-game series against the New York Yankees. The Yankees had plenty of success against the Twins last season, winning five of six games. The Twins suffered a major blow two days ago when Joey Gallo when placed on the injured list. Gallo was not dominating at the plate, but he…

It is an AL Central clash as the Chicago White Sox pay a visit to the Minnesota Twins. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a White Sox-Twins prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Twins pitching had been racking up the strike-ous against the Astros, leading Dusty Baker to call out his squad. The strike-outs cooled off on Sunday, as did the…

2022 record: 78-84, third in American League Central Offseason headlines: Carlos Correa returned to the Twins on a six-year, $200 million deal -- but only after the price came down when both the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets agreed to much larger amounts, saw Correa's physical and got cold feet. The Twins don't have those concerns; they…

New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins 3/13/2023 Picks Predictions Previews The New York Yankees will go against the Minnesota Twins in MLB action in CenturyLink Sports Complex Fort Myers, FL, on Monday, March 13, 2023, at 1:05 PM ET. The Twins enter this game with a record of 7-6, while the Yankees are at.500 and have an 8-8 record. Heading into this…

There were 23 different players who reached 30 home runs during the 2022 MLB season, led by Aaron Judge, who launched an AL-record 62 home runs while anchoring the New York Yankees lineup. It wasn't just high-profile stars who put up prolific home run numbers either. Guys like Christian Walker (36 HR), Rowdy Tellez (35 HR) and Anthony Santander (33…

Among the many things Minnesota Twins fans will be keeping an eye on in Spring Training is the health of first baseman Alex Kirilloff. All signs seem to point toward Kiriloff being on track to start the season on the active roster, but the strength of his wrist is going to be of great interest over hte next month. Kiriloff is coming back from wrist…

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins and Joey Gallo finalized their one-year, $11 million contract on Tuesday, giving the slick-fielding, big-swinging corner outfielder a fresh start following a rough 2022 season. The deal was agreed to on Friday. Gallo was at Target Field on Tuesday for introductions and logistics, saying he's eager to reset his…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins and Joey Gallo finalized their one-year, $11 million contract on Tuesday, giving the slick-fielding, big-swinging corner outfielder a fresh start following a rough 2022 season. The deal was agreed to on Friday. Gallo was at Target Field on Tuesday for introductions and logistics, saying he's eager to reset his…

The San Francisco Giants postponed a news conference Tuesday to introduce Carlos Correa after a medical concern arose during the All-Star shortstop's physical, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Giants have not announced publicly any…

They say murderers always return to the scene of the crime. Joseph Nicholas Gallo, murderer of baseballs, is the latest. Gallo's one-year, $11 million deal with the Minnesota Twins brings the longtime Rangers slugger back to Target Field, site of the event that brought him to national baseball consciousness. The weekend of the 2014 Futures Game,…

The Minnesota Twins signed two-time All-Star and all-or-nothing slugger Joey Gallo on Friday. Clearly, there will be a trickle-down effect on the Twins' current roster, but which players will be most impacted, finding themselves in a new role - or perhaps, even a new city - by the time the regular season kicks off on March 30? It was only a week…

In the late spring of 2019, as temperatures rose in Texas and the night skies over Arlington were peppered with little white dots, a once-heralded prospect made an astonishing imprint on the game of baseball. You'd be forgiven for assuming that the increased heat was due to normal seasonal changes and that the little white dots were simply the…

The Chicago Cubs remain deeply involved in the shortstop free agent market, but it remains to be seen to what lengths Jed Hoyer will go to land his top target. Carlos Correa seems like a perfect fit and Chicago remains the odds-on favorite to land the former AL Rookie of the Year, but it'll take the front office handing out that dreaded long-term…

Realistically the Twins are inundated with left-handed bats in the outfield. Alex Kirilloff, Max Kepler, and Trevor Larnach all hit from that side of the plate. With Byron Buxton as the lone right-handed hitter, manager Rocco Baldelli could use more from the right side of the dish. Given what Gallo's market could be, and the banning of the shift,…

The former New York Yankees slugger went deep Tuesday to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants, 6-3. It was Gallo's fourth home run since the trade deadline deal which sent him across the country. But it was his first home run since Aug. 16. "It's good to see him smile," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Gallo, according to…

After missing all of 2020 and all but two innings in 2021 while recovering from Tommy John surgery, this was always going to be a "prove it" year for Noah Syndergaard. He signed a one-year, $21 million deal with the Angels, hoping to show there's enough left in his surgically repaired, 29-year-old arm to be worthy of a long-term deal this coming…

The first-place Minnesota Twins are making moves at the 2022 MLB trade deadline. Minnesota first agreed to a five-player trade with the Baltimore Orioles for All-Star closer Jorge López. The Orioles will receive four players in return: left-handers Cade Povich and Juan Rojas and right-handers Yennier Cano and Juan Nuñez, the teams announced…

The Minnesota Twins have been all over the place of late. On the heels of back-to-back American League Central division titles, the Twins collapsed in 2021. They finished last in the division and were sellers at the MLB trade deadline, most notably moving Jose Berrios and Nelson Cruz. This offseason, Minnesota made a 180, as they were one of the…