https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/42/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2025-final-vikings-mock-draft-tracker/We’re finally here.   After much anticipation and a busy free agency where the Minnesota Vikings made significant moves on both sides of the ball, it’s draft day. While last year’s draft might have had more hype surrounding it because the Vikings had two first-round picks and the all-but-confirme...21938Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kyle-farmer-doesnt-have-the-rally-sausage-but-would-like-to-know-its-whereabouts/KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A few Twins fans might wonder how Kyle Farmer is doing. As of about 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, the answer was pretty good.   While he is undoubtedly attuned to his current team, the Colorado Rockies, Farmer said he is keeping an eye on the Minnesota Twins. Sometimes two eye...21932Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-isnt-jordan-and-thats-why-i-love-him/As the Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Los Angeles Lakers, the spectre of Michael Jordan hovers over LA's side of the court. LeBron James is the NBA's all-time scoring leader, has four titles, took six more teams (some deeply flawed) to six more NBA Finals, has four Finals MVPs, four MVPs... an...21931Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-enter-the-draft-with-rare-optionality-and-high-stakes/The Minnesota Vikings’ approach to the 2025 NFL Draft will be drastically different from years past. They overthought the 2022 draft, trading down 20 spots to accumulate more picks to address numerous holes across the roster, but ultimately whiffed on their first four picks.   Minnesota landed Jo...21930Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/everything-will-come-full-circle-for-kwesi-in-this-years-draft/Kwesi Adofo-Mensah doesn’t use Rich Hill’s popular trade chart to assess pick value, and he doesn’t use Jimmy Johnson’s model, either.   “I built the chart myself,” Adofo-Mensah said. “I've seen other different charts, and they all take different assumptions.”   Adofo-Mensah won’t divulge the de...21922Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/byron-buxton-polished-off-the-white-sox-with-one-of-his-vintage-catches/Minneapolis – Everything was lined up for Jhoan Duran to get the save and end the night easily. He’d face the Chicago White Sox’s 6-7-8 hitters with a lead that the Minnesota Twins had just been extended to 4-1 thanks to Trevor Larnach’s home run.     However, things immediately got shaky for...21918Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/this-years-draft-will-be-kwesis-performance-review/It’s draft week! As the hours slowly fade away, ownership, general managers, and coaches are finalizing their big boards and trying to play fortune teller so they can make the ideal selection for their teams.   For some, this process is just part of their tenure as general manager.   For others,...21913Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-are-the-saints-managing-top-prospects-ahead-of-an-8-game-series/St. Paul – Over the last decade or so, teams across Major League and Minor League Baseball have taken more precautions with pitchers’ workloads and pitch counts in April.   The 2025 St. Paul Saints are no exception to this rule.   The Saints have three of the Minnesota Twins' top pitching prospe...21912Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-vikings-be-able-to-find-a-trade-partner-in-this-years-draft/Options abound for the Minnesota Vikings in this year’s draft. Because the team did a great job of filling roster holes in free agency, the Vikings don't have a clear top need at any one position. Safety dominates the mock draft results. Still, the need for a starter is a year away because the roo...21907Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-cousins-worth-the-price-of-poker/The Minnesota Vikings watched Kirk Cousins walk out the door a year ago. Coming off a torn Achilles tendon, the head of the negotiation table got what he wanted from the Atlanta Falcons: a four-year, $180 million contract in free agency. The move seemed to end the quarterback’s polarizing tenure i...21905Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/before-luke-keaschall-five-other-memorable-mlb-debuts-for-twins-hitters/Luke Keaschall's not the first Minnesota Twins hitter to get everyone all riled up with visions of grandeur in their first major league game. Here are five more debuts that had everyone talking. Aug. 24, 1981: Hrbie goes bananas in The Big Apple   The best Twins debut of all time, hands down...21895Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/even-mascots-identify-luke-keaschall-as-force-to-be-reckoned-with/Minnesota Twins rookie Luke Keaschall did the right thing by making outs in his final four at-bats Saturday night. Better to temper expectations after such a mouthwatering debut the night before.   Keaschall made a memorable first impression in his first major league game, going 2-for-4 with a do...21894Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/aaron-rodgers-is-an-emergency-solution-not-a-master-plan/Aaron Rodgers had an idea.   He often does. Not all of them are great. However, who’s to blame him for calling up his buddy, Kevin O'Connell, and pitching him on a one-year run at the Super Bowl?   For no extra charge, he said he’d mentor J.J. McCarthy.   Rodgers took a similar approach with th...21880Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dashawn-keirsey-jr-continues-to-grow-in-the-majors-as-a-bench-player/Minneapolis – It took over six years for DaShawn Keirsey Jr. to work his way through the minors and accomplish his dream. Towards the end of the 2024 season, he finally got his call-up to the majors, joining the Minnesota Twins on Sept. 5, 2024.   The Twins sent him back to Triple-A eight days la...21878Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/aaron-rodgers-just-validated-the-vikings-every-fear-about-coming-minnesota/It was a quiet spring day in Minnesota until people here took out their phones in boredom. A quick scroll of social media revealed that Aaron Rodgers would be The Pat McAfee Show, ready to break his silence after an offseason tour clouded in mystery.  Minnesota Vikings fans were probably braci...21875Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/luke-keaschalls-surprise-promotion-carries-some-fascinating-uncertainty/It’s always exciting when a top prospect gets that call he’ll remember for the rest of his life.   For Luke Keaschall, that call came a lot quicker than many expected. The young slugger received the news on Thursday that he would catch a flight to meet the suddenly injury-hampered Minnesota Twins...21872Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-vikings-should-lean-into-the-run-in-2025/Kevin O'Connell is known to be fond of his quarterbacks.   He was a quarterback during his playing days, and that familiarity has translated to the coaching ranks. Since taking over as the Minnesota Vikings head coach in 2022, O’Connell’s teams have finished top six in passing yards and touchdown...21871Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2025-vikings-mock-draft-tracker-2-0/The Minnesota Vikings find themselves in an interesting spot. After a stellar free agency period during which they got stronger at almost every position, there isn't an obvious position of need for them at pick 24 — unlike last season, when everyone expected them to take a quarterback early.   Ex...21859Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-price-to-draft-j-j-mccarthy-and-dallas-turner-was-high-but-it-could-have-been-higher/The Minnesota Vikings didn’t get much production from their two first-round picks in 2024. J.J. McCarthy missed the entire season with a meniscus injury, and they relegated Dallas Turner to a backup role behind Pro Bowlers Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard.   It wasn’t just the lack of prod...21854Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-long-will-the-twins-marry-themselves-to-jonah-bride/In April, injuries are beginning to pile up on the Minnesota Twins' lineup.   They have placed Matt Wallner on the injured list with left hamstring tightness after he left Tuesday night’s game. The Twins are “optimistic” that Carlos Correa can avoid an IL stint after experiencing wrist soreness....21853Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jarquez-hunter-is-the-perfect-day-3-back-for-kevin-oconnells-system/The Minnesota Vikings need another running back.   They never established a consistent running game in 2024, finishing 19th in total rushing yards. It doesn’t help that Aaron Jones is 30, while Ty Chandler has been inconsistent throughout his time with in Minnesota.   The Vikings addressed their...21850Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/david-festa-is-trying-to-keep-his-party-on-wheels/David Festa had an encouraging rookie season. He gave up 12 earned runs in his first two outings but settled in afterward. Festa yielded 23 earned runs in 54⅓ innings in his next 12 starts (3.15 ERA), living up to the hype as the Minnesota Twins’ No. 5 prospect last year.   However, Festa started...21838Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nick-gordon-has-been-on-a-journey-since-the-twins-traded-him-last-year/St. Paul, Minn. – It’s been a fast-moving start to the season for the Minnesota Twins’ first-round pick in the 2014 MLB Draft. Nick Gordon signed a minor-league deal with the Baltimore Orioles on New Year’s Eve and played with them through all of spring training.   Then, after four games with Tri...21837Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-are-minnesotas-remaining-backup-qb-options/Although they were active during the early part of free agency, the Minnesota Vikings haven’t secured a backup for J.J. McCarthy.   Minnesota reportedly wants someone who has been in the league for a while. However, by passing on Aaron Rodgers, they have indicated they’re creating a pathway for M...21835Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/three-plays-that-explain-each-of-minnesotas-big-additions/The Minnesota Vikings made several big splashes this offseason, spending a whopping $123 million in first-year cash on the team's new additions. They added a ton of outside talent, signing six outside players -- Will Fries, Jonathan Allen, Javon Hargrave, Ryan Kelly, Isaiah Rodgers, and Jordan Mas...21830Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000