https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/87/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/monte-morris-immediately-became-a-crucial-part-of-minnesotas-rotation/Monté Morris has had the same pinned tweet on his account since Oct. 19, 2019. It explains who he is almost perfectly. “Been slept on my whole life,” it reads. “It’s made me who I am today. Thank you, people.” Morris concludes his tweet with a winking face. We can interpret the emoji in two ways....18476Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/recent-reporting-is-forcing-fans-to-envision-a-life-without-kirk-cousins/The NFL Scouting Combine will take place in Indianapolis this week. For Minnesota Vikings fans, it will most likely bring a much clearer picture of who Minnesota’s starting quarterback will be next season. Kirk Cousins’ contract voids on March 13, and Minnesota is armed with the No. 11 pick along...18475Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/manuel-margot-was-a-better-fit-this-year-than-michael-a-taylor/As Spring Training games began in Fort Myers, the Minnesota Twins seemed to be waiting on one more move to put a bow on their offseason. Some fans hoped to see another big splash similar to the Carlos Correa signing in 2022. Could they land Cody Bellinger or Blake Snell? Realistically, Minnesota’s...18472Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-twins-non-roster-invitees-who-could-make-an-impact-next-year/Spring Training games are underway for teams across Major League Baseball, and many non-roster invitees and minor leaguers are getting playing time early in camp. Their performance in spring will help determine whether they will be part of the organization as the season starts.   By mid-March, th...18470Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-manuel-margot-trade-is-another-bet-on-byron-buxtons-health/Tuesday was a day that Minnesota Twins fans had waited for a long time – about 554 days, to be exact.   Byron Buxton was wearing a Twins uniform and standing in center field. It wasn’t a warmup or a quick workout; he played in an actual baseball game, and Buxton’s name was in the lineup at his na...18468Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-are-building-championship-quailities/On July 1, 2022, I visited a furniture store while on vacation up north. When the clock struck 2:40 PM, I felt my phone vibrate from within my pocket. Because the free agency signing window opened one day before, I immediately whipped out my phone, thinking the Minnesota Timberwolves may have sign...18462Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-justin-jefferson-trade-isnt-what-you-think-it-would-be/People who grew up playing the game Madden run the modern NFL. Head coaches go for it on fourth downs frequently. Someone runs a trick play every week. Owners have jacked up concessions to make more money. Teams have even moved across the country in the past 10 years.   In no place is the Madden...18460Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-matt-wallners-boom-or-bust-approach-sustainable/Matt Wallner hits baseballs very hard. He hit a pitch 116.4 mph last season, good for 97th percentile. Wallner also swings and misses a lot, especially at pitches in the zone. His 73.1% zone contact rate (Z-Con%) last season was third-worst in the MLB among players with at least 200 plate appearan...18456Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/byron-buxton-is-whole-again/It’s July 20, 2023. The Minnesota Twins have won five of seven games coming out of the All-Star Break. But Byron Buxton has sat out the past two games in Seattle, trying to break out of an 0-22 slump.   "I'm still trying to figure it out," Buxton said of the long stretches of free time a designat...18455Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-original-wolves-set-a-foundation-for-this-years-team/Pooh Richardson was trying to compliment Sam Mitchell. The former Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were in town for Minnesota’s nationally broadcast game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Richardson pointed out that Mitchell is the only player in Wolves franchise history to play for and coach the team....18452Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-can-snag-a-tyler-lockett-type-wr3-on-day-2/The Minnesota Vikings’ needs coming into this draft are legion. The defensive line needs help, of course, on the interior and, sure, on the exterior as well. They’re looking a little thin at safety and corner. And there’s a running back dilemma to be solved. Oh, plus that whole franchise quarterba...18450Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-not-to-panic-during-the-vikings-contract-negotiations/Most years, the beginning of the offseason is an exciting one for an NFL fanbase. You get to plot out all of the free agents you want your team to sign and draft picks you want them to add. But for Minnesota Vikings fans, anxiety is the main emotion surrounding the team right now.   That makes se...18449Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jacob-cowing-could-be-the-tank-dell-of-the-2024-draft/As the Minnesota Vikings enter the offseason, several critical needs dominate the discourse. News and rumors are swirling about Kirk Cousins’ pending free agency, Justin Jefferson’s extension progress, and Danielle Hunter’s imminent contract expiration. These issues are among some of the high-prio...18446Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/did-minnesotas-payroll-situation-put-more-pressure-on-them-to-start-fast/After years of apathy, this past season captured the imagination of Minnesota Twins fans.   They had legitimate superstars in Carlos Correa and Pablo López. They had a young nucleus featuring Royce Lewis, Edouard Julien, and Matt Wallner. New Twins television voice Cory Provus mentioned that a ne...18445Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/chris-finch-took-advantage-of-a-slapdash-opportunity-three-years-ago/Damian Lillard made it clear how he felt about the Minnesota Timberwolves passing on David Vanterpool. "How the h*** do you not hire David Vanterpool and he's right there on the bench," Lillard wrote on Twitter in response to Minnesota’s decision to hire Chris Finch on February 22nd, 2021.   The...18444Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-fans-may-not-be-able-to-handle-kirk-cousins-anymore/The NFL’s free-agency period doesn’t begin until March 11. But as Kirk Cousins has mentioned, the official conversations will take place a few days earlier when the calendar turns to March, and the NFL Combine takes place in Indianapolis.   While general managers will talk about their free agents...18439Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-best-options-for-wr3-are-on-day-2-of-the-draft/Back in the day, it wasn’t uncommon for teams to succeed with only one bona fide star at receiver. But as passing continued to take off, having a dynamic duo became the priority. Nowadays, WR3s and WR4s are valuable pieces on most teams’ rosters. You simply can’t have enough dynamic weapons in the...18435Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-should-shoot-more-threes-in-the-second-half/The Minnesota Timberwolves seemed to have fun at All-Star weekend in Indianapolis, even though most fans watching in the arena and at home were left wanting more from the experience. Anthony Edwards messed around (maybe a little too much) and shot lefty during Team Top Picks' third-place finish in...18434Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-separates-brock-stewart-from-minnesotas-other-recent-low-risk-relief-options/The Minnesota Twins front office has a checkered history of bringing in relief pitchers on low-cost, low-risk deals. Their success with identifying which can be high-quality options has been just as unstable.   For every Caleb Thielbar, there’s an Alex Colome.   For every Sergio Romo, a Joe Smit...18432Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-wont-earn-leaguewide-respect-until-they-win-in-the-playoffs/Draymond Green didn’t mince words after seeing Karl-Anthony Towns score from everywhere on the court during the NBA All-Star Game. "This is like the old Minnesota days,” he said. “KAT got 40, they down 20.” Towns had 50 points in a game where the Eastern Conference beat the Western Conference 211-...18431Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-the-twins-have-three-breakout-players-again-in-2024/Expectations were high when the Minnesota Twins reported to spring training a year ago. There were plenty of storylines for Twins fans to chew on, but three of the most impactful players were afterthoughts. Royce Lewis, Edouard Julien, and Matt Wallner didn’t have a chance to make the Opening Day...18430Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-kind-of-signal-are-the-vikings-sending-if-they-cant-get-a-jefferson-deal-done/The Minnesota Vikings are at a crossroads. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah will make several significant decisions over the next few months that will dictate the Vikings’ future – more so than his first two offseasons as Minnesota’s GM. Most of the focus regarding Adofo-Mensah’s offseason to-do list has been o...18426Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-can-willi-castro-do-to-avoid-regression-in-2024/In December 2022, the Twins signed utility player Willi Castro to a minor league deal with a spring training invite. The former Detroit Tigers’ prospect impressed at Fort Myers, hitting .250/.375/.575 with ten hits, three home runs, two doubles, and swiping three bases in 40 at-bats. Castro’s perf...18420Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/caleb-thielbar-revived-his-career-by-embracing-driveline-before-everyone-else-did/Caleb Thielbar’s return to the major leagues began with a visit from his friend, Brian Garman, whom the Milwaukee Brewers selected in the 17th round in 2010. No team called Thielbar after the 2015 season, and he headed back to St. Paul to play for the Saints. Before the 2016 season, Garman paid Th...18418Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-the-vikings-fit-cousins-jefferson-and-hunter-under-the-cap/The Minnesota Vikings will define the direction of the franchise with decisions on three major players, which could set market expectations for the respective position groups of those athletes. On top of that, there has been some pretty significant reporting on all three negotiations.   Quarterba...18417Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000