It’s January 16th in Twins territory, and the Minnesota Twins offseason has gone from disappointing to very successful in one move with the team bringing back Carlos Correa on a six-year, $200 million megadeal. With Correa on board, the Twins addressed their three most pressing needs in shortstop (Correa), catcher (Christian Vazquez/Tony Wolters), and depth […] Ranking the Twins Top 3 positions of need, and players who could fill in the gap - Puckett's Pond - Puckett's Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

The Minnesota Twins reeled in their biggest free agent fish in franchise history this winter, bringing back shortstop Carlos Correa on a six-year, $200 million deal. It’s a massive swing for a franchise that has mostly lived by the rule of saving up for a bigger deal at a later time that never actually comes. […] Scott Boras says Twins went after another big money free agent this winter - Puckett's Pond - Puckett's Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Ken Rosenthal had a really great piece in The Athletic this weekend about the Carlos Correa deal and how it came to be. Among the things that were touched on included why Correa returned (beyond the obvious), his conversations with the Mets about playing third base rather than shortstop, and a number of other interesting tidbits. […] Twins star sacrificed fantasy football bragging rights to recruit Carlos Correa - Puckett's Pond - Puckett's Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Not that the news is already old or anyone is sick of hearing it, but Minnesota Twins fans finally have some news other than stuff involving Carlos Correa to talk about. Spring Training gets underway next month, and the start of a new season is a lot closer than it feels in the middle of […] Here are the Twins non-roster Spring Training invites - Puckett's Pond - Puckett's Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Now that the Minnesota Twins have locked in Carlos Correa — which is still so sweet to say out loud — it’s time to start looking ahead to this upcoming season and what sort of overall impact the roster can have. More specifically, it’s time to get excited and overreact to projected win totals. It’s always […] Updated Minnesota Twins win projection for 2023 after Carlos Correa deal - Puckett's Pond - Puckett's Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Carlos Correa is a Minnesota Twin, again. The star shortstop made his $200 million contract with the Twins official on Wednesday, ending one of the most bizarre and dramatic free agent journeys we’ve ever seen. Correa had a combined value of over $600 million in contracts pulled due to concerns over his medicals, something that […] Carlos Correa breaks silence over drama with Giants and Mets physicals - Puckett's Pond - Puckett's Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

To their credit, the New York Mets and owner Steve Cohen went down swinging trying to sign Carlos Correa. Correa had agreed to a $315 million deal with the Mets back in December after his deal with the San Francisco Giants fell through. Concerns over Correa’s leg have been well documented in the interim, with […] New York Mets final contract offer to Carlos Correa revealed, and it’s a weird one - Puckett's Pond - Puckett's Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

It actually happened. The Minnesota Twins are sitting in the last chair after the music stopped in the dance to try and sign Carlos Correa. The ramifications of the deal are yet to be determined, as Correa’s medicals concerned two teams enough to press pause on handing over $300 million. Minnesota was able to reel […] Best memes and tweets after Twins sign Carlos Correa - Puckett's Pond - Puckett's Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Well, well, well. Through all of the failed physicals and free agency drama, where did it all lead Carlos Correa? Back to the Twins. After storming back into the conversation late last week, the Twins and Correa have reportedly agreed to a monster contract that will see the shortstop return to Minnesota for the next […] Holy crap it happened, the Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Correa away from the Mets - Puckett's Pond - Puckett's Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

It seems the subversion on Minnesota Sports is about to get even crazier. After seemingly being out on Carlos Correa, the Minnesota Twins are getting closer to improbably stealing him away from the New York Mets. Ken Rosenthal citing as many as three separate sources, is now reporting that the Twins and Correa’s camp are […] Report: Twins getting closer to signing Carlos Correa, per MLB insider - Puckett's Pond - Puckett's Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more