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Time to get the bell-related puns out of the way, as the Twins made their first major-league move of the offseason by signing Josh Bell. Other than that, the winter meetings went by without too much fanfare, with the Twins making a selection in the Rule 5 draft, only to promptly trade that pick away
. With the holiday season approaching, I would not be surprised to hear radio silence from the team until the new year.The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Check out The Feed, where you can add your discussions about the Twins!
- Brandon Brooks takes us around the AL Central in this week’s Rival Roundup.
- James Fillmore reviews last week’s movie night, Damn Yankees. We’ve got 12 Angry Men coming up this week.
- Zach Koenig looks into the streaming situation for the MLB next season.
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- Aaron Gleeman and Stephen J. Nesbitt at The Athletic have a deep dive into the Josh Bell signing.
- Betsy Helfand at the Pioneer Press looks at the Twins’ perspective on the Winter Meetings.
- Bobby Nightengale at the Star Tribune checks in on Royce Lewis’ thoughts on new manager Derek Shelton.
- Theo Tollefson at Zone Coverage tries to find the meaning behind the Twins’ moves during the Rule 5 draft.
In the World of Baseball:
- The winter meetings gave us a few more notable moves through the major leagues:
- Pete Alonso signs with the Baltimore Orioles for five years, $155 million.
- Old friend Jorge Polanco will be signing with the New York Mets for two years, $40 million.
- Merrill Kelly will return to the Arizona Diamondbacks on a two-year, $40 million deal.
- Michael Soroka, after a breakout season in Washington and Chicago, also goes to Arizona for one year, $7.5 million.
- Robert Suarez heads to Atlanta for three years, $45 million, albeit as a setup man to closer Raisel Iglesias, who had re-signed earlier in November.
- Kenley Jansen signs with Detroit for one year.
- Tyler Rogers will be taking his talents north of the border for a three-year, $37 million contract.
