A matter of half a million dollars prevented the Minnesota Twins and starting pitcher Joe Ryan from coming to terms before Thursday's arbitration deadline.
Tom Pohlad has stepped down from his role as chairman of Pohlad Companies to solely focus on replacing his brother, Joe Pohlad, as the executive chair of the Minnesota Twins.
While the Minnesota Twins are reportedly expected to reveal who the Pohlad family's new limited partners are at some point this month, one such partner is believed to be Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold.
The Pohlad family, which has owned the Minnesota Twins for four-plus decades, is reportedly in the final stages of selling a 20% stake in the franchise.
According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Twins and Bell have agreed to a one-year contract. How much money the Twins are paying Bell hasn't been disclosed.
Shelton talked with MLB Network at the Winter Meetings, admitted he's still learning about his new players, and talked about what he wants the identity of the team to be.
The Minnesota Twins reportedly have "about $20 million to spend," and they're targeting a trio of first basemen with some power, according to Dan Hayes of The Athletic.