https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23901-a-weekend-in-cooperstown-joe-mauers-hof-induction/Over the past few days, there have been some great articles written about Mauer’s accomplishments - the batting titles, the MVP season, the records, and the magic he brought to life on a near-daily basis for 15 years. Today, he was deservingly enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame alongside T...23901Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:35:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23896-the-twins-all-star-all-decade-teams-part-7-the-2020s/Ok. We did it. On to the 2020s. This has been an interesting decade. We started with the pandemic-shortened season and empty stadiums. We have seen the introduction of larger bases, pitch clocks, shift limitations, and the Manfred Man. We have also had some pretty good teams, including one that bro...23896Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23895-the-twins-all-star-all-decade-teams-part-6-the-2010s/Welcome to part six of this series, in which we look at the all-decade teams comprised of only guys selected to an All-Star team in that decade. You can refer to part 1 for the full methodology. Without further ado, let’s dig into the 2010s. The 1960s are still reigning supreme. Can the 2010s all-d...23895Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23894-the-twins-all-star-all-decade-teams-part-5-the-2000s/Welcome to part five of this series, in which we look at the all-decade teams comprised of only guys selected to an All-Star team in that decade. You can refer to part 1 for the full methodology. Without further ado, let’s dig into the 2000s. Will they be the team to finally  overthrow the 1960s al...23894Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23893-the-twins-all-star-all-decade-teams-part-4-the-1990s/Welcome to part four of this series, in which we look at the all-decade teams comprised of only guys selected to an All-Star team in that decade. You can refer to part 1 for the full methodology. Without further ado, let’s dig into the 1990s. Can they overthrow the 1960s all-decade team? The 1...23893Thu, 18 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23892-the-twins-all-star-all-decade-teams-part-3-the-1980s/Welcome to part three of this series, in which we look at the all-decade teams comprised of only guys selected to an All-Star team in that decade. You can refer to part 1 for the full methodology. Without further ado, let’s dig into the 1980s. Can they overthrow the 1960s all-decade team? The...23892Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23891-the-twins-all-star-all-decade-teams-part-2-the-1970s/Welcome to part two of this series, in which we look at the all-decade teams comprised of only guys selected to an All-Star team in that decade. You can refer to part 1 for the full methodology. Without further ado, let’s dig into the 1970s. Can they overthrow the 1960s all-decade team? The 19...23891Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23890-the-twins-all-star-all-decade-teams-part-1-the-1960s/With the All-Star break upon us, and no meaningful baseball for almost a week, I thought it could be a fun exercise to look at Twins All-Stars through the years (and decades). More than that, I was curious to see which decade has produced the best players. So, over the next several days, I will be...23890Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23887-the-ideal-trade-deadline-strategy-go-big/We are currently less than three weeks away from the trade deadline. Fangraphs has the Twins with the second-best chance in the AL of making the playoffs, at 85%. With that in mind, I’m going to share what I believe to be the best strategy with a deep playoff run as the focus. To be realistic, I’m...23887Fri, 12 Jul 2024 02:53:43 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23885-what-went-wrong-for-david-festa/What went wrong for David Festa? David Festa —AKA The Slim Reaper — has had a lot of prospect helium over the past season and a half. Since being drafted in the 13th round in 2021, he has added a few MPH to his fastball, and greatly improved his secondary pitches to the point that he is now th...23885Sun, 07 Jul 2024 19:57:47 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23881-first-half-most-valuable-players-by-win-probability/In my last article, we looked at the bottom-5 performers by WPA at the halfway point. Today, we will look at the top performers. We will also take a look at some signature moments that led to this WPA. As a reminder, as with any stat, WPA is not perfect. It’s not predictive, and doesn’t really meas...23881Wed, 03 Jul 2024 23:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23880-first-half-least-valuable-players-by-win-probability-added/As we have recently crossed the halfway point of the 2024 season, my next two posts will be taking a look at our most (and least) valuable players by win probability added (or subtracted). We will also take a look at some signature moments that led to this WPA. As with any stat, WPA is not perfect....23880Wed, 03 Jul 2024 02:51:16 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23877-introducing-little-papi/Twins fans of a certain age still bear the wounds of Terry Ryan non-tendering David Ortiz prior to the 2003 season prior to his first year of arbitration. Ryan was infamous for this — saving ownership money even when he didn’t have that specific mandate. After the non-tender, Ortiz, of course, went...23877Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23874-is-royce-lewis-really-this-good/Is Royce Lewis for real? If you were to survey every Twins fan around their favorite current player, Royce Lewis would likely be near the top - and for good reason. So far this season, Royce Lewis has been doing very Royce Lewis things - being a spark plug for the offense, hitting a ton of bom...23874Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23869-thoughts-on-every-teams-city-connect-looks-a-slightly-snarky-deep-dive/Last Friday, the Twins were the last team to unveil their City Connect jerseys. You’ve probably seen them by now - at least if you are able to watch games on TV. The Ripple Effect draws inspiration from the state’s 10,000 lakes and the loon. The new look has been polarizing, to say the least, as mo...23869Sat, 22 Jun 2024 17:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23866-jhoan-durans-pitching-effectiveness-a-deep-dive/A month ago, Cody Christie wrote a great article around Jhoan Duran’s decreased velocity, and how that has impacted his pitch mix changes. A couple findings from that article were that: His velocity is down roughly 1.2 MPH on every pitch compared to 2023, through mid-May. He’s been thr...23866Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23861-the-guys-the-twins-drafted-but-didnt-sign-a-deep-dive/We are now less than a month from the Rule-4 draft. National and local writers have started publishing deep-dives of mock drafts, player profiles, and general prognostication. This article is not that. Instead, we will be doing a deep-dive into drafts past. The Twins, like any pro baseball tea...23861Sun, 16 Jun 2024 17:30:26 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23857-a-deep-dive-into-umpire-accuracy-and-our-standings/Every sports fan is likely to believe the umps are biased against their team, but there have been several games lately that make it seem like the fates are working against the Twins. Let's look at some examples. In last night's game against the Pirates, assistant hitting coach Derek Shomon was...23857Sun, 09 Jun 2024 01:35:49 +0000