https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/page/4/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/giancarlo-stanton-freddie-freeman-home-runs-world-series-history-1960/Friday night, we all got to watch something that hadn't happened since 1988. We also got to watch something that hadn't happened since 1960. And honestly, it amounts to something that hasn't happened, period. When Game 1 of the 2024 World Series began, there had been 20 home runs in the hist...17277Sat, 26 Oct 2024 07:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/yankees-vs-dodgers-previewing-the-2024-world-series-r17271/For this particular Fall Classic, the Midwest truly will be flyover country, as the Yankees and Dodgers pull the attention of the baseball world back and forth across the breadth of the continent. For fans who can set aside their provincialism and the bitterness of their own seasons' ends, thoug...17271Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:11:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/how-the-four-seam-fastball-has-changed-and-how-the-twins-are-changing-with-it-r17260/Yes, pitchers throw harder than they used to. But there's so much more about their fastballs that has changed, over the last 20 years. Last week, in watching an old Twins game against the Red Sox, I found myself thinking a lot about all the information we didn't get about games played as rec...17260Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:13:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/the-twins-led-the-league-in-optimized-contact-so-how-do-they-get-better-next-year-r17243/In 2024, the Twins were the best team in baseball at pulling the ball in the air. With the entire hitting staff gone, what does that mean for the 2025 season? So let’s start at the beginning. Going by weighted on-base percentage (wOBA, if you’re in a hurry), here’s the value of each kind of...17243Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/jhoan-durans-fastball-shape-is-a-moving-target-is-that-a-problem-r17210/The flame-throwing closer saw his release point — and his velocity — drop in 2024. How did that happen, and might be be able to raise them again? Last week, Matthew Trueblood wrote about the importance of fastball shape, highlighting the particular attributes that the Twins prize most highly...17210Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/the-twins-talk-a-lot-about-fastball-shape-what-do-they-mean-and-which-one-do-they-like-r17186/This team will live or die, in years to come, based on its pitching pipeline. When bringing new arms into it, they have specific criteria--but it's sometimes hard to understand those standards from the outside. Let's get into it. The analytics revolution has brought a wealth of new buzzwords...17186Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:35:40 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/a-quick-glimpse-at-a-different-carlos-correa-r17130/In his first days after returning from the injured list, Carlos Correa tried out a new approach at the plate. Then, he used the experiment as a springboard. Something changed a few days from the end of the year, for Carlos Correa. Well, something changed back. Correa has been excellent all s...17130Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/so-royce-lewis-isnt-slump-proof-now-what-r17097/Royce Lewis told reporters earlier this year that he doesn’t do that slump thing. That’s cap. On Jun. 18, Royce Lewis went 0-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts against Tampa Bay. The very next day, he went 3-for-4 with a home run. Afterward, he told reporters that “I don’t do that slump thing,”...17097Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/the-twins-missed-carlos-correa-and-byron-buxton-but-letting-them-get-healthy-was-the-right-call-r17077/The Twins resisted the temptation to rush their two biggest stars back from injury. So far, they've been rewarded for their patience. Since returning from a two-month absence due to plantar fasciitis, Carlos Correa has only played in four games, one of them as a designated hitter. In those f...17077Fri, 20 Sep 2024 22:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/is-ronny-henriquez-like-really-good-now-r17065/He's been a break-glass-in-case-of-emergency guy for the Twins, at most. Well, the glass is broken, and it turns out the hurler behind it might be better than a lot of us thought. I'm not a betting man, but I want to make a bet. Honor system; no cheating. I will bet that, when you think "eli...17065Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/pablo-lopez-curveball-stuff-plus-movement-changes-playoff-ace/As he's surged in the past month, the ace's oft-overlooked curveball has turned into a deadly weapon. It might be time for him to start using it more. I don’t need to tell you that Pablo López is back on top. He’s won his last four starts and his last five decisions. Over his last 16 starts,...17036Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:08:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/the-twins-are-a-tired-team-and-tired-teams-chase-r17003/It's hard to blame Rocco Baldelli for disliking the approach he's seen from his team lately. Unfortunately, it's also hard to tell how they'll get right in the short term. Rocco Baldelli didn't just call his team's performance over the weekend in Kansas City disappointing or weak. He chose t...17003Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:18:19 +0000