https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/page/5/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/pablo-lopez-fastball-shape-pitch-mix-changes-second-half-splits/The Twins need a stopper this afternoon in Tampa Bay, and fortunately, that's exactly what they have. After an uneven first half, Pablo López has looked like the Ace the Twins need, thanks to a few tweaks and some better fortune.   There’s a credible argument that, in some measure, Pabl...16978Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:14:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/matt-wallner-strikeout-rate-power-forest-lake-native/We're not saying the Twins' young slugger is Paul Bunyan in disguise. But if he were, how would things be different, really? I’m excited about Matt Wallner. You’re excited about Matt Wallner. Everybody’s excited about Matt Wallner. Since his return to Minnesota on Jul. 7, he’s running a 191...16961Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/the-christian-v%C3%A1zquez-resurgence-how-driveline-training-and-in-season-adjustments-saved-his-season-r16871/Development isn’t linear. This offseason at Driveline, Christian Vázquez went through many strength assessments and had his ample figure loaded with electrodes, to determine how to optimize his swing. Driveline’s hitting program is not as vaunted as their pitching side, but they have had the...16871Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:30:57 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/with-each-passing-day-playoff-cole-sands-becomes-a-more-real-and-important-part-of-twins-future-r16861/It might just be the least sexy of the Twins' recent developmental pitching wins. Not even the team was hoping it would be an important one. But yes, this is happening. Chris Paddack (you know, probably) isn't walking through that bullpen door. Louie Varland isn't walking through that door,...16861Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:51:15 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/the-key-to-twins-lefty-caleb-thielbars-midseason-turnaround-r16832/The Twins had faith he would find the right adjustments. For the most part, they have been right. After back-to-back tough outings against Colorado in mid-June, trusty reliever Caleb Thielbar had an ugly 8.04 ERA, 5.09 FIP, and the worst context-adjusted win probability added (WPA/LI, -0.73)...16832Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:03:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/completely-different-but-also-exactly-the-same-twins-are-chasing-strikeout-stopping-history-r16754/Last year's Ponche Squad is a thing of the past. With essentially the same cast, the Twins offense has flipped the script. Last season, the Twins set an all-time record by striking out 1,654 times. On a percentage basis, their 26.6% strikeout rate was the sixth-highest in the history of the...16754Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:09:16 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/how-carlos-santana-has-turned-back-the-clock-for-the-twins-r16662/The veteran first baseman hasn’t hit like this since 2019. What’s behind Santana’s late-career renaissance? Does it have legs for the second half?  Over at FanGraphs, Jay Jaffe started his trade deadline preview with articles identifying the roster holes contending teams might be looking to...16662Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:37:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/are-ground-balls-good-carlos-correas-low-trajectory-liftoff-r16563/Carlos Correa’s recent surge has been refreshing, and it’s going against the modern trends of hitting. Josh Donaldson is arguably the poster child for the new era of hitting. In an interview on MLB Network back in 2016, he explained his entire approach. “If you're ten years old and your...16563Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/who-loves-the-sun-not-the-twins-r16541/The Twins are six back in the division, but they’re up a game and a half on the Red Sox for the second Wild Card spot. Their batters lead all of baseball with 181 doubles and 64 HBPs, while their pitchers rank first with 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings. But there’s one important category in whic...16541Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/do-the-twins-know-how-to-teach-a-sinker-when-they-need-to-r16515/No team in baseball throws fewer sinkers than the Twins, but behind the scenes, members of the organization insist they don't disdain or overlook the value of the pitch. They try to help pitchers throw the best form of the fastball for them. Is that true? There's a false binary, sometim...16515Tue, 02 Jul 2024 23:09:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/ryan-jeffers-is-setting-up-his-pitchers-to-maximize-strikes-after-the-twins-changed-the-way-they-set-up-jeffers-r16367/There's been a shift in the state of the art of pitch framing, having everything to do with where you set up to wait for the ball. The Twins are on the cutting edge of it, especially with the man they hope is their catcher of the medium-term future. If you log onto the World Wide Web and che...16367Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/whats-eating-pablo-l%C3%B3pez-r16233/The Minnesota Twins' ace hasn't quite been ace-like this season. He's shown flashes of being his dominant self, but there have been too many tough innings, leading to some uneven outings. What's wrong? On one level, this is all pretty simple. Has Pablo López been good enough this season? The...16233Tue, 21 May 2024 18:02:36 +0000