https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/page/7/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/chris-paddack-slider-cutter-movement-profile-pitcher-list/According to reporters on the scene in Fort Myers, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Chris Paddack is working on a new pitch. What should Twins fans think of this development? Chris Paddack raised many an eyebrow in late September, when he returned from his second Tommy John surgery pumping 9...15729Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:35:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/two-cities-two-seams-the-minnesota-twins-are-back-in-the-sinker-business-r15716/Over the last two seasons, no team in baseball has run away from the sinker harder than the Minnesota Twins. That's worked beautifully for them, so they're changing it. To the credit of all those who say it, the vapidity of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" has never been hidden or unclear....15716Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:20:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/is-the-twins-plan-to-start-chris-paddack-viable-r15668/After acquiring a starter in the deal that sent Jorge Polanco to the Seattle Mariners, the Twins have the silhouette of a full starting rotation for 2024. What will we see when we ask some of that group to step all the way into the light? There are plenty of questions about just how good Pab...15668Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/all-or-nothing-effect-playoffs-strikeout-rate-free-agent-carlos-santana/No team in baseball hunts homers more fearlessly, or pays the price with more strikeouts, than the Twins. Does that become a bigger problem when they reach October? And if so, how should they cure it? It doesn't take an advanced degree in baseball to recognize the Twins as an all-or-nothing...15642Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/anthony-desclafani-pitch-mix-four-seamer-sinker-slider-sweeper/The Minnesota Twins acquired starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani from the Seattle Mariners on Monday evening. While his superficial numbers aren’t particularly eye-popping, DeSclafani provides solid rotation depth. He may also have some potential waiting to be unlocked. Anthony DeSclafani wa...15626Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/louie-varland-starter-reliever-fastball-cutter-video/While the hype and hoopla are rightfully on the native son who will enter baseball's Hall of Fame in a Minnesota Twins uniform, another St. Paul(-adjacent)-born player could play a vital role in the team’s 2024 season. It's just a matter of how. Martial arts legend Bruce Lee has a famous...15600Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/joe-ryan-and-the-difference-between-accuracy-and-precision-r15576/It’s often said that baseball is a game of inches. Perhaps no pitcher better illustrates that than Joe Ryan. Joe Ryan—acquired the summer before in exchange for fan favorite Nelson Cruz—burst onto the scene in 2022, thanks largely to his unique arm slot and heavy four-seam fastball usage. A...15576Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/bailey-ober-pitch-data-command-stuff-heat-maps/This has been the winter of many Twins fans' discontent, as they impatiently await the addition of a frontline starting pitcher. While that sentiment is understandable, it fundamentally underrates one of the existing pieces the team has. Since the start of the 2022 season, Bailey Ober has ma...15569Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/the-slight-but-important-differences-between-royce-lewis-and-ronald-acu%C3%B1a-r15552/To say that Royce Lewis had an exciting 2023 season would be an understatement. The former top prospect re-established himself as a core component of the Minnesota Twins’ future, after returning from his second ACL tear in as many years and continuing right where he left off. Specifically, he hi...15552Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/max-kepler-second-half-adjustments-exit-velocity-launch-angle-david-popkins/In the first half of the season, if you scrolled Twins Twitter (or even our comment sections), you encountered a seemingly robust Free Max Kepler From His Current Job movement. Fortunately, the Twins did not listen. Call up someone else. Bench Kepler. Trade him. DFA him. Strap him to a rocke...15523Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/six-man-rotation-trade-options-lopez-varland-paddack/While we wait (and wait, and wait) for a trade that will shore up the front end of the Twins’ starting rotation for 2024 and beyond, there’s another question we need to ask. How many starters, exactly, does the team intend to use? By now, it shouldn't surprise anyone to hear that the six-man...15492Thu, 04 Jan 2024 18:09:47 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/caretakers/josh-staumont-free-agent-bullpen-signing-pitch-mix-movement-stuff-thoracic-outlet-syndrome/The Twins' first big-league addition of what has been a slow winter was a reliever who will make just over the league-minimum salary in 2024. But there's a little more to his story than that. Go back a few years, and Josh Staumont was one of the nastiest relievers in baseball. He never becam...15464Thu, 28 Dec 2023 17:27:02 +0000