https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/155/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/surprisingly-david-festas-fastball-stinks-heres-why-its-not-an-easy-fix-r18162/Finally, a disadvantage for tall people.  Ten innings into 2025, a concerning trend with David Festa is continuing: his fastball isn’t cutting it. He’s allowing a .357 batting average against the heater, and the under-the-hood stats suggest it isn’t a fluke; that pitch is just far too hittab...18162Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:30:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/if-hes-fired-rocco-baldelli-will-only-be-minnesota-twins-%E2%80%9Cfall-guy%E2%80%9D-r18156/The seventh-year manager is assuredly on the hot seat amid a 7-15 start to the season. A loud sector of the fan base has wanted him gone for much of his tenure. While it seems more likely than not at this point, the skipper would only be the fall guy for a total system failure. Before we beg...18156Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/2017-mlb-draft-retrospective-missed-opportunities-and-mistakes-define-a-once-tantalizing-class-r18147/The 2017 MLB Draft had a chance to be a franchise-altering moment for the Twins. Instead, it is shaping up to be one misstep after another. Major League Baseball’s amateur draft is unlike those of the other major American men's pro sports leagues. Organizations must draft the right players,...18147Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:05:15 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-fans-really-really-dont-like-the-pohlad-familys-ownership-r18146/Common sense suggests that Twins fans aren’t in love with the Pohlads' (lack of) commitment to fielding a winning team, but who knew it was this bad? For those paying attention at home, over the past 18 months, the Pohlad family ownership group has run the Minnesota Twins fanbase's morale in...18146Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/unfortunately-this-minnesota-twins-offense-isnt-just-off-to-a-slow-start-r18153/The Minnesota Twins offense has been a bottom-five offense to start the season. Bottom line: it's been brutal. However, if you were expecting anything different, you might have been kidding yourself. (Don't worry; I'm guilty, too.) Entering Sunday’s game, Twins batters were 27th in OPS, 28th...18153Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:39:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-momentum-killers-r18154/It's been a never-ending cycle for the Twins: any time they start to harness a shred of momentum or positivity, they abruptly fall flat on their faces and plunge into another losing spell.  We saw it happen again this past week, as the team keeps digging while calls for a change to disrupt...18154Mon, 21 Apr 2025 01:41:55 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/braves-6-twins-2-at-least-someones-season-got-resurrected-this-weekend-r18152/The Braves wore Joe Ryan out, then capitalized on his mistakes, while the Twins offense was again dormant—against a pitcher without his best stuff. This might be a long season, folks. Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Joe Ryan: 5 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (93 Pitches, 65 Strikes, 69.9%) Home R...18152Sun, 20 Apr 2025 19:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins-are-pivoting-from-mickey-gasper-to-jonah-bride-on-the-bench-r18144/The two players were not technically swapped for another, but the former Marlins infielder is being brought on to offer more utility in a backup role than Gasper was able to provide. On Thursday, the Twins placed Matt Wallner on the injured list and used his newly opened roster spot to add J...18144Sun, 20 Apr 2025 13:36:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/braves-4-twins-3-from-opener-to-close-the-twins-lose-another-winnable-game-r18148/The Twins came into Saturday night's tilt against the Braves with a chance to even up the series against a fellow bottom-dweller in the standings. They threw the kitchen sink at Atlanta from a strategy standpoint, but they left the field all washed up. Here's how the latest loss unfolded. Bo...18148Sun, 20 Apr 2025 02:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/three-reasons-to-still-be-excited-about-the-2025-minnesota-twins-r18141/Yes, this team has been frustrating to watch, and yes, we all expected more. But, the sky is not falling. Look, the 2025 season has not begun according to plan, and I’m not going to pretend otherwise. The pitching staff has forgotten how to throw to first (or second, apparently). A lot of th...18141Sat, 19 Apr 2025 20:03:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/no-velo-no-problem-jhoan-dur%C3%A1ns-early-season-pitch-mix-changes-r18131/A lot has been made about Jhoan Durán’s velocity drop over the last two seasons. His early season performance points to him making strategic pitch-mix changes to counter his aging fastball. Jhoan Durán’s fastball has been his calling card throughout his professional career. His triple-digit...18131Sat, 19 Apr 2025 16:32:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/braves-6-twins-4-keaschall-impresses-in-debut-jax-implodes-in-eighth-r18142/The Twins rookie made huge waves in his MLB debut, but relief pitching drowned the team late in another devastating loss to the Braves.     Box Score SP: Chris Paddack 5.0 P, 3 H,1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (88 pitches, 57 strikes (64%)) Home Runs: Trevor Larnach (1)  Top 3 WPA: Paddack (.174);...18142Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:17:00 +0000