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	The Minnesota Twins have been making notable shifts in their inf...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16905</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:02:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Searching Far and Wide for Late-Season Twins Bullpen Reinforcements</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/searching-far-and-wide-for-late-season-twins-bullpen-reinforcements-r16904/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins are going to need bullpen help down the stretch, and did themselves no favors by whiffing at the trade deadline. But they're not totally lacking for potential reinforcements.




	These eight names are worth keeping an eye on for September and October.



	Over the weekend, t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16904</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:10:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>This Twins Team is Better Than You Think, Part Two: The Underlying Data</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/this-twins-team-is-better-than-you-think-part-two-the-underlying-data-r16895/</link><description>The Twins should be winning the division, and it&#x2019;s not close. Whether looking at new statistical model, or more traditional data, it&#x2019;s clear that these Twins are a very good team.



	In the previous entry, we explored the MLB Deserve-To-Win-O-Meter and concluded that the Twins, removing "luck"...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16895</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:06:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>In the Absence of Byron Buxton, Austin Martin is Reaching His Full Potential for Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/in-the-absence-of-byron-buxton-austin-martin-is-reaching-his-full-potential-for-twins-r16900/</link><description>Austin Martin has been one of the Twins&#x2019; most consistent hitters since the calendar turned to August. Is he finally putting it all together at the big-league level?



	For years, Austin Martin was a name capable of stirring excitement among baseball scouts and analysts. Drafted fifth overall by...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16900</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:30:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Sliding Amid Setbacks and Sloppiness</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-sliding-amid-setbacks-and-sloppiness-r16903/</link><description>With the statuses of Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton still in limbo, the Twins dropped back-to-back series in a week headlined by costly mistakes, miscues and meltdowns. Minnesota is losing ground in the Central at a time they need to be gaining it. Is this team running out of gas?



	Weekly Sna...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16903</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 22:42:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Cardinals 3, Twins 2: Key Error Dooms Twins in 9th, Cardinals Take Series</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cardinals-3-twins-2-key-error-dooms-twins-in-9th-cardinals-take-series-r16901/</link><description>With an important series win on the line, the Twins pitched well the entire game, and Royce Lewis delivered a key RBI double to put his team ahead in the eighth. However, a crucial error by Edouard Julien gave the Cardinals life in the ninth, and they capitalized, turning the game on its head an...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16901</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>This Twins Team is Better Than You Think, Part One: The Deserve-To-Win-O-Meter</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/this-twins-team-is-better-than-you-think-part-one-the-deserve-to-win-o-meter-r16894/</link><description>This Twins team is better than you think they are, and they deserve to be winning the division. Since starting the season horribly, they have been the best team in baseball for the past four months. But, even beyond the actual record, the Twins have been unlucky--and the Guardians have been&#xA0;quit...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16894</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 16:32:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Make It Official! Twins 6, Cardinals 0: Pablo Provides the Pitching; Larnach, Wallner Provide the Power</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/make-it-official-twins-6-cardinals-0-pablo-provides-the-pitching-larnach-wallner-provide-the-power-r16896/</link><description>It wasn't a do-or-die game, but it is getting to the point where wins become more critical every time. With the Royals sliding into second place with their win on Friday and the Twins losing to the Cardinals. Pablo Lopez and Sonny Gray played a massive role in the Twins postseason run last year,...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16896</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 01:36:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Why the Minnesota Twins Dodged a Bullet by Not Re-signing Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/why-the-minnesota-twins-dodged-a-bullet-by-not-re-signing-sonny-gray-and-kenta-maeda-r16868/</link><description>The Twins were interested in bringing back Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda in free agency last winter. Luckily, it seems the team dodged a bullet by letting both veterans sign elsewhere.&#xA0;




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	The Minnesota Twins entered the 2024 offseason with two of their top starting pitchers, Sonny Gray and...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16868</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:12:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 1, Cardinals 6: Pitchers Walk Many, Hitters Score Few in Apple TV Dud</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-1-cardinals-6-pitchers-walk-many-hitters-score-few-in-apple-tv-dud-r16891/</link><description>Remember: a fabulously rich entity paid actual money for the rights to this performance.&#xA0;



	Box Score

	David Festa: 3 2/3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

	Home Runs:&#xA0;None

	Bottom 3 WPA:&#xA0;David Festa (-.185), Matt Wallner (-.148), Trevor Larnach (-.117)

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16891</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 03:10:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Twins Owe it to Baseball to Celebrate Walter Johnson and the Washington Senators</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-walter-johnson-senators-world-series-anniversary/</link><description>The Twins commemorated the 1924 Washington Senators World Series victory last week, the first of three championships in franchise history. They recently finished a series against another team who used to play as the Senators. Any fans disinterested in the club before it reached Minnesota probabl...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16876</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:04:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Max Kepler: A Minnesota Twins Era Nearing Its End</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/max-kepler-a-minnesota-twins-era-nearing-its-end-r16870/</link><description>Max Kepler&#x2019;s days in a Twins uniform are quickly coming to a close. What has he meant to Minnesota over the last decade?



	Max Kepler, a name synonymous with the Minnesota Twins for nearly a decade, has been a constant presence in the team's outfield since his debut in 2015. As the 2024 season...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">16870</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:08:01 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
