https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/223/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/griffin-jax-most-valuable-reliever-twins-leverage/Most of Minnesota's key players have wavered in their availability and effectiveness. Griffin Jax has been a steady force out of the bullpen all year long, handling the toughest assignments and keeping the Twins in the win column. A bad bullpen that constantly blows late leads can be demoral...16860Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:32:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/jorge-alcala-twins-bullpen-implosion-pitch-selection/Jorge Alcalá had a chance to put the Twins in position to sweep a four-game series against the defending World Series champs. Instead, he had one of the worst relief outings of the season. What went wrong? In baseball, relievers are often the unsung heroes of a team. Their job is to protect...16859Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:30:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-review-twins-royals-rangers-zebby-matthews-debut/The Minnesota Twins are officially making their push in the American League Central. By winning five out of seven, despite missing two of their best players, the Twins moved within two games of Cleveland for the division lead with six weeks to go. Now the race is really on. Weekly Snapshot:...16858Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/rangers-6-twins-5-jorge-alcal%C3%A1-implodes-extra-inning-miscues-cost-twins-sweep-r16856/The Twins have not excelled on getaway days this year. Sadly, Sunday's tilt proved no exception, despite knocking former Twin Tyler Mahle out of the game after the third inning. Jorge Alcalá did not have it, and although Carlos Santana once again brought his team back with a late-inning home run...16856Sun, 18 Aug 2024 21:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/after-a-disastrous-start-has-christian-v%C3%A1zquez-been-worth-his-contract-r16845/Christian Vázquez was one of the AL’s least valuable players in the season’s first half. Now, he has rediscovered his swing and is arguably the team’s number one catcher. Will he be worth his $10 million contract by the season’s end? Expectations were high when Christian Vázquez signed a thr...16845Sun, 18 Aug 2024 14:54:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/alex-kirilloff-twins-future/This weekend, the Twins shared health updates for nearly every player on the injured list – except Alex Kirilloff. That’s likely telling, and may signal the end of Kirilloff’s tenure with the Twins after yet another season lost to injury and underwhelming performance. Alex Kirilloff was the...16852Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:37:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/jeff-hoffman-20-how-reliever-scott-blewett-could-signal-redemption-for-the-twins-r16847/The Twins let All-Star Reliever Jeff Hoffman get away. Could Scott Blewett be their chance of redemption? On Feb. 27, 2023, the Minnesota Twins signed pitcher Jeff Hoffman to a minor league contract. Deemed a reclamation project, the hard-tossing right-hander had just completed his seventh s...16847Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/make-it-official-twins-5-rangers-2-twins-rally-late-to-clinch-series-r16853/The Twins continue to excel without Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa, taking the series from the Royals and now clinching a second straight against the defending champs. With the division deficit down to two, Minnesota will angle for a four-game sweep on Sunday.   Box Score SP: Dav...16853Sun, 18 Aug 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/chris-paddack-elbow-injury-timeline-mri/Will Chris Paddack pitch for the Minnesota Twins again this year? As each week passes with a lack of tangible progress, it grows less likely. Now we have to wonder about what next year holds, since the righty's contract currently positions him as one of the team's five highest-paid players for 2...16851Sat, 17 Aug 2024 18:38:26 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-young-pitchers-festa-matthews-woods-richardson-varland/Four young pitchers for the Twins are being thrust into more prominent roles due to injuries. How would these prospects rank if they were all still eligible for top prospect lists? The Minnesota Twins have cultivated a promising group of pitching prospects, each with unique strengths and dev...16824Sat, 17 Aug 2024 12:31:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/make-it-official-twins-4-rangers-3-carlos-santana-homers-same-as-it-ever-was-r16849/You may ask yourself: "What is that beautiful first baseman?" Box Score Simeon Woods Richardson: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K Home Runs: Ryan Jeffers (18), Carlos Santana (17) Top 3 WPA: Carlos Santana (.282), Jhoan Durán (.203), Griffin Jax (.143) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)...16849Sat, 17 Aug 2024 02:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-quick-update-on-twins-historic-unique-usage-of-christian-v%C3%A1zquez-and-ryan-jeffers-r16842/One of the simplest innovations in player usage in decades has led the Twins to the precipice of making a very specific type of history with their catching tandem. As I've assiduously documented over the last year or so, the Twins alternate Ryan Jeffers and Christian Vázquez in composing the...16842Fri, 16 Aug 2024 23:11:01 +0000