https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/370/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/might-the-detroit-tigers-be-the-minnesota-twins-biggest-competition-in-the-american-league-central-r14272/The Minnesota Twins are the clear favorites in the American League Central right now. Might the Detroit Tigers be the biggest threat for the division crown? Coming into the 2023 season, the American League Central was a clear two-team race between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Guardi...14272Tue, 23 May 2023 21:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/can-jos%C3%A9-de-le%C3%B3n-provide-the-help-the-bullpen-needs-r14277/José De León is back in the majors, and having some limited success early.  With once reliable relief arm Griffin Jax struggling, Caleb Thielbar and Jorge Alcala injured, and dread-inducing Emilio Pagán inducing dread, it feels as if the only relief arms that Twins fan can trust are Jorge Ló...14277Tue, 23 May 2023 16:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/giants-4-twins-1-bailey-obers-early-struggles-twins-lack-of-offense-leads-to-loss-r14278/The Minnesota Twins had a Giants bullpen game served up on a platter for them to take game one of the homestand. Instead the night was filled with an uncharacteristic opening for Bailey Ober and a non-existent offense which led to a Twins loss.   Box Score SP: Bailey Ober: 5.0 IP, 3 H...14278Tue, 23 May 2023 02:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/series-preview-slaying-giants-r14273/After a west coast swing that coulda, woulda, shoulda been, the Twins come back home to face the San Francisco Giants. From an opener in the opener, to the return of Lamonte Wade Jr. to Target Field, this series has some interesting storylines. Let's begin!   The Giants won the Wade Jr....14273Mon, 22 May 2023 19:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/bases-loaded-bad-problems/The Minnesota Twins are leading the AL Central in 2023 and arguably have the best roster in the division. They should be seen as the favorites to hang a divisional banner, but if they aspire to do more, continuing to be this bad or unlucky with the bases loaded has to change.   Despite...14266Mon, 22 May 2023 16:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-relief-help-minor-leagues-ortega-balazovic-enlow/It's that time of year again: where we come to recognize a rapidly degrading bullpen, and start frantically searching outside for help.  The trade deadline is still two months away, so let's review some of the more immediate options available to help steady a struggling relief corps.  ...14274Mon, 22 May 2023 14:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/royce-lewis-promotion-injury/When you see the fans' hivemind agreeing about anything, it pays to be extra cautious. Front offices have jobs to do. Whether the fanbase likes whatever moves they make is secondary to them putting a winning product on the field, barring a rebuild. But in recent years it seems like fron...14261Mon, 22 May 2023 13:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/consensus-mlb-draft-board-v2-r14256/The Twins are in a great position ahead of the 2023 MLB Draft. They hold four top 100 picks (5, 34, 49, and 82) and have the fourth most money to spend ($14,345,600) despite having the thirteenth worst record in MLB in 2022. Plus, 2023 is one of the deeper draft classes in recent years. Let's ta...14256Mon, 22 May 2023 11:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-week-review-california-road-trip-bullpen-struggles/Thanks to the rotation's unyielding excellence, the Twins continue to find themselves in a position to win almost every game.  Unfortunately, too often they are failing to execute in those situations and thus letting winnable contests slip away, a trend that was epitomized last week in LA a...14271Mon, 22 May 2023 01:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/angels-4-twins-2-twins-fail-with-bases-loaded-once-again-in-the-series-finale-r14270/The Twins loss on Sunday came down to one moment in the game, and it, of course, came at a moment when the Twins had the bases loaded.  Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez  6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K (101 pitches, 64 strikes (63.36% strikes)) Home Runs: Alex Kirilloff (3) Top 3 WPA:  Pablo Lopez .168,...14270Sun, 21 May 2023 22:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-minor-league-report-521-winkel-wins-it-for-wichita-r14268/Royce Lewis was back in the lineup for St. Paul today but didn’t have the same amount of success. Cedar Rapids got a lift from their bullpen, and Pat Winkel did the heavy lifting for Wichta.   SAINTS SENTINEL  Columbus 7, St. Paul 3 Box Score It was Randy Dobnak’s turn on the mou...14268Sun, 21 May 2023 22:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/fantasy-baseball-bullpen-closer/With Griffin Jax and Emilio Pagan having some struggles this past week, the Twins’ bullpen has been short on reliable options. Does that matter in fantasy? The Minnesota Twins bullpen has become a regular topic of discussion on Twins Twitter (mostly for negative reasons). Blowing leads is a...14267Sun, 21 May 2023 20:17:22 +0000