https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/468/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trade-deadline-primer-excerpt-oakland-as-r12765/The Athletics made no secret of their intention to tank this year and they've followed through brilliantly, with a 106-loss pace through the All-Star break. Oddly, they willingly embarked on this futile path while holding onto their ultra-valuable ace Frankie Montas, who's heading for free agenc...12765Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:00:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-nate-baez-r12756/The Minnesota Twins zoned in on collegiate players through the first 10 rounds of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. They didn’t deviate from that decision with either of the next two picks, but they went back-to-back with catchers and took Arizona State’s Nate Baez in Round 12.   Na...12756Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:00:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/future-40-man-additions-might-play-into-trade-deadline-strategy-r12739/The Twins have at least seven prospects they'd need to be added to the 40-man to protect from this winter's Rule 5 Draft. How will those names play into the team's trade deadline strategy?     Minnesota is going to have some tough decisions to make this winter when it comes to prot...12739Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:00:19 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota-twins-activate-slugger-miguel-sano-r12745/Out since April 30, Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano is set to return to the lineup. After suffering a knee injury which led to surgery repairing a meniscus injury, Sano completes his rehab assignment and rejoins a first place Twins club.   In order to make room for Sano, the Twins o...12745Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-minor-league-report-725-rough-going-down-south-r12761/With the trade deadline just a week away, this is a massive stretch for the Twins minor league system. Opposing scouts will be doing final assessments, and players could find themselves moved to a new organization. While the expectation would be that talent goes from Single-A and above, the shor...12761Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trade-deadline-primer-excerpt-kansas-city-royals-r12763/The Royals are ushering in their top prospect Bobby Witt and he's looked good, which is one of the few highlights of another dismal season in KC. They've got a ways to go if they want to reach the level of the top dogs in the Central, and even Detroit looks more well stocked in its rebuild. Kans...12763Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:00:19 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-tidbit-where-are-the-missing-runs-r12757/The Twins are 5th in baseball in team OPS but only 13th in runs scored per game. An additional 0.19 runs per game would move them to 5th in run scored per game, suggesting there are 18 missing runs. Where are they and why are they missing?   The above graph shows, for each Twins game th...12757Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:40:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/5-potential-catcher-trade-targets-r12734/Minnesota’s trade deadline shopping list should include multiple pitchers, but that doesn’t mean other parts of the roster can’t be addressed. Here are five veteran catchers expected to be available at the deadline.   Ryan Jeffers’ recent thumb surgery will sideline him for up to two mo...12734Mon, 25 Jul 2022 16:30:16 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-connor-prielipp-r12755/Picking 8th overall in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft, the Twins were bound to wind up with a solid talent. After grabbing Brooks Lee, they found themselves in position to get another first-round talent when they took Alabama’s Connor Prielipp in round two. A lefty starter from Tomah,...12755Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:00:20 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/breaking-bard-analyzing-a-top-relief-target-for-the-twins-r12729/The Twins’ bullpen troubles are well-documented, and if they hope to contend in the second half and into the postseason, they’ll need to add at least one high-leverage reliever. Their best option resides in Colorado.    Daniel Bard’s journey back to the big leagues is an incredible one....12729Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:00:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-week-review-all-star-buxton-arraez-tigers-sweep/Byron Buxton and Luis Arraez did their thing at the All-Star Game, while the rest of the Twins got a full five days off in the middle of the season before returning – with gusto! – in Detroit. The lack of meaningful action didn't mean a lack of injury news (including a Buxton-related develo...12753Sun, 24 Jul 2022 22:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-9-tigers-1-twins-crush-tigers-in-quick-two-game-sweep-r12752/The Twins finished their quick two game pit stop in Detroit with another win, making up for their first trip to the Motor City this season. The win gave the Twins a slight cushion over the Guardians and White Sox, while Jose Miranda had one of his best games.    Box Score SP: Sonny Gr...12752Sun, 24 Jul 2022 20:59:00 +0000