https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/481/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/guardians-3-twins-2-pag%C3%A1n-melts-down-again-as-smeltzer-gem-is-wasted-r12579/The Twins lost to the Guardians in familiarly frustrating fashion on Tuesday. The third Emilio Pagán meltdown in a week wasted a gem by Devin Smeltzer and a huge home run by Carlos Correa.  Box Score Starting Pitcher: Devin Smeltzer 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 SO (95 pitches, 63 strik...12579Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-tidbit-alex-kirilloff-is-a-different-hitter-since-returning-to-the-twins-lineup-r12571/The Twins tried to address Alex Kirilloff's wrist woes by letting him bash Triple-A pitching for more than a month. After almost two weeks back with the Twins, has the plan worked?   The above graph shows the exit velocity of each ball put into play by Alex Kirilloff, separated by stint...12571Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:00:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/one-high-upside-reliever-candidate-for-twins-to-target-r12560/As the Twins continue their journey through the 2022 season, it’s become clear that the team could use at least one high-powered, high-leverage reliever to pair with rookie sensation Jhoan Duran in the bullpen. Here’s an option who may not cost much but could provide massive value. Under Der...12560Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:00:17 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/ranking-the-twins%E2%80%99-top-5-relievers-by-level-of-trust-r12566/Minnesota’s bullpen has been a roller coaster ride during the 2022 season. So, who should the team trust when the game is on the line? Throughout any baseball season, bullpen roles and responsibilities are going to shift. Sometimes a pitcher has a great stretch and starts pitching in more hi...12566Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:00:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins-hired-a-data-guy-wes-johnson-built-a-communication-program-r12567/Why was Wes Johnson so critical to this team's recent success? A look back at the changing perception of how he was brought on and how he's leaving.   If you go back to the reports around the hiring of Wes Johnson, all of them are data analytic-obsessed articles. Not surprising: as late...12567Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:40:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-11-guardians-1-gray-throws-seven-scoreless-as-twins-crush-guardians-in-first-of-five-r12569/The Twins opened up with the first of five games in four days Monday night against the Guardians. Sonny Gray made his ninth start of the season dominating through seven innings as the Twins bats awoke for the first of five straight games in Cleveland.   Box Score SP: Sonny Gray 7 IP,...12569Tue, 28 Jun 2022 02:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-could-a-sonny-gray-extension-look-like-for-minnesota-r12564/The Minnesota Twins needed to acquire starting pitching this offseason and largely overlooked the free agent market. In making a deal with the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota landed a guy in Sonny Gray that they hoped would be an ace. So far it’s looked like a perfect fit. How do they keep him moving...12564Tue, 28 Jun 2022 01:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-review-wes-johnson-chris-archer/On both the offensive and pitching sides, the Twins were either very good or very bad over the past seven days. There wasn't much in between.  The end result was another .500 week that saw Cleveland briefly overtake first place while putting the longtime division leaders on notice.  On...12559Mon, 27 Jun 2022 01:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/pitching-coach-wes-johnson-to-abruptly-leave-twins-r12558/In a surprise move, Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson will be leaving the Minnesota Twins to become LSU's pitching coach.  D1 Baseball's Kendall Rogers broke news today that LSU has hired Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson as their new pitching coach, resulting in a midseason change of one of t...12558Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-6-rockies-3-buxton-falls-hr-short-of-cycle-in-series-win-over-rockies-r12556/The Twins concluded their series against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday with rookie starter Joe Ryan on the mound. Ryan did not have the best control but his teammates were able to deliver at the plate for him to still come away with a win on the afternoon.   Box Score SP: Joe Ryan...12556Sun, 26 Jun 2022 21:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/which-twins-rookie-pitcher-will-make-the-all-star-team-r12555/The Twins have two stellar rookie pitchers that have made strong cases to be All Stars this summer in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. It's still a toss up on which one will make it, so who stands the better case to be an all star this year between Joe Ryan and Jhoan Duran?  Voting for the MLB...12555Sun, 26 Jun 2022 17:18:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-6-rockies-0-it%E2%80%99s-payback-time-in-minneapolis-r12553/One night after being shut out by the Rockies, the Twins bounced back brilliantly, shutting out the same Rockies, while also scoring six runs. They held off Colorado to one hit all night, as Chris Archer and the bullpen had a magnificent evening. Box Score Starting Pitcher: Chris Archer ,...12553Sun, 26 Jun 2022 02:21:00 +0000