https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/559/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-score-rays-5-twins-3-randy-dobnak-jorge-polanco/Randy Dobnak returned to the mound for the Twins for the first time in 2 1/2 months on Friday night. He gave the Twins seven innings, but early defensive miscues and another game with little offensive production and the Twins fell to the Rays in Tampa.  Box Score  SP: Randy Dobnak: 7.0 IP,...11282Sat, 04 Sep 2021 01:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/century-old-baseball-hobby-in-jeopardy-r11276/If you haven’t seen the news in recent weeks, retail-giant Fanatics has made massive waves in the card collecting world, and while we’re still sorting through the details, change is coming. A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that Fanatics would become the exclusive licensee for baseball...11276Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:04:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-2022-rotation-ober-dobnak-pineda/On Wednesday the Twins confirmed what was already expected: Kenta Maeda required Tommy John surgery, and will miss most of the 2022 season, if not all of it. With zero veteran starters under control, and prospect injuries suppressing the internal pitching pipeline, is it realistically possi...11277Thu, 02 Sep 2021 22:27:35 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/naming-the-twins-2022-opening-day-starter-r11274/The Minnesota Twins were looking at an opportunity to re-tool for the year ahead. However, with Jose Berrios gone and Kenta Maeda shelved, the rotation is unquestionably thin. Who takes the ball on Opening Day 2022? I have been a big proponent of Derek Falvey and Thad Levine looking at the y...11274Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:24:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cole-sands-drew-strotman-chris-vallimont/Bailey Ober wasn’t a top prospect headed into 2021 but now looks like a fixture in the 2022 rotation. While not a highly-touted arm, Ober has vaulted himself into the Twins plans. Who could be the next Bailey Ober in 2022? There appear to be plenty of innings to go around in 2022. While we h...11269Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:19:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-awards-minaya-ober-colome-garza/August is complete, and we are already handing out awards. Today, we are going to share the Twins Daily choice for Pitcher of the Month. There were several relievers and one starter who were deserving of consideration.   Taylor Rogers was the choice for Twins Daily Pitcher of the Month in bo...11273Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:48:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-score-cubs-3-twins-0-joe-ryan-brent-rooker/Joe Ryan was perfect in four of his five innings during his MLB debut on Wednesday night at Target Field. Unfortunately, the third inning happened, and the Twins bats did not show up, and the Cubs swept the short two-game series.  Box Score SP: Joe Ryan: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (89 pi...11271Thu, 02 Sep 2021 03:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-dodgers-maeda-graterol-raley-camargo/Kenta Maeda is going under the knife today after a somewhat disappointing 2021 season. The extent of the injury will be known when the surgery is complete. (Editor's Update: Maeda had Tommy John surgery on Wednesday.) So, two seasons after the deal, can we answer yet which team won the Kenta Mae...11263Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-minnesota-twins-hitter-of-the-month-august-2021-r11267/It’s time to name the best Minnesota Twins hitter of the month! So far, Mitch Garver, Nelson Cruz, and Jorge Polanco have taken home this prestigious award. Will there be a new winner for the month of August? August represented the first month of the season in which Minnesota had a winning r...11267Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-would-the-ideal-offseason-have-looked-like-for-the-minnesota-twins-r11264/There is no denying that the 2021 offseason for the Minnesota Twins went about as poorly as possible. Knowing what we know now, though, what would the ideal offseason have looked like for the Twins? This offseason, the Minnesota Twins made six free agent signings and all of them (save for Ne...11264Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-score-cubs-twins-john-gant/A great pitching performance was not enough. The Twins offense wasted too many opportunities to score, despite producing a lot of baserunners. The Cubs, making their first trip to Target Field in six years, take game one of the interleague series. Box Score John Gant: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0...11266Wed, 01 Sep 2021 03:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/olympic-medalist-joe-ryan-promoted/The Twins will promote right-handed pitcher Joe Ryan when rosters expand on Wednesday, and he will make his MLB debut on Wednesday night at Target Field against the Chicago Cubs. Ryan was the top prospect acquired when the Twins traded away Nelson Cruz to the Rays. As such, he is one of the team...11261Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:15:00 +0000