https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/563/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-brian-dozier-jorge-polanco-luis-arraez/Brian Dozier had a string of seasons for the Minnesota Twins where it was arguable that he was the best second basemen in baseball. That torch has now been passed, and with two options in the mix, it may be one of the strongest roles Minnesota has had in quite some time. From 2013-2018 Brian...11195Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:12:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/andrelton-simmons-isn%E2%80%99t-good-enough-to-get-away-with-this-r11191/Baseball has a storied history of cranks, weirdos, and straight-up goofballs. When that charm or blissful ignorance isn’t matched by performance, you’ve got Andrelton Simmons. Remember Steve Carlton? The not-very-integral member of the 1987 World Champion Minnesota Twins was, at one time, th...11191Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:30:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/pitching-pipeline-griffin-jax-bailey-ober-charlie-barnes/In 2021 the Minnesota Twins were supposed to be a good team that would see an influx of top tier prospects helping to supplement a contending roster. That hasn’t happened, but we’re seeing some surprising arms take center stage. Royce Lewis didn’t get off the ground this year after missing a...11190Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:48:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-score-twins-1-white-sox-0-jorge-polanco-bailey-ober/Jorge Polanco and the Minnesota Twins pitchers put on a show today, as the Twins earned a hard fought 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox, and claimed the series victory in the process.  Box Score Starting Pitcher: Ober 5.1 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Homeruns: Polanco (21)...11186Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-score-twins-4-white-sox-3-griffin-jax/The Twins beat the White Sox 4-3 on Tuesday. Griffin Jax struck out ten in six brilliant innings. Willians Astudillo had a go-ahead two-run home run to cap the victory. Box Score Starting Pitcher: Jax 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 10 K Homeruns: Astudillo (6) Top 3 WPA: Astudillo .283,...11184Wed, 11 Aug 2021 03:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/defense-twins-front-office-derek-falvey-thad-levine/The Minnesota Twins' front office blew it this year. There is no way around that, and no credible argument against it. But ultimately, it's one year. The number of statements from fans I've seen along the lines of "Clean house!" and "Fire Falvine!" and "These guys have no idea what they're...11182Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:37:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-score-white-sox-11-twins-1-beau-burrows/The Twins came in hot, but Giolito and Jimenez were too much as they pitched and slugged the White Sox to a 11-1 victory at Target Field.   Box Score Starter: Beau Burrows 2.0 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K Home Runs: Sano (19) Bottom 3 WPA: Burrows (-.402), Kepler (-.027), Sano (-.019) W...11181Tue, 10 Aug 2021 03:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gatg-538-aaron-gleeman-john-bonnes/John joins Aaron from his baseball road trip in Houston, and the two discuss Jorge Polanco's resurgence, the Twins' decisions around veteran and rookie playing time, Josh Donaldson's injury status, and MLB's ratings and streaming problems.  You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify,...11178Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-review-twins-rotation-bailey-ober-griffin-jax/The first week of post-deadline baseball saw highs and lows for a reshaped rotation that now consists of 60% rookies.   Ultimately, with help from the bats, Twins pitching was good enough to produce a winning week on the road against some solid competition. Let us review. Weekly Snapsho...11176Mon, 09 Aug 2021 01:50:21 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-score-twins-7-astros-5-jorge-polanco/The Twins beat the Astros and took the four game set to improve to 48-64 on the season. Twins starter, Kenta Maeda, battled through five innings and second basemen Jorge Polanco had himself a day at the plate. That and more in today's recap! Box Score Kenta Maeda: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5...11174Sun, 08 Aug 2021 22:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-score-astros-4-twins-0-michael-pineda/Michael Pineda performed well, but Luis Garcia was better as the Minnesota Twins fell to the Houston Astros. Box Score Michael Pineda: 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Max Kepler -.105, Trevor Larnach -.105, Jorge Polanco -.092 Win Probability Chart (v...11172Sun, 08 Aug 2021 02:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-score-twins-5-astros-4-juan-minaya/It was a wild one, but the Twins came back from an early 3-0 deficit to beat the Astros in the second game of the series, earning at least a split. Minnesota’s bullpen had an outstanding game to support Bailey Ober’s solid start. Box Score Ober: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (68.7% strikes)...11169Sat, 07 Aug 2021 04:23:00 +0000