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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis: Minnesota Twins News]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/571/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis: Minnesota Twins News]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Game Score (Game 1): Tigers 1, Twins 0</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-score-tigers-1-twins-0-charlie-barnes/</link><description>The Twins got impressive debuts from both Charlie Barnes and Beau Burrows in their return from the All Star break on Saturday. However, the bats were still on break as the team mustered only two hits in Game 1.&#xA0;



	Box Score

	Charlie Barnes: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

	Home Runs: None...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11049</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 19:20:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trade Deadline Preview: The Milwaukee Brewers</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trade-deadline-milwaukee-brewers-josh-donaldson/</link><description>The Brewers came within one game of the 2018 World Series and three years later are in a position to make another playoff run. They have to go for it. They&#x2019;ve never won a National League pennant and haven&#x2019;t appeared in a World Series since losing to the Cardinals in 1982.




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	What&#x2019;s Their...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11034</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 11:39:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Not Good? Be Interesting (Twins Pitching)</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/yennier-cano-chris-vallimont-ryan-mason-beau-burrows/</link><description>A selloff is coming for the 2021 Minnesota Twins, and that's in large part because they've been a bad baseball team. To capitalize on being interesting down the stretch, there's some names that belong on the bump.



	Rocco Baldelli came into this season expecting to compete for a third straight...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11039</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 21:37:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trade Deadline Preview: The Oakland Athletics</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trade-deadline-oakland-athletics-nelson-cruz/</link><description>Although Oakland is currently looking up in their division, the need to increase their hold on a Wild Card spot is there, and Minnesota has the firepower to help them do just that.



	What&#x2019;s Their Situation?




	The Oakland Athletics currently find themselves second in the American League West...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11033</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:35:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>6 Key Questions for the Twins to Answer in the Second Half</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-questions-nick-gordon-randy-dobnak/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins won't be making a pennant push in the second half of the season. That's unfortunate. But it doesn't mean the front office can't operate with a purpose.




	The remainder of the schedule should be used, in part, to answer these six questions with critical implications for the...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11042</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 02:29:16 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Deadline Will Determine Depth of Failure</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/mlb-trade-deadline-falvey-levine-berrios-rogers/</link><description>We are just weeks&#xA0;from the 2021 Major League Baseball trade deadline, and there is&#xA0;no denying the Minnesota Twins are destined to be sellers. To what extent, though, will highlight just how bad the front office sees the fall.



	Coming into 2021 this was supposed to be a good Major League roste...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11038</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 03:34:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Prospect Retrospective: LHP Charlie Barnes</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/charlie-barnes-mlb-debut-clemson/</link><description>Phil Miller of the Star Tribune reported (and Twins Daily can confirm) that&#xA0;left-handed pitching prospect Charlie Barnes will be in Detroit with the Minnesota Twins when they begin to play again on Friday. Let's take a look back at Barnes' path to the Twins.&#xA0;




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	In the fourth round of th...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11037</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 03:26:31 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>3 Twins Second Half Storylines to Follow</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/3-twins-storylines-trade-deadline-rookies-spoiler/</link><description>The Twins might be out of contention in the second half, but there are plenty of storylines to watch as the second half gets underway. Here are just a few of the storylines fans can follow in the weeks ahead.



	Trade Deadline Deals




	The next few weeks are shaping up to quite possibly being...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11031</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 02:30:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trade Deadline Preview: The Toronto Blue Jays</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trade-deadline-toronto-blue-jays-taylor-rogers/</link><description>The Toronto Blue Jays entered the All-Star Break with a 45-42 record, 4.5 games back of the final American League Wild Card spot. The Jays reached the playoffs last season but otherwise haven't made the postseason since their back-to-back ALCS appearances in 2015 and 2016.




	Toronto is one of...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11032</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 02:00:03 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Cashing In at the Deadline Will Require Painful Decisions for Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trade-deadline-jose-berrios-taylor-rogers/</link><description>The trade deadline is approaching, and the Minnesota Twins are set to open up shop.&#xA0;




	But the dirty little secret is that if the front office wants to truly capitalize on a clear "sell" opportunity and bring back high-caliber prospects, it's going to require parting with one (or both) of two...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11035</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 01:09:23 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trade Deadline Preview: The Philadelphia Phillies</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trade-deadline-philadelphia-phillies-josh-donaldson/</link><description>Philadelphia fans' pinnacle isn't that they threw snowballs at Santa Claus. It's that they will defend it to this day because Santa was too skinny. The lesson? Don't disappoint the City of Brotherly Love.&#xA0;&#xA0;




	Well, the Phillies are. And the Twins can help with their most significant need....</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11029</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 02:31:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Reflecting on the Best and Worst First Half Ever</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/fans-return-target-field-twins/</link><description>In terms of team performance, this was probably the most disappointing and soul-crushing first half of a Twin season I've ever endured.&#xA0;




	And yet I can honestly say that &#x2013; as a pure baseball fan &#x2013; I've enjoyed the first half of this season as much as any I can remember.&#xA0;



	I love baseball...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11027</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:35:21 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
