https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/584/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/2021-is-an-outlier-for-the-minnesota-twins-r10783/Coming into this season the AL Central Division was expected to be a race between the hometown Minnesota Twins and rival Chicago White Sox. Welcome to the plot twist, but that doesn’t change the future. There’s no way of putting this lightly, the Twins have been awful in 2021. After starting...10783Thu, 20 May 2021 16:16:39 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-time-to-trade-jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-is-now-r10782/Lost in the bottom of the standings with postseason odds in the single digits, the Minnesota Twins have no choice but to be sellers at the deadline. Most of the moveable names are obvious, but José Berríos is more controversial. The time to trade the Twins’ ace is now. When a baseball team d...10782Thu, 20 May 2021 15:15:34 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-has-cursed-these-2021-minnesota-twins-r10780/Curses and baseball go hand-in-hand. The 2021 Minnesota Twins appear to be a cursed club. So what’s to blame? After extensive research I've come up with three potential answers. It took the Boston Red Sox 86 years to break the Curse of the Bambino and the Chicago Cubs 71 years to break the C...10780Thu, 20 May 2021 01:34:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-white-sox-2-twins-1-r10778/10778Wed, 19 May 2021 19:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/baseball%E2%80%99s-unwritten-rules-are-hurting-the-game-r10777/The Twins have been wrapped up in a mess of a situation during their series with the White Sox and everything ties back to baseball’s unwritten rules. Unfortunately, these unwritten rules are hurting the game and multiple parties looked foolish at the end of the day. How Did We Get Here?...10777Wed, 19 May 2021 18:38:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-twins-5-white-sox-4-r10775/The Twins walked off the White Sox 5-4 Tuesday in a game full of drama. In a game where Miguel Sanó finally arrived in the 2021 season, the biggest question remains, did Tyler Duffey throw at Yermin Mercedes on purpose? Box Score Ober: 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Sanó 3 (6) T...10775Wed, 19 May 2021 03:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-improved-is-the-twins-defense-r10773/One of Minnesota’s offseason focuses was on improving the club’s overall defense. As the season is nearly 25% complete, has the team’s defense improved and if so, by how much? Defensive metrics have come a long way in recent years, so there are plenty of ways to judge a team's defensive valu...10773Wed, 19 May 2021 02:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-white-sox-16-twins-4-r10772/J.A. Happ’s beard was in postseason form tonight, but that was about all that was for the Twins as they lost 16-4 to open their series with the White Sox.  Box Score Starter: J.A. Happ 3.2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 K Home Runs: Josh Donaldson (5) Bottom 3 WPA: Happ (-.314), Law (-.091), G...10772Tue, 18 May 2021 03:02:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/have-the-twins-been-unlucky-in-2021-r10770/Luck is part of baseball, even if it is hard to define. A player can smash a line drive that just hooks foul. Another player might get a pitch right down the middle and miss it. So, have the Twins been unlucky in 2021? Pythagorean Winning Percentage One aspect that shows how the Twins h...10770Tue, 18 May 2021 02:30:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-526-point-of-no-return-r10768/Aaron and John talk about another frustrating week for the Twins filled with blown opportunities and injuries, plus Miguel Sano's big moment, Donaldson's big error, Alexander Colomé's march back, early impressions of Trevor Larnach, and the point of no return. You can listen by downloading us fr...10768Mon, 17 May 2021 14:43:24 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-no-end-in-sight-r10767/Playing a slate of games against top-notch competition, the Minnesota Twins looked every bit the horrendous team reflected by their MLB-worst 13-25 record. They just can't stop the bleeding. Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/10 through Sun, 5/16 *** Record Last Week: 1-5 (Overall: 13-25) Ru...10767Mon, 17 May 2021 02:00:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-athletics-7-twins-6-r10765/After an electric win on Saturday, the Twins were plagued by a rough fifth inning and late-game error in a rubber match deficit to the Athletics.  Boxscore Kenta Maeda: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 3 ER, BB, 2 K Home Runs: Kepler (4), Simmons (2) Bottom 3 WPA: Rogers -.298, Maeda -.224, Polanco -...10765Sun, 16 May 2021 22:08:19 +0000