https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/586/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-pitching-staff-has-a-sinister-problem-r10740/Last month I wrote that the Twins’ lineup was poised to make life difficult for left-handed pitching. Since that post, the Twins own the second-highest slugging percentage and OPS versus lefties in baseball (.539 and .844, respectively).  Unfortunately, there is another lefty problem: their...10740Tue, 11 May 2021 16:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/5-players-the-twins-can-deal-before-the-trade-deadline-r10736/It’s looking more like the Twins won’t find themselves in contention this season, especially with a difficult part of their upcoming schedule. That means, the team will be looking to deal away players, so here are five possible trade candidates. Nelson Cruz Cruz is on an expiring deal and he...10736Tue, 11 May 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-the-geek-total-system-failure-20-r10735/Aaron and John talk about the historic ineptitude of the Twins' bullpen, injuries knocking out Byron Buxton and Alex Kirilloff, calling up Trevor Larnach ahead of schedule, and what the future holds for Miguel Sano in Minnesota. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHe...10735Mon, 10 May 2021 17:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-broken-record-r10732/At 12-20, the Minnesota Twins' busted record reflects a broken team. Meanwhile, their endless string of lapses, failures to execute, and late-game meltdowns are making this utterly deflating season feel like a broken record, repeatedly playing the same sad notes. Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/3 t...10732Mon, 10 May 2021 01:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/in-defense-of-la-tortuga-r10729/Pretty much any platform involving Twins fans has been a rough place lately, and for good reason. Some weird takes are developing as would be expected, but there’s one that makes no sense. Why is everybody hating on Willians Astudillo? Remember the good old days? 2018 wasn’t the greatest of Tw...10729Sun, 09 May 2021 01:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-tigers-7-twins-3-r10730/José Berríos struggled, the bullpen struggled, the lineup struggled, but other than that, this one went great! Box score José Berríos: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB (1 HBP), 1 K Home Runs: Donaldson (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Duffey -.295, Rortvedt -.202, Sano -.146 Win Probability Chart (via Fa...10730Sun, 09 May 2021 00:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-twins-7-tigers-3-r10727/Minnesota opened a three-game road series in Detroit, in a game with not one, but two rain delays. Struggling bats shook off their slumps and provided a late surge that helped the Twins snap a three-game losing streak. Shoemaker also delivered solid five scoreless innings and earned his second wi...10727Sat, 08 May 2021 04:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-way-out-the-1963-minnesota-twins-r10725/The 2021 Twins are 11-19 and hopes for a turnaround are waning every day. The 1963 Twins were looking at a similar fate ... until they weren’t. Just 59 short years ago, the 1962 Twins went 91-71 in their second season in Minnesota. Harmon Killebrew blasted 48 home runs and Jim Kaat and Ca...10725Sat, 08 May 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-promote-of-trevor-larnach-r10726/On Friday afternoon, the Twins announced that outfielder Byron Buxton was heading to the Injured List. They called up outfield prospect Trevor Larnach to take his spot on the 26-man roster. Lefty Brandon Waddell was DFAd. With the news that outfield prospect Trevor Larnach has been called up, I t...10726Fri, 07 May 2021 21:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/who%E2%80%99s-responsible-for-the-twins-failure-r10721/Welcome to the 2021 Minnesota Twins season where Total System Failure has begun to rear its head once again. An expected World Series contender has fallen flat, but where does blame go? On May 5, 2016 Chip Scoggins received a quote from Twins owner Jim Pohlad calling the entire situation a “total...10721Fri, 07 May 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-rangers-4-twins-3-r10722/They did it again. The Minnesota Twins once again blew an early lead and once again lost in extra innings. The Minnesota Twins dropped three out of four in their home series against the Texas Rangers. Box Score Pineda: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Kepler (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Sanó -.276, Don...10722Thu, 06 May 2021 21:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/building-a-team-out-of-former-twins-r10717/The current Twins are all doom and gloom these days. Let's build a new team using current players who have recently departed the team. Come see who made the squad! The Minnesota Twins have decided to completely blow up the entire team and only bring in players who have been on the team before. Th...10717Thu, 06 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000