https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/590/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins39-vaunted-depth-nowhere-to-be-found-r10672/The Twins entered this season with a roster built on depth, one that they hoped would help sustain success when things went sideways. Well, things have gone sideways and that depth is absent. The Twins bullied their way to 101 wins behind an MLB-record 307 home runs in 2019. To hit 307 blasts, on...10672Sat, 24 Apr 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what39s-going-on-with-kenta-maeda-r10668/One certainty this season was supposed to be Cy Young runner up Kenta Maeda leading the rotation. So far however things just haven’t looked quite right, even before his blow up in Oakland on Wednesday. So what’s going on with King Kenta? It’s been pointed out on the broadcast several times since...10668Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/here-come-the-first-rounders-r10670/The Minnesota Twins need help. Is it on the way? Friday they'll be joined by two former first-round draft picks, who have followed radically different paths to get here. The stakes are high: for the team, for Alex Kirilloff, and especially for Nick Gordon. Returning home after one of the worst ro...10670Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/prospect-retrospective-nick-gordon-r10669/It’s been a long and sometimes grueling road for Nick Gordon since he was the Twins first-round pick in 2014 out of high school, but finally on Friday, that road will lead him from CHS Field to Target Field for his first promotion to the big leagues. As you will see below, Nick Gordon has be...10669Fri, 23 Apr 2021 03:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/can-alex-kirilloff-be-the-twins%E2%80%99-savior-r10667/Minnesota’s rough start has been tough to swallow, and some changes might be on the horizon. Alex Kirilloff is the team’s top prospect, but can he be the player to turn around the Twins this season? Expectations are sky-high for Alex Kirilloff at the dawning of his big-league career. He made a he...10667Fri, 23 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/have-the-twins-re-made-jose-berrios-r10666/Coming into 2021 it was assumed that Kenta Maeda would be Rocco Baldelli’s ace. So far that hasn’t been the case, but longtime prospect Jose Berrios has taken some massive steps forward. For the past few seasons, it’s been questioned as to whether the Minnesota Twins would lock the Puerto Rican u...10666Fri, 23 Apr 2021 01:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-was-rocco-baldelli-thinking33-r10665/The Minnesota Twins suffered one of the most discouraging losses you are ever going to see on Wednesday afternoon. There is plenty of blame to go around for what happened, but the Minnesota Twins’ skipper deserves some of it. The Minnesota Twins again suffered a loss in a game in which they were...10665Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-athletics-13-twins-12-r10664/If it’s not one thing, it’s the other. The bats finally caught fire for the Twins but Kenta Maeda had a nightmare start and Alexander Colomé blew the lead ... twice! Read more about the game in tonight’s recap. Box Score Maeda: 3 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Home Runs: Donaldson (1), Cruz 2 (6), Buxt...10664Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/will-the-twins-make-life-difficult-for-left-handed-pitching-r10663/Left-handed pitching was a bane to the Minnesota Twins’ existence in the shortened 2020 season. Is this trend really going to continue this year? In 2019, the Twins posted a .349 slugging percentage against left-handed pitching. Only the Mariners and the Cubs fared worse. It was expected to be an...10663Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/doubleheader-recap-hapless-twins-continue-woeful-streak-swept-by-athletics-r10661/The Twins looked like they hadn’t played baseball in a week as they fumbled through a double header on Tuesday, struggling to pitch, hit, or field, falling to a disheartening 6-10 on the young 2021 season. Game 1: Athletics 7, Twins 0 Box Score Shoemaker: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 0 K Home Runs: N...10661Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-3-biggest-problems-facing-the-twins-in-2021-r10660/The Twins were supposed to be fighting for the top spot in the AL Central, but things haven’t gone exactly to plan. Here are the three biggest problems for the team so far in 2021. Bullpen Blowups Throughout his tenure as Twins manager, Rocco Baldelli has seen some ups and downs when it comes to...10660Wed, 21 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/first-impressions-of-minnesota%E2%80%99s-free-agent-signings-r10659/Minnesota didn’t make an offseason splash like the previous winter’s signing of Josh Donaldson. However, the Twins added multiple pieces to supplement the roster. So how have those free agents done so far this year? Andrelton Simmons, SS Contract: 1-year/$10.5 million Minnesota signed Simmons for...10659Tue, 20 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000