https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/661/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/this-trade-deadline-is-going-to-be-a-mess-r9703/In just a little over two weeks, the annual ritual of player movement will occur in the form of the trade deadline. You already know what goes on here. Good teams add, bad teams subtract, and fans on both sides complain about who they got and what they gave up. It’s a fun time had by all. This tra...9703Thu, 13 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/in-search-of-a-why-behind-mitch-garver39s-slump-r9701/I set out in search of a diagnosis with regard to Mitch Garver’s offensive slump – and maybe by extension a suggested cure. But I’m afraid what I found might only be a little more granular explanation of the symptoms. Let's not worry about the math as much as what the numbers are saying. When I d...9701Thu, 13 Aug 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-12-mil-2-byron-buxton-blasts-2-more-home-runs-in-blowout-of-brewers-r9702/The Bomba Squad scored a dozen runs and Kenta Maeda cruised into the seventh inning as the Twins broke loose Wednesday night in Milwaukee. Byron Buxton had his second career multi-home run game and Miguel Sanó hit a towering dinger. Box Score Maeda: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Sanó (4...9702Thu, 13 Aug 2020 02:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/questioning-the-twins-bullpen-usage-r9694/The Twins are nearly a third of the way through their 60-game sprint to the playoffs. Barring a massive implosion, Minnesota should finish in the top-8 teams and this puts them into a three-game toss-up series where a lot of things could happen. In a shortened season, there are going to be plenty...9694Thu, 13 Aug 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/randy-dobnak-and-the-rookie-of-the-year-race-r9698/After Randy Dobnak’s most recent start there was a lot of rookie of the year conversation. Could he do it? Who is he competing against? Come read to find out all you need to know about the AL Rookie of the Year race. Despite making a few starts last season, Randy Dobnak still qualifies as a rooki...9698Thu, 13 Aug 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/mitch-garver-has-to-look-beyond-the-groove-r9700/The Twins’ Silver Slugger-winning catcher is struggling mightily so far in 2020, and the problem might be the very approach on which we all lavish so much praise. According to Baseball Prospectus, Mitch Garver has a 61 DRC+ through the first 30 percent of the Twins’ season. For DRC+, 100 is avera...9700Thu, 13 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-notebook-812-kenta-maeda-looks-to-continue-strong-start-r9699/The beauty of baseball is that every day represents a new opportunity to reset and put the past in the past. After a tough loss on Tuesday night, the Minnesota Twins will get the opportunity on Wednesday to take the series against their border rivals and head into an off-day of much needed rest....9699Wed, 12 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/tyler-duffey-the-bullpen-ace-that-almost-got-away-r9697/By May of 2019, Tyler Duffey had just about reached the end of the line in Minnesota. Optioned to the minors for a 10th time since his initial call-up in 2015, the right-hander had to be looking forward to a fresh start. Thankfully, unlike the two other best relief pitchers in baseball – both form...9697Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/mil-6-min-4-another-loss-for-rogers-additional-missed-opportunities-for-offense-r9696/Rocco Baldelli was managing his way through another bullpen game and decided to deploy closer Taylor Rogers in the eighth inning to face the middle of Milwaukee’s lineup. The aggressive move didn’t work out, as Jedd Gyorko hit a go-ahead two-run homer that proved to be the difference in the game....9696Wed, 12 Aug 2020 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/paving-a-path-women-in-baseball-vanessa-lambert-r9693/With the front office and field operations covered on the Twins front, a behind the scenes look at how Twins baseball gets delivered is this weeks focus for the women in baseball series. Vanessa Lambert is a Producer with Fox Sports North and she’s the one that makes sure everything runs smoothly...9693Wed, 12 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/is-it-time-for-jhoan-duran-r9687/One of the questions coming into 2020 was how teams would handle prospects. Thus far, teams across the MLB landscape have shown a willingness to call-up top prospects, including several starting pitchers. With injuries severely testing Minnesota’s rotational depth, is it time for the Twins to do t...9687Tue, 11 Aug 2020 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-acquire-ildemaro-vargas-r9695/Tuesday afternoon, the Minnesota Twins announce that they have acquired infield Ildemaro Vargas from the Diamondbacks in exchange for cash considerations. Vargas was with the Diamondbacks on four occasions in 2019. The 29-year-old hit .269 with nine doubles, a triple and six home runs in 92 games...9695Tue, 11 Aug 2020 20:05:00 +0000