https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/768/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-minor-league-report-728-duran-earns-first-double-a-win-r8172/Royce Lewis, Minnesota’s top prospect, was on the move this weekend and he made his Double-A debut on Sunday. He hopped into the top of the line-up that already contains two of the organization’s other top position player prospects, Alex Kirilloff and Trevor Larnach. Lewis already had an impact on...8172Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-making-of-max-power-r8171/Max Kepler says his 2018 season was sidetracked when he got caught up in thinking about launch angle. “I’ll be honest,” the Twins outfielder confided this spring, “I bought into it a little bit -- the launch stuff -- and I wanted to see if it would work for me. I wouldn’t say that it didn’t [work...8171Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-action33-r8169/A frenetic and exhausting series loss against the Yankees at Target Field was followed by an explosive return to form for the Twins in Chicago against the White Sox. Meanwhile, the rumor mill kicked into high gear as the trade deadline bears down, and the front office struck its first big move for...8169Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-game-recap-728-bats-bounce-back-behind-gibson%E2%80%99s-strong-outing-r8168/The Twins were able to pull off a series win to go with an easy victory today in Chicago. The bats got going immediately, led by the top of the order. The White Sox has no real answer against this Twins pitching staff. Box Score Gibson: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 68.8% strikes (66 of 96 pitche...8168Sun, 28 Jul 2019 21:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/could-the-twins-afford-to-take-on-zack-greinke%E2%80%99s-contract-r8166/We have heard the Minnesota Twins linked to a number of starting pitchers at the trade deadline, including guys like Marcus Stroman, Madison Bumgarner, Noah Syndergaard and Robbie Ray. However, there is another big-name starting pitcher that could be available, and that is Zack Greinke of the Ariz...8166Sun, 28 Jul 2019 19:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/let39s-make-a-deal-part-iv-the-sellers-r8165/The Twins made their first (biggish) move of the month on Saturday by acquiring Sergio Romo from the Marlins. Yet it’s still more than fair to believe that there are more dominoes to fall in the next handful of days. Phones around the league are ringing off the hook. Do people still say that in 2...8165Sun, 28 Jul 2019 16:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-game-recap-727-nova-nixes-twins-chances-r8163/Minnesota needed a win tonight to secure the series victory over the Chicago White Sox. Facing arguably the worst starter for the Southsiders they were pretty heavy favorites. Even with his home run tendencies Nova kept the ball in the yard, did not get burned by the top of the Twins lineup, and e...8163Sun, 28 Jul 2019 02:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-trade-lewin-diaz-for-rhp-sergio-romo-2-minor-leaguers-r8161/According to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com (And now many others), the Twins and Marlins are nearing a deal that would bring veteran relief pitcher Sergio Romo to the Minnesota Twins. Twins first base prospect Lewin Diaz is heading to the Marlins in return. The Twins will also receive a minor league pitc...8161Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-rochester-firemen-to-the-rescue-r8157/Things aren’t looking good for the Twins bullpen overall in 2019. Of course, there were some bright moments along the way, more specifically since the middle of June, and those pitchers should get credit for that. But I don’t think there’s even a soul who thinks this bullpen is playoff-ready. The...8157Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trade-deadline-topics-prospects-scouting-rumors-r8160/We often hear the term Untouchable, and as we have all reiterated in recent weeks, it really is a misnomer. As has been pointed out, it really means Untouchable-Unless-Overwhelmed. Anyone can be traded in the right deal. In today’s Trade Deadline topics, we discuss why there are a variety of opin...8160Sat, 27 Jul 2019 21:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-game-recap-726-pineda-fuels-twins-easy-win-in-chicago-r8159/Behind another great performance from Michael Pineda, who continues an amazing stretch since the All-Star break, the Twins got another easy win against the White Sox in Chicago, 6-2. The bats weren’t as productive as they were last night, but they came up big early on, providing plenty of run supp...8159Sat, 27 Jul 2019 03:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trade-deadline-thread-what-to-do-about-the-rotation-r8154/As we continue to close in on the July 31 trade deadline, we'll be starting a thread each morning here at Twins Daily that focuses on a different topic. Yesterday we discussed the bullpen, today we'll shift the focus to the rotation. Should the Twins be seeking a starting pitcher? The first quest...8154Fri, 26 Jul 2019 14:00:00 +0000