https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/774/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/using-derek-falvey-and-thad-levine39s-past-to-forecast-the-minnesota-twins39-2019-trade-deadline-r8075/Welcome to the final day of the All-Star break! The Home Run Derby has concluded (shout out to Pete Alonso for Justin Morneau-ing the hell out of Vladdy Jr.) and the All-Star Game came and went. Now we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of my favorite time of the season: trade season. After th...8075Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/jorge-polanco%E2%80%99s-defensive-transformation-r8072/Jorge Polanco made his first All-Star appearance this week and he was voted in as the American League’s starting shortstop. Polanco was able to earn this honor in a league that includes names like Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor, and Xander Bogaerts. His offensive output as part of one of the leag...8072Thu, 11 Jul 2019 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/across-the-meadow-july-10-r8073/While the Twins continue their All-Star break, there is still much to discuss. The Twins have seen their lead shrink to 5.5 games and are sure to be active later this month before the trade deadline. We discuss how that could - and maybe should - look. We also review the first half award winners,...8073Wed, 10 Jul 2019 18:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/juiced-baseballs-are-2019-mlb-stats-a-joke-r8071/The Home Run Derby took place Monday evening … and every single day of the 2019 season prior to that. The baseball is different, and it’s resulting in more home runs than ever. Has it made a mockery of the game? The Twins lead the league in home runs during this power surge, but are they all ill-g...8071Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/blueprinting-the-twins-deadline-plan-r8069/At the All-Star break Rocco Baldelli’s Minnesota Twins currently own the third best record in the American League. They have a 5.5 game lead on the Cleveland Indians in the AL Central division, and the +113-run differential is second-most in all of baseball. This team is good, but they have areas...8069Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-5-biggest-twins-surprises-at-the-all-star-break-r8066/Needless to say, the Twins have – in general – been a huge surprise this year. Even the most starry-eyed optimist could not have predicted in March that at the All-Star break, they'd be ahead in the division by 5 1/2 games, on pace to win 102 and shatter the MLB home run record. Within this shocki...8066Tue, 09 Jul 2019 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/handing-out-minnesota39s-first-half-awards-r8065/It’s been an entertaining first half and Minnesota has three All-Stars for only the second time since 2009. Many fans were disappointed that the likes of Max Kepler, Taylor Rogers, and Eddie Rosario aren’t joining their teammates in Cleveland. It’s a great honor to be named to the All-Star team, b...8065Tue, 09 Jul 2019 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-434-now-it39s-a-fight-r8064/Aaron and John talk about the state of the Twins heading into the All-Star break with a 5.5-game lead, injuries for Jake Odorizzi, C.J. Cron, and Eddie Rosario, LaMonte Wade's very brief edge over Jake Cave, whether there's any reason to have faith in Adalberto Mejia, and highlighting a possible u...8064Mon, 08 Jul 2019 11:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-breaking-even-r8062/The high-flying Minnesota Twins have fallen back to Earth in recent weeks. Their first prolonged funk of the year carried into the final week before the All-Star break, and they've seen their once-massive lead in the AL Central cut in half by Cleveland. The midseason breather comes at a good time...8062Sun, 07 Jul 2019 23:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/tex-4-min-1-quiet-bats-can%E2%80%99t-back-up-great-pitching-r8061/A stellar pitching performance - which included using Kyle Gibson as the opener - was derailed by an unusual off game by the offense. After holding Texas offense to only one run through ten innings, Twins bats never showed up and a three-run homer off the bat of Rougned Odor in the 11th prevented...8061Sun, 07 Jul 2019 22:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-7-tex-4-pineda-rogers-lead-twins-over-rangers-r8059/The Twins raging inferno, I mean offense, kept their scalding hot pace, with some essential late-inning insurance runs to stomp any chances of a Ranger recovery. The offense wasn’t nearly as prolific as yesterday’s 13 extra-base performance, but a nearly carbon copy script of the second inning of...8059Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-15-tex-6-offense-erupts-and-perez-faces-former-team-r8058/The Minnesota Twins’ offense got off to a great start in their final series before the All-Star break by exploding for 13 extra base hits and 15 runs. Martin Perez shined in his first six innings, but struggled finishing out his start, and Polanco and Schoop made some highlight plays in the field...8058Sat, 06 Jul 2019 04:30:00 +0000