https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/782/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-are-launching-a-dailyish-podcast-r7923/7923Mon, 10 Jun 2019 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-430-announcements-amp-astudillo-r7921/Aaron and John announce big show news, say goodbye (for now) to Willians Astudillo, and talk about missing out on Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel, Byron Buxton's latest jaw-dropping highlight, Max Kepler's three-homer game, Keoni Cavaco and the Twins' draft class, and potential playoff matchups....7921Mon, 10 Jun 2019 01:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-holding-steady-r7920/Every Sunday night, I publish these Week in Review columns. Each of the first 10 editions reported a winning record from the previous seven days, chronicling this club's incredible consistency. Today, that streak finally comes to an end, as the Twins went 3-3 last week on the road. But it still wa...7920Sun, 09 Jun 2019 23:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-12-det-2-no-motown-blues-for-the-minnesota-twins-r7919/Today’s contest was the last of a long 10-game road trip and Minnesota was looking to finish strong, with a 6-4 record. They had the right guy on the mound in Jake Odorizzi, who has been nothing short of dominant all season, but even more so as of late. Over his last seven starts prior to today, J...7919Sun, 09 Jun 2019 20:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-golden-bear-changing-cities-qampa-with-louie-varland-r7907/During the 2018 Major League Baseball draft Oakland dipped down into the Division 2 ranks and selected Gus Varland from Concordia University St. Paul. Mark “Lunch” McKenzie isn’t unfamiliar to working with big league talent. He’s been involved with USA Baseball for over two decades, has a half cen...7907Sun, 09 Jun 2019 00:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/det-9-min-3-third-out-eludes-gibson-eades-debuts-r7917/Kyle Gibson struggled to finish off the Tigers in the second inning, the Twins’ lineup was uncharacteristically quiet against a Detroit staff maneuvering through a bullpen game and Matt Magill made sure there was no drama in the ninth inning. In between all that, Ryan Eades pitched two scoreless i...7917Sat, 08 Jun 2019 23:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-6-det-3-offense-bullpen-come-through-late-as-twins-take-opener-r7914/The Tigers didn’t sell this one for cheap, especially with Matthew Boyd on the mound, but everything eventually fell into place for the Twins. Michael Pineda had a decent return from the IL, the bullpen bounced back, Marwin Gonzalez had himself a night and Bombas were hit. It was a fun one in Detr...7914Sat, 08 Jun 2019 02:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/baseball-hotbed-produces-another-hurler-qampa-with-matt-canterino-r7904/Texas is synonymous with baseball talent, and Rice University has long been one of the greatest cultivators of said talent. Minnesota waited until the second round and the 54th overall pick, but they were able to nab the Owls ace. Having excelled for every team and in every league he’s played in M...7904Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cali-connection-jumps-draft-boards-qampa-with-keoni-cavaco-r7913/Helium is the word generally used to describe players who rocket up draft boards as the Major League Baseball amateur draft draws near. No one had more of that then California native Keoni Cavaco. After being out of the spotlight for most of his junior season, it was a senior year of high school t...7913Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-5-cle-4-max-power-against-bauer-r7910/Max Kepler had himself quite the night, taking Indians All-Star pitcher Trevor Bauer deep three times in the Twins 5-4 win in Cleveland. Overall, Kepler finished the night going 4-for-4 with a walk, and out hitting the rest of the Twins team, who had just three hits, and equaling the number hits t...7910Fri, 07 Jun 2019 02:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/craig-kimbrel-and-risk-tolerance-r7908/The Minnesota Twins came up short on free agent reliever Craig Kimbrel, who signed with the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday to a three-year, $43 million deal. Collectively, Twins fans are MAD. I don't think I've seen so much anger and frustration expressed from the base since Chicago outbid Minnesota fo...7908Thu, 06 Jun 2019 23:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-bring-local-product-home-qampa-with-matt-wallner-r7903/The Minnesota Twins picked 13th overall in the 2019 Major League Baseball amateur draft. After going the high school route with that selection, they turned to a familiar name with the 39th overall pick. After being named the 2016 East Metro Player of the Year Matt Wallner was taken by Minnesota in...7903Thu, 06 Jun 2019 22:00:00 +0000