https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/846/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-minor-league-report-66-rooker-starts-it-off-with-a-bang-r6853/Half of the Minnesota Twins affiliates are in action this morning, with the Cedar Rapids Kernels playing a second straight doubleheader. On top of the big league action, and the final day of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, it's a busy day across the organization. Check back throughout the da...6853Wed, 06 Jun 2018 18:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-roundtable-extension-candidates-r6842/Twins Daily Roundtable is a new weekly series. As part of this series, a question will be posed to the site’s writers and they will respond in 200 words or less. This will give readers an opportunity to see multiple points of view and then add their own point of view in the comments section. Minne...6842Wed, 06 Jun 2018 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/recap-escobar-hits-dramatic-home-run-twins-split-doubleheader-r6850/The White Sox held an advantage over the Twins for nearly the entirety of their doubleheader Tuesday, but a massive four-run eighth inning in the first game allowed the Twins to earn a split on the day. That big inning was all thanks to a two-out rally that was capped off by an Eduardo Escobar thr...6850Wed, 06 Jun 2018 02:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/three-potential-catcher-upgrades-on-the-trade-market-r6848/Now that we're into June, the MLB trade deadline is becoming visible on the horizon. As the Twins assess their needs, they find themselves in the rare position of feeling good about pitching depth. Reinforcements on that front will be arriving via the minors, or the disabled list. Even on the posi...6848Tue, 05 Jun 2018 22:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-select-ryan-jeffers-in-the-second-round-of-the-2018-draft-r6845/Some of the Twins’ most successful second-round draft picks include Frank Viola, Butch Wynegar, Scott Baker, Tim Teufel, Jacque Jones and Jesse Crain. Derek Falvey and the rest of the front office are hoping Ryan Jeffers someday joins that list. With their second-round pick, No. 59 overall, the Tw...6845Tue, 05 Jun 2018 03:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-select-trevor-larnach-in-the-first-round-of-the-2018-draft-r6843/Bob Jones (1966), Johnny Ard (1988), Torii Hunter (1993), Denard Span (2002), Trevor Plouffe (2004) and Chris Parmelee (2006) were all selected by the Minnesota Twins with the 20th overall pick in the MLB Draft. The Twins had the No. 20 pick once again this year, and selected outfielder Trevor Lar...6843Tue, 05 Jun 2018 01:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/2018-mlb-draft-day-1-thread-r6839/The Twins will only have two picks on Day 1 of the 2018 draft — Nos. 20 and 59 overall — but that doesn’t mean there is any lack of storylines to follow. How might the Twins navigate the draft? Considering their modest bonus pool, will they prioritize more signable college players over high-upside...6839Mon, 04 Jun 2018 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-offense-takes-flight-r6840/RUNS!!! They've been an all-too-precious commodity for the Twins this year, but were plentiful last week as Minnesota showed the kind of fierceness and resilience that had been missing for much of the first two months. Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/28 through Sun, 6/3 *** Record Last Week: 4-3 (...6840Mon, 04 Jun 2018 02:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-371-eddie33-eddie33-eddie33-r6837/Aaron and John talk about Eddie Rosario's monster game giving the Twins a series win versus the Indians, Byron Buxton's short-lived and misguided return from the disabled list, our upcoming Tuesday Taproom Tour, Ervin Santana's rehab setback, Kyle Gibson's changing pitch usage, previewing the draf...6837Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-7-cle-5-eddie33-eddie33-eddie33-r6836/Eddie Rosario is not going to let this Twins season die. Rosie wore out Cleveland pitching all weekend, but today was something else. Eddie hit three home runs, the last of which was a walk-off to give his team a series victory. Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Current record: 25-30 Kyle Gibson: 61...6836Sun, 03 Jun 2018 21:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/wolfson-zack-littell-to-make-mlb-debut-tuesday-r6834/Darren Wolfson of KSTP reported Saturday night that the Twins would be calling up Zack Littell to start one of the games of their doubleheader Tuesday against the White Sox. Littell was promoted to Rochester at the start of May, where he's pitched to a 2.57 ERA over five appearances. Here's the f...6834Sun, 03 Jun 2018 04:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-7-cle-1-twins-battle-their-way-to-another-victory-r6832/The Twins gutted out a 7-1 victory Saturday to ensure a series split at the very least in this massive four-game set with Cleveland. Lance Lynn wasn’t at his best, but he fought through six innings and 113 pitches to help lead the Twins. Eddie Rosario came up big once again, turning on an inside p...6832Sat, 02 Jun 2018 23:45:00 +0000