https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/901/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/recap-slegers-shines-in-debut-twins-split-doubleheader-r5987/Aaron Slegers was excellent in his major league debut Thursday, helping the Twins take the second game of their doubleheader and put an ugly loss in the first contest behind them. Glen Perkins also made his 2017 debut, but the Twins unfortunately lost Robbie Grossman to a fractured thumb. This is...5987Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/st-paul-saints-season-on-the-brink-r5986/My oh my, what an up and down season this has become for our Saints. After closing within inches of a playoff spot with their last four-game winning streak, a recent five-game losing streak has put them on the brink of being eliminated from playoff contention. As of August 17th, with 18 games rema...5986Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-stew-review-imaginary-innings-r5983/As an official scorer, I enjoy reconstructing an inning after an error or passed ball to see if any runs that score are earned or unearned. Next to my regular scoresheet, with the play-by-play as it happens, I start an alternative-fact account on a separate notepad. Errors fall into two primary ca...5983Thu, 17 Aug 2017 02:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/this-week-in-baseball-history-ep-11-mashi-murakami-mania-r5982/Hey all, John and Seth suggested that I bring my latest venture to your attention here at Twins Daily, especially because, eventually, it's bound to be Twins-related. Although the Twins' forays into Asia have both been busts, that doesn't diminish the importance of Japan, Korea, and Taiwan as hot...5982Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cle-8-min-1-salazar-dominates-cleveland-hits-5-hrs-r5980/The Twins got manhandled Tuesday night in an impressive display of power, both on the mound and at the plate, by Cleveland. Danny Salazar was electric on the mound and Carlos Santana hit two of the team’s five home runs. On the bright side, Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano made a couple of the greates...5980Wed, 16 Aug 2017 03:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/feeling-the-draft-analyzing-minnesota39s-stellar-early-returns-r5978/When Derek Falvey and Thad Levine took over the Minnesota Twins front office, they inherited a tremendous gift: the first overall pick, along with the largest signing pool ever, in the upcoming MLB Draft. This gift was also a potential curse, because if they didn't get it right, the new top execs...5978Wed, 16 Aug 2017 01:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-v-cleveland-815-710pm-ct-r5977/It’s a 3-game series against the division-leading Cleveland Indians starting at Target Field tonight. I don’t have to tell you all what a sweep of the Indians would mean. Everybody in front offices around the league, all the players for every team, fans of the Indians, fans of the Twins and all fa...5977Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/bullpen-ramblings-r5976/Since the Twins traded closer Brandon Kintzler to the Nationals on July 31st, the team’s bullpen has been under some fan scrutiny. However, aside from one game, the bullpen has come up big. Again, in all but one game, the bullpen has come through, and that was in the third of three straight games...5976Tue, 15 Aug 2017 07:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/playoffs-or-bust-molitor39s-murky-future-r5974/The Twins are at a crossroads. When Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were brought into the fold last off-season, there was one stipulation: Paul Molitor would remain manager. One year later and the new regime finds themselves at an interesting point. Should Molitor, a Hall of Fame player and St. Paul...5974Tue, 15 Aug 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-328-wild-week-wild-card-r5973/Aaron and John talk about the Twins' surge back into contention, including an ugly speed bump Saturday in Detroit, plus the post-Brandon Kintzler bullpen, Eddie Rosario and Miguel Sano trending in opposite directions, Paul Molitor's decision-making, Brian Dozier in the leadoff spot, Royce Lewis' q...5973Mon, 14 Aug 2017 03:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-trendspotting-who39s-hot-who39s-not-r5972/With seven wins in their past eight games, the Minnesota Twins have stormed back into the postseason mix. Entering play on Monday, they're a half-game away from a wild-card position, and they'll have a chance to put a dent in Cleveland's 4.5-game division lead when the Indians come to town this we...5972Mon, 14 Aug 2017 02:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-6-det-4-twins-match-2016-win-total-with-46-games-left-to-play-r5970/Sunday’s win over Detroit wasn’t pretty, but after what Twins Territory had to suffer through in 2016, we’ll take anything we can get. After mustering just 59 wins last season, the 2017 Twins have now hit that mark in just 116 games. Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Brian Dozier led off the game w...5970Sun, 13 Aug 2017 21:06:00 +0000