https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/page/6/?d=1News: Twins Daily Caretakersenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/the-minnesota-twins-and-a-new-way-to-break-down-batted-ball-data-r16090/Ask anyone who has worked at length with batted-ball data, detailed versions of which go back more than 20 years, and they'll roll their eyes and inveigh against the bane of every such analyst's existence: line-drive rates. What counts as a line drive? How far from home plate must it get before...16090Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:59:38 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/to-turn-around-twins-offense-have-guys-hit-more-like-austin-martin-r16026/The 2024 season is off to a nightmarish start for the Minnesota Twins. They've lost their two best position players to injuries and the two guys they hoped would be upside plays at the back end of the starting rotation are showing off their downsides, instead, but worst of all, the team's offens...16026Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/fastball-velocity-value-injury-risk-extension-ober-alcala-swr/Hope springs eternal at the start of the season. Players who have spent the winter improving themselves finally get to showcase their gains. For many position players, that often comes with proclamations that they're in "the best shape of his life.” Sometimes that is true for pitchers, but more...15960Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/chris-paddack-pitch-grips-new-arsenal-2024-scouting-report/As a young pitcher in the Padres organization, Chris Paddack knew he needed something that would move to his glove side--away from a right-handed batter, and in on a left-handed one. He had a fastball with ride and a changeup with fade. He did not have a pitch that moved away from righties, thou...15927Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:12:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/9-bold-predictions-for-the-2024-minnesota-twins-r15892/There's always danger in setting out to make bold predictions. Most predictions that come true are not bold. They're conservative. It's tautological, but important, to say it: you only get most guesses right if you guess that statistically probable things will happen. It's much more fun, though,...15892Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/the-seasons-here-get-up-to-speed-with-our-2024-twins-roster-preview%C2%A0-r15882/The Twins and their fans are ready to put a long, slow offseason behind them as the season finally springs into action. Kauffman Stadium will host an Opening Day showdown on Thursday between Pablo Lopez and Cole Ragans, while Forgotten Star Brewing will host a bunch of Twins Daily folks to catch...15882Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:48:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/selective-aggression-and-self-knowledge-fuel-edouard-juliens-production-r15883/On Saturday, as a solid volume of people were making their way to their assigned section at JetBlue Park in Ft. Myers, Edouard Julien dug into the batter’s box, destroying the painstaking work of turning the home plate area into a clean slate that six grounds crew members completed just 15 minut...15883Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:13:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/fastball-velocity-distribution-jhoan-duran-bailey-ober-griffin-jax/Obviously, the Twins really have gotten some extra velocity out of a handful of arms taken in the later rounds of the draft over recent years. Just as obviously, they really have helped Jhoan Durán morph into the hardest-throwing pitcher in baseball, and they've helped Jorge Alcalá work his way...15866Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/jensen-fastball-movement-jax-curveball-okert-sinker-staumont-release-point/The key seasons for baseball, of course, aren't the winter or the spring, but what happens in summer and fall can depend heavily on the work done in those two seasons of preparation. For the Twins under Derek Falvey and company, that means (in part) pitch design work. Minnesota has one of the mo...15836Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/outside-pitches-hard-hit-ground-ball-rates-santana-buxton-wallner/This winter, the Twins were strapped for cash. They needed to upgrade their positional corps, but they didn't have many options, thanks to the financial constraints imposed on them by uncertainty about the future of their TV rights deal and by the conservatism of the Pohlad family. To beef up th...15801Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/the-case-for-the-strategic-platoon-disadvantage-r15765/Tell me if this has ever been your reaction to a Twins lineup. Let’s say they are about to play a game against a probable left-handed starting pitcher — maybe like last June 19 against Boston, or last Sept. 22 against the Angels — and their starting lineup contains multiple left-handed-hitting p...15765Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/twins-pitchers-spring-training-regimen-sides-live-bp-data/As spring training season kicks into gear, the Minnesota Twins' pitchers are honing their craft with a meticulously planned routine to optimize performance for the upcoming season. While the casual observer might only catch glimpses of players on the field during games, the behind-the-scenes reg...15742Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:09:02 +0000