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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/102/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Could the Blue Jays Overpay for Jhoan Duran at the Trade Deadline?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-the-blue-jays-overpay-for-jhoan-duran-at-the-trade-deadline-r18708/</link><description>The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching, and few names carry as much intrigue and raw firepower as Twins closer Jhoan Duran. With the Blue Jays hovering at the top of the AL East and looking to make a serious push in October, the fit between buyer and seller is starting to crystallize. Toront...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18708</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:15:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Ryan Jeffers Sought Consistency, and Found it Through Patience&#x2014;of Two Kinds</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ryan-jeffers-sought-consistency-and-found-it-through-patience%E2%80%94of-two-kinds-r18713/</link><description>Perhaps more than anyone else in the Twins clubhouse, Ryan Jeffers trusts the process. He came out of the gates this spring with tough numbers, and after one of the bad bumps a catcher inevitably takes left him with a hurting hand in April, even some of the under-the-hood data (bat speed, most n...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18713</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:33:09 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>There's Still Time for Minnesota Twins to Recast Griffin Jax as a Starting Pitcher</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/theres-still-time-for-minnesota-twins-to-recast-griffin-jax-as-a-starting-pitcher-r18697/</link><description>As MLB's trade deadline looms, your 2025 Minnesota Twins grow increasingly likely to undergo their first substantial sell-off since parting ways with then-ace starting pitcher Jos&#xE9; Berr&#xED;os and beloved slugger Nelson Cruz at the 2021 trade deadline. Veteran players in the final season of their co...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18697</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:09:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Cubs 8, Twins 1: Twins Blasted in Finale, Miss Chance at Rare Sweep</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cubs-8-twins-1-twins-blasted-in-finale-miss-chance-at-rare-sweep-r18711/</link><description>Box Score

	Starting Pitcher: Chris Paddack 5 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 2 K, 1 B (98 pitches (63 strikes (64%))

	Home Runs: Kody Clemens (11)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Paddack -.270, Correa -.130, Larnach -.059

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):




	




	After taking the first two games from the first-plac...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18711</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:09:05 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Shuffle Bullpen: Joey Wentz DFA&#x2019;d, Anthony Misiewicz Joins the Mix</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-shuffle-bullpen-joey-wentz-dfad-anthony-misiewicz-joins-the-mix-r18699/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins made a bullpen move on Wednesday, designating left-hander Joey Wentz for assignment and selecting the contract of fellow southpaw Anthony Misiewicz from Triple-A St. Paul.




	Wentz, 27, was a waiver claim last month from Pittsburgh but struggled mightily during his brief te...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18699</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:00:36 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Chris Paddack Has Gone to Extraordinary Lengths to Evolve and Adjust&#x2014;and to Lead</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chris-paddack-has-gone-to-extraordinary-lengths-to-evolve-and-adjust%E2%80%94and-to-lead-r18704/</link><description>"Yeah, it&#x2019;s pretty simple," Chris Paddack began, as he tried to answer my question about the introduction of a true slider into his mix this summer. Those are the first four of over 1,300 words I transcribed from an interview with Paddack Sunday, in which I left out anything I said. Paddack is a...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18704</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:30:31 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Could the Twins Trade Joe Ryan? 6 Suitors to Watch if Minnesota Sells High on Their Ace</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-the-twins-trade-joe-ryan-6-suitors-to-watch-if-minnesota-sells-high-on-their-ace-r18702/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins are clinging to the fringe of contention in a tight American League playoff race. Still, their front office may soon face a franchise-defining question: Do they trade their top starting pitcher while his value is at its absolute peak?




	MLB Network&#x2019;s Jon Morosi floated the...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18702</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:36:03 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 4, Cubs 2: Twins Seal Series Over Cubs with Second Straight Win</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-cubs-2-twins-seal-series-over-cubs-with-second-straight-win-r18701/</link><description>Box Score

	SP: David Festa&#xA0; 5.1 IP, 3H, 2ER, 2BB, 3K (72 pitches, 49 strikes (59%))

	Home Runs:&#xA0;Matt Wallner (9);&#xA0;

	Top 3 WPA:&#xA0;Wallner .113; Festa .100; Brock Stewart .70

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)

	




	David Festa took the mound Wednesday night. Festa has bounced back and for...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18701</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 02:09:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Welp: Byron Buxton Leaves in 2nd Inning After Being Hit on Hand in 1st</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/welp-byron-buxton-leaves-in-2nd-inning-after-being-hit-on-hand-in-1st-r18700/</link><description>There is no development the Twins would have welcomed less Wednesday night than a potential injury problem for All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton. He's been the linchpin of an already wobbly lineup and the heartbeat of the team all season, and he's set to represent the American League in both...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18700</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:24:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Great News: Joe Ryan is an American League All-Star, After All</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/great-news-joe-ryan-is-an-american-league-all-star-after-all-r18698/</link><description>Joe Ryan felt he had done everything he could to earn inclusion at next week&#x2019;s All-Star festivities. Now, the league has acknowledged that fact. With Hunter Brown unavailable to pitch in the game due to a start this weekend, Ryan got the nod as a replacement selectee. He&#x2019;ll slide up in the Twins...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18698</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Could Minnesota Twins Find Themselves Rushing to the Dodgers for a Catcher?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-minnesota-twins-find-themselves-rushing-to-the-dodgers-for-a-catcher-r18692/</link><description>&#xA0;




	As fans root for the Minnesota Twins to make positive moves and impact on the roster as the trade deadline approaches, one name continues to come up around baseball as a coveted prospect. That name was also prominently featured in the comments of a recent article discussing core-altering...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18692</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 23:27:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers Could Line Up on Brock Stewart Trade</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-milwaukee-brewers-could-line-up-on-brock-stewart-trade-r18689/</link><description>Entering the All-Star break, border "rivals" Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers are headed in different directions. Sitting 4 games back of the final Wild Card spot, currently held by the Seattle Mariners, the struggling Twins currently possess a 22.2% chance of making the postseason. Milwauk...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18689</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:20:02 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
