https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/104/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bombs-away-torpedo-bats-are-taking-over-major-league-baseball-r18025/The torpedo bat blew up on social media this weekend, after the New York Yankees went on a power barrage, setting a franchise record for home runs in a game in just four innings. In three games against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Yankees bashed 15 home runs and scored 36 runs. Independent journal...18025Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:31:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-8-white-sox-3-twins-finally-break-through-for-a-win-r18026/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Simeon Woods Richardson: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (82 Pitches, 51 Strikes, 62%) Home Runs: Harrison Bader (2) Top 3 WPA: Ty France (.168), Jose Miranda (.165), Edouard Julien (.118) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins needed to get...18026Wed, 02 Apr 2025 02:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/it-is-so-so-important-that-the-twins-win-a-game-tuesday-night-r18022/There are two realities to everything: the objective, and the actual. They don't overlap perfectly. In fact, often, they barely touch at all. It would be great if the world and its inhabitants eventually bent themselves to the objective reality of each situation, but for the most part, we live i...18022Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:05:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-way-the-twins-treated-randy-dobnak-sunday-be-banned-by-mlb-rules-r18013/Despite losing their first three games to begin the 2025 campaign, Minnesota Twins starting pitchers Pablo López and Joe Ryan cobbled together respectable starts against the St. Louis Cardinals, netting an 8-to-0 strikeout-to-walk ratio while allowing just two earned runs over a combined 10 inni...18013Mon, 31 Mar 2025 23:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-0-white-sox-9%C2%A0everything-stinks-on-the-south-side-r18017/Box Score SP: Chris Paddack: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 9 ER, 4 BB, 2 K (89 pitches, 54 strikes (60.6%) Home Runs: N/A Bottom 3 WPA: Chris Paddack (-0.388), Byron Buxton (-0.022), Ty France (-0.020) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)  The Minnesota Twins headed into Monday’s contest w...18017Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-jose-miranda-handles-righties-so-well%E2%80%94and-how-he-could-get-better-r18014/It's been a week since Statcast released public-facing data on batter's box position and contact points for batters throughout the league. It's been a fascinating new source of insight into the pitcher-batter confrontation, and it's also just a fun toy. We've seen, for instance, how Willi Castro...18014Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-minnesota-twins-lack-of-depth-at-shortstop-is-scary-r18011/When the St. Paul Saints kicked off their season on Friday night, it was cool to look over their starting lineup and find a series of viable major-league contingency options, almost from top to bottom. Leading off was Austin Martin, who spent plenty of time with the Twins last year and will...18011Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:08:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/overreacting-to-the-minnesota-twins-getting-swept-in-games-1-3-of-2025-r18012/Tremendous Trio Falter The top of the Twins' rotation, arguably one of the best in the league, managed to go just 12 ⅔ total innings this weekend, forcing the bullpen to cover the remaining 11 ⅓ (more on those innings later). I wrote last week that the Twins need their top three starters to av...18012Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:13:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-twins-hitters-by-clutchness-a-2025-outlook-r17984/When it comes to clutch production, numbers can tell part of the story. Let’s examine how Twins hitters fared in high-pressure moments last season and what that might mean for the team’s plans in 2025. Before we break down the rankings, let’s take a quick look at the key FanGraphs metrics that f...17984Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-week-in-review-st-louis-blues-r18010/Weekly Snapshot: Thurs, 3/27 through Sun, 3/30 *** Record Last Week: 0-3 (Overall: 0-3) Run Differential Last Week: -13 (Overall: -13) Standing: T-4th Place in AL Central (2.0 GB)  Last Week's Game Results: Game 1 | STL 5, MIN 3: Pablo Unsharp in Opener, Offense Stifled by Sonn...18010Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cardinals-9-twins-2-bailey-ober-really-hates-missouri-in-march-r18009/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Bailey Ober: 2 2/3 IP 8 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (77 Pitches, 44 Strikes, 57.1%) Home Runs: Willi Castro (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Ober (-.439), Trevor Larnach (-.079), Ryan Jeffers (-.042) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): After a couple of uninspiring games...18009Sun, 30 Mar 2025 21:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-austin-martin-out-of-time-r17976/The Twins made a series of announcements this week, awarding roster spots to several players who will travel north with the team when the regular season begins this week. Austin Martin is on the outside looking in, raising significant questions for the 26-year-old former fifth overall pick....17976Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:08:01 +0000