https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/124/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/guardians-2-twins-1-long-dry-rain-delay-begets-short-dry-walkoff-loss-r18220/Box Score SP: Chris Paddack 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (76 pitches, 47 strikes (62%) Home Runs: Ty France (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Louis Varland (-.367), Edouard Julien (-.165), Trevor Larnach (-.138) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)  Chris Paddack entered Tuesday night's divisi...18220Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/when-luke-keaschall-returns-from-injury-he-needs-to-make-a-big-adjustment%E2%80%94or-hell-get-hurt-again-r18217/For just a moment, there, the Twins seemed to have a thrilling rookie to give their offense its much-needed ignition. Luke Keaschall came up not only ready to run (stealing five bases in his first five big-league games), but hitting exceptionally well. He doesn't have much in-game power yet, but...18217Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:24:43 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brooks-lee-is-back-to-being-brooks-lee-r18214/Brooks Lee was overmatched at the plate in 2024, and while it was his first taste of MLB action, his performance at least started to raise some red flags on the former 8th overall pick. He’s putting those concerns to bed in 2025, even if his superficial stats aren’t showing it. Lee’s most s...18214Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/derek-falvey-provides-injury-updates-on-3-key-minnesota-twins-r18215/The Twins are back out on the road, after winning five of six games on their recent homestand. The next portion of the schedule is significantly tougher with series against the Guardians, Red Sox, Orioles, and Giants. The Twins will need all hands on deck to make it through this gauntlet. Unfort...18215Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-11-guardians-1-opening-salvo-r18216/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Bailey Ober — 7.1 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB (92 pitches, 67 strikes, 73%) Home Runs: Edouard Julien (2), Ryan Jeffers (1) Top 3 WPA: Ober (.164), Julien (.131), Byron Buxton (.069) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Coming off their most successf...18216Tue, 29 Apr 2025 01:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nfl-draft-still-overshadows-mlbs-version-and-thats-fine-r18208/  “You want to televise what?” then-Commissioner Pete Rozelle incredulously replied, when a fledgling network called ESPN brought their desire to broadcast the NFL Draft to league officials. The statement has become immortalized in football legend, but Rozelle had good reason for skepticism...18208Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:09:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-keeping-simeon-woods-richardson-in-the-minnesota-twins-rotation-makes-sense-r18211/In his three starts in April, David Festa carried a 3.69 FIP and a 15.5 difference between his strikeout and walk rates (K-BB%) across 13 innings. In a limited sample, opposing hitters batted .348 (with a .438 slugging percentage) against Festa’s 95-mph fastball, but his changeup was very effect...18211Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:49:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-breakthrough-and-another-bad-break-r18210/The Weekly Nutshell: The Twins won their series against the White Sox, as they needed to, but it was frankly not a stirring display. They narrowly avoided another blown lead on Tuesday, survived 13 stranded runners on Wednesday, and got shut out on Thursday. The optics were that a bad team out...18210Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:19:17 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5-angels-0-its-so-not-joever-r18207/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Joe Ryan: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K (98 Pitches, 67 Strikes, 68.3%) Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Ryan (.391), Carlos Correa (.141), Ty France (.051) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): In each of the last two years, series sweeps at the hands of th...18207Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/before-the-calendar-turns-to-may-are-the-twins-playoff-hopes-dead-r18202/A few days ago, Twins Daily’s Matthew Lenz set the tone that the Twins were entering a do-or-die homestand against the White Sox and Angels. Five games (and four wins) later, one thing is clear: the Twins still face very long odds of making the playoffs. Over the course of the Wild Card era (dat...18202Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:52:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-ty-france-and-the-torpedo-bat-make-sense-together-r18204/If he wants it (or, perhaps, if he simply doesn't get as filthy-rich as this game still has a chance to make him), Ty France has a future in sales. He's got the flair for it. When the topic of his new torpedo bat is broached, he immediately effuses—and mostly, what he wants to tell you is that t...18204Sun, 27 Apr 2025 11:52:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5-angels-1-simeon-woods-richardson-and-the-twins-bullpen-silence-the-halos-r18200/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Simeon Woods Richardson 5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (86 pitches, 53 strikes (62%)) Home Runs: N/A Top 3 WPA: Woods Richardson (.155), Jonah Bride (.074), Ryan Jeffers (.073) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)    Something had to give Saturday a...18200Sat, 26 Apr 2025 20:53:00 +0000