https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/163/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-braves-10%C2%A0ober-streak-ends-on-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-rainy-lightning-filled-night-r16911/Box Score SP: Bailey Ober: 2.0 IP, 7 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (55 pitches, 32 strikes (58.2%) Home Runs: Kyle Farmer (2), Matt Wallner (10) Bottom 3 WPA: Bailey Ober (-0.494), Royce Lewis (-0.068), Austin Martin (-0.017) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)  The Minnesota Twins had...16911Tue, 27 Aug 2024 03:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rocco-baldelli-to-royce-lewis-%E2%80%9Ccome-ready-to-work%E2%80%9D-at-second-base-for-twins-r16905/The Minnesota Twins have been making notable shifts in their infield strategy, and one of the most intriguing developments is their decision to work Royce Lewis out at second base. Traditionally known for his shortstop skills, Lewis is now being asked to bring his athleticism and versatility to...16905Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:02:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/searching-far-and-wide-for-late-season-twins-bullpen-reinforcements-r16904/Over the weekend, the Twins parted ways with Steven Okert, who joins Jay Jackson and Josh Staumont as offseason additions whom the team was forced to abandon midway through the campaign. The Twins are also making do without Brock Stewart, who's out for the year following shoulder surgery, and Ju...16904Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:10:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/this-twins-team-is-better-than-you-think-part-two-the-underlying-data-r16895/In the previous entry, we explored the MLB Deserve-To-Win-O-Meter and concluded that the Twins, removing "luck" from the equation, deserve to be winning the AL Central. While fun and instructive, the MLB Deserve-To-Win-O-Meter is just one model. Now, let’s look at some actual data that backs thi...16895Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/in-the-absence-of-byron-buxton-austin-martin-is-reaching-his-full-potential-for-twins-r16900/For years, Austin Martin was a name capable of stirring excitement among baseball scouts and analysts. Drafted fifth overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2020 MLB Draft, Martin was seen as a prospect with huge potential. His athleticism, batting skills, and versatility in the field made him a...16900Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:30:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-sliding-amid-setbacks-and-sloppiness-r16903/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/19 through Sun, 8/25 *** Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 72-58) Run Differential Last Week: +3 (Overall: +73) Standing: T-2nd Place in AL Central (3.0 GB)  Game 125 | SD 5, MIN 3: Zebby Runs Into Trouble in Second MLB Start Game 126 | SD 7, MIN 5: Bullpen a...16903Sun, 25 Aug 2024 22:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cardinals-3-twins-2-key-error-dooms-twins-in-9th-cardinals-take-series-r16901/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Zebby Matthews: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (86 Pitches, 57 Strikes, 66.2%) Home Runs: Willi Castro (11) Bottom 3 WPA: Jhoan Duran (-.658), Austin Martin (-.294), Manuel Margot (-.160) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): I was in attendance for F...16901Sun, 25 Aug 2024 20:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/this-twins-team-is-better-than-you-think-part-one-the-deserve-to-win-o-meter-r16894/There’s a project called MLB Deserve-To-Win-O-Meter that uses hit dispersal and batted ball data — launch angle, ballpark factors, and exit velocity — to determine expected outcomes for each game. A month and a half ago, Sports Illustrated posted a piece arguing that the Twins should overtake th...16894Sun, 25 Aug 2024 16:32:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-6-cardinals-0-pablo-provides-the-pitching-larnach-wallner-provide-the-power-r16896/Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER,  1 BB,  9 K (96 pitches, 75 strikes (78%)) Home Runs: Trevor Larnach 2 (14), Matt Wallner (9) Top 3 WPA: Pablo Lopez (.257), Trevor Larnach (.252), Austin Martin (.042) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Pablo Lopez took the mound...16896Sun, 25 Aug 2024 01:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-the-minnesota-twins-dodged-a-bullet-by-not-re-signing-sonny-gray-and-kenta-maeda-r16868/The Minnesota Twins entered the 2024 offseason with two of their top starting pitchers, Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda, hitting free agency. Both had been key contributors in the Twins’ rotation, with Gray finishing second in Cy Young Award voting in 2023 and Maeda showing flashes of brilliance desp...16868Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-1-cardinals-6-pitchers-walk-many-hitters-score-few-in-apple-tv-dud-r16891/Box Score David Festa: 3 2/3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: David Festa (-.185), Matt Wallner (-.148), Trevor Larnach (-.117) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) 37 years ago, these two teams—the Twins and Cardinals—battled in the grandest of baseball...16891Sat, 24 Aug 2024 03:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-walter-johnson-senators-world-series-anniversary/The Twins got their start in 1901 as the Washington Senators. Sure, they began playing baseball in Bloomington 60 years later, but they didn’t fall out of a coconut red pine tree. They have a proud history as one of the eight charter member franchises of the American League. As such, they are re...16876Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:04:01 +0000