https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/165/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/marlins-4-twins-1-woof-r17108/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Bailey Ober: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (89 Pitches, 58 Strikes, 65.1%) Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Ober (-.217), Kyle Farmer (-.110), Ryan Jeffers (-.083) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): If the Twins' season was a single game, they fell b...17108Wed, 25 Sep 2024 02:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/if-the-twins-get-in-can-they-find-the-right-october-recipe-r17101/There are no dominant teams in baseball. This will be the first season since 2014 where no club will finish with 100 wins. The last season without a 100-win team saw the Giants and Royals face off in the World Series, and both teams failed to win 90 games in the regular season. Only six 100-win...17101Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:06:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-debate-why-the-twins-should-prefer-to-face-the-orioles-in-the-playoffs-r17102/[Ed. note: If you missed it earlier this morning, check out the counterpoint to this piece, from our Eric Blonigen, arguing that the Twins would be better off facing the Astros. Here's Matt making the case for taking on Walltimore.] For much of the season, fans have been eyeing the AL West...17102Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-debate-why-the-houston-astros-are-the-better-wild-card-opponent-for-twins-r17104/[Ed. note: In a spasm of optimism, we're kicking off Tuesday with a pair of pieces examining the two most likely candidates to host the Twins in a Wild Card series, should they get there. Check back later this morning to read Matthew Taylor's perspective on why the Orioles would be the more suit...17104Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-of-rocco-baldellis-apparent-strengths-can-also-be-a-major-weakness-r17103/Pending one last week of games, Manuel Margot just set the record for the worst pinch-hitting season in baseball history. He has both the most plate appearances (35) and the most at-bats (30) as a pinch-hitter without a hit in baseball history, within a single season. You might be tir...17103Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rocco-baldelli-zebby-matthews-cole-irvin-three-batter-minimum/Before diving into whether it was the correct decision, let's lay out the logic behind Rocco Baldelli’s move. First, Zebby Matthews had just given up a double to Ceddanne Rafaela, the No. 9 hitter in the Boston lineup. Next up? Jarren Duran, the Sox's leadoff hitter, for the third time in t...17099Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-this-week-be-the-last-we-see-of-byron-buxton-in-center-field-r17100/He's never played an inning anywhere else, and hardly anyone has had the temerity to suggest that he might. When you think Byron Buxton, you think of center field. His picturesque athletic proportions, speed that seems to cost him less effort than it costs others, and incredible feel for making...17100Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:00:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/with-six-games-left-twins-need-byron-buxton-and-carlos-correa-six-times-apiece-r17093/Everything seemed to be moving toward another strong finish and a second consecutive playoff appearance. Then, it happened. Twins ownership decided not only not to increase the payroll from 2023 to 2024, but to drastically reduce it. As a result, there's about $40 million worth of talent missing...17093Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/four-team-photo-finish-will-test-twins-mettle-and-fans-faith-r17095/As the final week of the 2024 season unfolds, the American League Wild Card race is heating up, and it’s a battle few saw coming. The Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and Seattle Mariners are locked in a fierce four-team food fight for the final two Wild Card spots. With Octo...17095Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-brink-of-disaster-r17096/17096Mon, 23 Sep 2024 03:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-red-sox-9-another-gut-punch-has-twins-on-ropes-r17094/Box Score SP: Zebby Matthews 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (87 pitches, 55 strikes (63%)) Home Runs: N/A Top 3 WPA: Cole Irvin (-.405), Cole Sands (.-202), Carlos Correa (-.079) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Zebby Matthews made his eighth start of the season against Bos...17094Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/red-sox-8-twins-1-triston-casas-is-a-tigers-fan-probably-r17091/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Pablo Lopez: 4 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 1 BB 3 K (86 Pitches, 56 Strikes, 65.1%) Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Lopez (-.315), Willi Castro (-.060), Trevor Larnach (-.056) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Following a merciful rainout of Saturday's game,...17091Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:08:00 +0000