https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/168/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/guardians-5-twins-3-guardians-devil-magic-upends-twins-shot-at-series-win-r16808/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: David Festa: 3 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (70 Pitches, 46 Strikes, 65.7%) Home Runs: Byron Buxton 2 (16) Bottom 3 WPA: Cole Sands (-.251), Caleb Thielbar (-.157), Festa (-.090) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): To dramatic sorts who believe tha...16808Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reviewing-the-jorge-polanco-trade-r16795/Minnesota’s front office was put into a difficult situation this winter, with ownership requiring the club to drop payroll by $30 million. To make significant additions, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were forced to be creative in finding a trade that would give the team some salary relief. Enter...16795Sun, 11 Aug 2024 15:25:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sunday-will-be-biggest-game-of-twins-season-and-david-festas-life%E2%80%94so-far-r16807/Baseball's many layers sometimes swirl and stack in their chaotic drifts until they look like a thoughtfully constructed painting. Even if the Twins and Guardians wanted to do so, they couldn't have consciously set a finer or more dramatic stage for the final game of this four-game weekender. Ev...16807Sun, 11 Aug 2024 11:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/guardians-2-twins-1-cleveland-wins-it-quickly-r16802/Box Score SP: Simeon Woods Richardson 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (89 pitches, 62 strikes) Home Runs: N/A Bottom 3 WPA: Matt Wallner (-.136), Max Kepler (-.134), Trevor Larnach (-.114) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Kwan Krushes Early While there was a great celeb...16802Sun, 11 Aug 2024 01:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-the-injuries-of-joe-ryan-brock-stewart-and-luke-keaschall-r16801/The teres major is a relatively small muscle that runs from the shoulder blade to the front of the arm. It's actively involved in throwing as it pulls the arm into extension and internal rotation, two of the primary motions of the arm during pitching. The latissimus dorsi (i.e., last) perform th...16801Sat, 10 Aug 2024 21:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-louie-varland-step-up-twins-turn-to-struggling-starter-amid-joe-ryans-injury-woes-r16796/Varland began the season as the presumptive fifth starter. However, he was ineffective and was optioned to AAA after allowing 17 earned runs in 16 2/3 innings over his first four starts. Varland's performance wasn't just a case of bad luck, either, as his OPS against was a shocking 1.086, turnin...16796Sat, 10 Aug 2024 16:25:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-guardians-3-matt-wallner-conquers-apple-tv-r16799/  Box Score Louie Varland: 4 ⅔ IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB 4 K Home Runs: Matt Wallner (7) Top 3 WPA: Matt Wallner (.346), Caleb Thielbar (.112), Cole Sands (.110) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   Hidden behind the almighty Apple TV+ paywall—I hope you know someone wi...16799Sat, 10 Aug 2024 02:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-4-guardians-2-bailey-continues-to-dominate-the-competition-r16797/Box Score SP: Bailey Ober 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K (106 pitches, 70 strikes) Home Runs: Carlos Santana(15), Ryan Jeffers(17) Top 3 WPA: Bailey Ober (.301), Carlos Santana (.085), Griffin Jax (.074) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Manny for MVP Bailey Ober sta...16797Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-much-should-the-twins-pay-royce-lewis-this-offseason-r16779/Despite having played just over 100 big-league games, there are an infinite number of highlight moments for Royce Lewis. He has hit home runs at a prolific pace during the regular season. He has launched grand slams like he will eventually track down Alex Rodríguez. He has shown up in massive po...16779Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bullpen-x-factors-for-the-stretch-run-r16784/The Twins bullpen hasn’t been the strength we hoped it would be coming into the season, with some underperformance mixed with injuries. Now that the trade deadline has passed, they’re left with what they have. While filling a Brock Stewart-sized hole late in games may be impossible, several inte...16784Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:26:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/with-kyle-farmer-returning-to-the-twins-should-brooks-lee-be-sent-to-minors-r16791/Twins infielder Brooks Lee jumped onto the scene earlier this season, slashing .364/.371/.576 with 12 hits, one double, and two home runs over 35 plate appearances to begin his career. The 23-year-old rookie's underlying metrics confirm his hot start at the plate, as he posted a 14.3% strikeout...16791Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:46:38 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/willi-castro-free-agency-contract-extension-million/During the 2020 season, Willi Castro posted a 153 OPS+ and finished fourth in American League Rookie of the Year voting. The next two seasons, of traditional length, saw him post just a 79 OPS+ across 237 games. Although the Tigers aren’t a juggernaut by any means, they decided his services were...16778Thu, 08 Aug 2024 23:10:01 +0000