https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/178/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-deadline-the-bailey-ober-threshold-r16578/Last season, the Twins saw what it takes to win in October. Strong starting pitching, a powerful lineup, and a shutdown bullpen are all keys. As the front office plans for the trade deadline, multiple factors must be considered for the team to make choices for the present and future of the organ...16578Thu, 11 Jul 2024 23:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/four-takeaways-from-the-minnesota-twins-first-half-r16559/As Rocco Baldelli watched his team collect a win on Opening Day in Kansas City, he was immediately reminded how good Royce Lewis is. Byron Buxton was in center field, and Carlos Correa was healthy. Pablo López was on the bump, and the Twins were favorites to defend their American League Central...16559Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:28:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-3-white-sox-2-game-two-right-back-at-it-r16575/Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 5 K (90 pitches, 67 strikes) Home Runs: Brooks Lee(2), Carlos Correa(13) Top 3 WPA: Jhoan Duran (.205), Carlos Correa (.184), Griffin Jax (.144) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Beni Beats Pablo After a scoreless first...16575Wed, 10 Jul 2024 23:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/white-sox-3-twins-1-game-one-winning-streak-against-sox-snapped-r16574/Box Score SP: Bailey Ober 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (84 pitches, 58 strikes (69% strikes)) Home Runs: Matt Wallner (3)  Top 3 WPA: Carlos Correa .094, Matt Wallner .070, Cole Sands .039 Bottom 3 WPA: Carlos Santana -.162, Brooks Lee -.109, Jose Miranda -.106 Win Probability Chart (...16574Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/keeping-christian-v%C3%A1zquez-isnt-a-sunk-cost-fallacy-situation-r16557/The term "sunk-cost fallacy" is often used in professional sports. While this distortionary influence exists in some situations (e.g., Anthony Rendon and the Los Angeles Angels), it wouldn't be appropriate to describe the situation the Twins find themselves in with catcher Christian Vázquez. Yes...16557Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-has-walker-jenkins-done-in-one-year-with-the-minnesota-twins-r16567/This season, Paul Skenes became the first Pittsburgh Pirates rookie to make the All-Star Game. Dylan Crews was recently promoted to Triple-A, and Wyatt Langford made the Texas Rangers' Opening Day roster. Max Clark remains at Low-A for Detroit, which is also the level where Walker Jenkins plays...16567Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-candidates-david-robertson-yates-eovaldi-scherzer/The Twins should certainly beef up their bullpen, and adding an impact starting pitcher could also be possible under the right circumstances. The Texas Rangers have options for either need, and they do appear to be in sell mode. Who would be the most impactful arms the teams could swap?...16565Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/injury-updates-royce-lewis-stewart-topa-martin-kirilloff/Last season, the Twins were quiet at the trade deadline, for numerous reasons. One of the biggest was the corps of impact players scheduled to return from the injured list down the stretch. This strategy worked last season, and the front office could follow a similar plan this year. Here is a qu...16562Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-trade-for-this-under-the-radar-new-york-mets-reliever-r16552/Since Derek Falvey took over as the Minnesota Twins' President of Baseball Operations after the 2016 MLB season, he's traded for the following MLB-caliber relievers at the Trade Deadline: 2017 - Gabriel Moya 2018 - N/A 2019 - Sergio Romo, Sam Dyson 2020 - N/A...16552Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:09:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-candidates-blue-jays-gausman-kikuchi-bassitt/Chris Paddack just returned from a trip to the injured list. With the veteran still building back up from his second Tommy John surgery, that wasn’t a surprising situation. His absence allowed top pitching prospect David Festa to take a couple of turns at the big-league level. It didn’t go well...16554Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:35:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-8-white-sox-6%C2%A0bats-back-sheriff-in-return-to-rotation-r16560/Box Score SP: Chris Paddack: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (78 pitches, 54 strikes (69.2%) Home Runs: Trevor Larnach (9), Matt Wallner (2), Carlos Correa (12) Top 3 WPA: Jhoan Duran (0.313), Byron Buxton (0.297), Kody Funderburk (0.203) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) ...16560Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-network-highlights-twins-in-the-the-year-of-the-former-number-one-overall-pick-r16520/Teams face an enormous amount of pressure when making the first overall pick. The Twins have held the first overall pick on three drafts. Players taken first overall must possess the right combination of skills to live up to the hype of being selected at the top of their class. Some players live...16520Mon, 08 Jul 2024 23:11:02 +0000