https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/18/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/outfield-whisperer-grady-sizemore-needs-to-speak-louder-to-luke-keaschall-r20868/"I just follow the card," Luke Keaschall said last week, standing in the home dugout at Target Field. "I take the card Grady makes for me and go where he tells me." Keaschall has been an outfielder for just over a month now and racked up 246 innings there so far, with 137 of those innings c...20868Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:02:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-have-never-before-spent-like-this-at-a-trade-deadline-r20870/As the trade deadline dust settled on Monday night, the Minnesota Twins couldn't be blamed for lack of trying in 2026. But more importantly, Tom Pohlad made good on his promise from this spring. Money went out of his pocket and into the team. In all, an estimated $8.5 million was added to the te...20870Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tom-pohlad-promised-he-wasnt-a-half-measures-guy-this-trade-deadline-proved-it-r20875/When Tom Pohlad was introduced as the Twins' new control person and ownership figure, he made one thing abundantly clear. "Half measures are not good, and you'll probably get to know me over time," Pohlad said. "I'm not a half-measure guy. I'm a 'go big or go home' guy." It was a bold...20875Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-boldly-bolstered-their-bullpen-can-the-rotation-and-lineup-do-their-parts-r20871/Generally speaking, it's an exaggeration to say their bullpen has been the Twins' biggest strength. The unit has been quite bad overall, which was predictable after they gutted the relief corps at last year's deadline and did little to address it in the offseason.  Except, of late, the bull...20871Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:58:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-twins-to-acquire-right-handed-reliever-jeff-hoffman-from-blue-jays-r20869/Jeff Hoffman was briefly Minnesota Twins property once before. Now, he's back, as the team made a last-minute trade to acquire him from the Toronto Blue Jays Monday afternoon. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic broke the news. Hoffman, 33, dominates righties with a vicious power slider. Ag...20869Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-year-after-duran-and-jax-the-twins-may-have-their-replacements-r20812/We all knew coming into the season that the Twins’ bullpen was going to be the biggest question mark on the roster. After last year's trade deadline saw Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Louis Varland , Brock Stewart and Danny Coulombe all shipped elsewhere, there simply wasn't much left behind. Wi...20812Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:02:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-derek-shelton-have-loaded-the-bases-r20866/After taking the opener of a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night, the Twins looked poised to leave Seattle with another series victory. Instead, they suffered back-to-back walk-off losses on Saturday and Sunday, dropping the series in heartbreaking fashion. Those...20866Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:33:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-shape-of-a-trade-deadline-r20864/  Long ago, pacing in front of a green, rectangular chalkboard, author Kurt Vonnegut traveled around the country, lecturing audiences on the shape of a story. In his lectures, Vonnegut would profess that stories have “very simple shapes; ones that computers can understand.” He would draw out...20864Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-five-funniest-old-friend-reunions-the-twins-could-make-this-deadline-r20855/Dozens of players are traded every deadline. Fans love some and hate others. Fans also beg for their favorite players to come back. Admit it, you want them to trade for Luis Arraez, Sonny Gray, Louis Varland, and, if you're a real sicko, Tyler Wells. But for Twins fans, what would be the funnies...20855Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/deadline-day-where-things-stand-for-the-minnesota-twins-r20865/One year ago, the Minnesota Twins front office conducted arguably the biggest deadline firesale in the history of Major League Baseball. It was brutal to witness: 10 players traded, as an organization admitted failure on what it had spent years trying to build. The declaration of a reset. T...20865Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-buying-time-r20861/The Weekly Nutshell: No shortage of action or excitement in the final week before the trade deadline. On the field, the Twins battled through a string of tightly contested ballgames — including one of the most thrilling and improbable victories in franchise history — to finish with a 3-3 recor...20861Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mariners-7-twins-6-late-rally-fake-rally-r20860/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Taj Bradley: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K (94 Pitches, 57 Strikes, 60.6%) Home Runs: Trevor Larnach (10), Royce Lewis (12), Luke Keaschall (6) Bottom 3 WPA: Yoendrys Gomez (-0.38), Kody Clemens (-0.17), Brooks Lee (-0.14) Win Probability Chart (Via BaseballSava...20860Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:07:00 +0000