https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/194/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-3-rangers-2-minnesota-ekes-out-series-opening-win-r16258/Box Score Bailey Ober: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Alex Kirilloff (4) Top 3 WPA: Jhoan Duran (.161), Griffin Jax (.120), Christian Vázquez (.113) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) On a day you could have—and probably should have—chosen to watch the Timberwolves,...16258Sat, 25 May 2024 01:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/men-sausage-and-the-meaning-of-teamwork-r16250/Many are sick of talking about the sausage. Many rejoiced when it was lost, but that loss coincided with a loss of games. Its return coincided with getting back in the win column. So, what can we make of it? If you’ve been living under a rock, the Twins have a lucky summer sausage they keep...16250Fri, 24 May 2024 23:42:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-dashawn-keirsey-jr-time-r16248/DaShawn Keirsey Jr. isn’t completely lacking in prospect pedigree, as a former 4th-round pick in 2018, but he's been overshadowed by the several other outfield prospects the Twins have drafted since then. As some of those former prospects struggle at the MLB level while Keirsey flourishes in St....16248Fri, 24 May 2024 15:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carlos-correa-plantar-fasciitis-2024-stats-recovery/It was a surprise when he landed in Minnesota in 2022. That he came back in 2023, with nine more years of team control beyond that, seemed almost too good to be true. Then, when a foot injury slowed him virtually all season, the frustrations toward a guy twice passed over for health reasons moun...16246Fri, 24 May 2024 13:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forecasting-the-many-injuries-in-the-twins-organization-r16241/Injuries are a constant problem for every big-league franchise, and a constant part of the narrative for the Twins. From Royce Lewis and Brock Stewart on the big-league roster to Walker Jenkins and José Rodríguez with Low-A Ft. Myers, injuries have marred the first quarter of the year for the wh...16241Thu, 23 May 2024 14:13:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-the-twins-players-only-meeting-save-the-team-from-itself-r16235/The Minnesota Twins have been Jekyll and Hyde this season, with a 7-13 stretch to open the season, followed by a 17-3 stretch, which quickly devolved into a seven-game losing streak. It was the team’s longest losing streak in six years. Following Monday’s 12-3 thrashing by the Nationals, Twins p...16235Thu, 23 May 2024 11:09:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-3-nationals-2-stars-and-sausages-r16239/Box Score SP: Simeon Woods Richardson 4.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (77 pitches, 48 strikes, 4 whiffs) Home Runs: Max Kepler (4), Carlos Correa (4) Top 3 WPA: Woods Richardson 0.290, Caleb Thielbar 0.145, Griffin Jax 0.120 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   Ma...16239Wed, 22 May 2024 19:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-need-to-sort-out-their-606042-problem-r16230/If you’ve never heard of the 60-60-42 concept before, it’s pretty simple. Coming into any given season, it’s almost a lock that each franchise will win at least 60 games and lose at least 60 games. How the remaining 42 shake out often makes the difference between a postseason club and complete i...16230Wed, 22 May 2024 11:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-10-nationals-0-ryan-backed-by-blasts-r16234/Box Score SP: Joe Ryan 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (95 pitches, 62 strikes) Home Runs: Byron Buxton 2(3), Willi Castro (4) Top 3 WPA: Joe Ryan 0.209, Byron Buxton 0.168, José Miranda 0.096 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Sausage Speaker Stands Up Looking to ge...16234Wed, 22 May 2024 00:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jay-jackson-nick-wittgren-and-the-predictable-but-not-reliable-twins-bullpen-pipeline-r16231/This offseason, the Twins made only one acquisition of consequence regarding the bullpen. In trading Jorge Polanco to the Seattle Mariners, they landed promising righty Justin Topa. Beyond that, it was waiver claims and reclamation projects, even if they were given major-league contracts. J...16231Tue, 21 May 2024 13:34:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-5-worst-minnesota-twins-defenders-in-2024-r16217/The Twins have been missing some of the team’s best defenders during the season’s early weeks, forcing players to play in secondary positions. Royce Lewis, Carlos Correa, and Byron Buxton have all been on the IL, which means the team turned to many of the players in these rankings. Correa and Bu...16217Tue, 21 May 2024 11:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-nationals-12-things-are-going-from-wurst-to-worse-r16229/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Pablo Lopez: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (74 pitches, 55 strikes (74.3%) Home Runs: Carlos Correa (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Pablo Lopez (-0.297), Christian Vazquez (-0.061), Manuel Margot (-0.053) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)  After being swept...16229Tue, 21 May 2024 01:17:00 +0000