https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/196/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/yankees-5-twins-1-sheriff-overpowered-by-big-city-bullies-r16191/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Chris Paddack 5.0 IP, 12 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (95 pitches, 66 strikes, 13 whiffs) Home Runs: Ryan Jeffers (10) Bottom 3 WPA: Chris Paddack -0.293, Christian Vázquez -0.078, José Miranda -0.073 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Jeffers Jolts...16191Wed, 15 May 2024 01:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-larnach-is-doing-everything-the-twins-needed-r16176/Late in spring training, Trevor Larnach was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul. It wasn’t an unexpected result after the year rookie Matt Wallner had in 2023, but it signified another setback for the career of the 2018 first-round pick. When Wallner continued to struggle (as he did most of the spring...16176Tue, 14 May 2024 19:35:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ghostbusters-how-the-2024-twins-can-avoid-yankees-ghosts-r16187/It’s no secret that the Minnesota Twins have struggled against the New York Yankees. Since 2002, the Twins have made 10 playoff appearances, and New York has knocked Minnesota out six times with a combined 16-2 record. Last season, the Twins won the season series against the Yankees for the firs...16187Tue, 14 May 2024 16:33:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-use-jorge-alcala-aaa-options/  Jorge Alcalá’s career with the Twins to this point has been filled with ups and downs--in terms of performance, in terms of health, and in terms of roster status. Bursting onto the scene in 2020, Alcalá quickly worked his way into a middle- to high-leverage role with the club and thrived,...16185Tue, 14 May 2024 15:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/expectation-vs-reality-comparing-preseason-projections-to-whats-happened-so-far-r16181/Before the start of the season, I wrote up a series of Position Analysis articles previewing each position across the roster. As part of that exercise, I noted where FanGraphs projected the Twins to rank among 30 teams in Wins Above Replacement for each positional unit.  With 25 percent of...16181Tue, 14 May 2024 13:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-week-in-review-57-513-everyones-a-winner-r16179/As the Minnesota Twins consider the pitching depth at the back end of their starting rotation, Simeon Woods Richardson continues to get the first crack, but David Festa is making his name known. As the organization continues to ramp up his pitch count, it seems as though he could be getting clos...16179Mon, 13 May 2024 21:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-twins-takeaways-from-new-bat-tracking-data-r16182/Bat-tracking data has been the next big thing for which lovers of baseball data hungered for over a year, and on Sunday, Baseball Savant went live with new numbers that let us measure and compare players' bat speed, the solidity of their contact, and their directness to the ball. There's still n...16182Mon, 13 May 2024 16:40:20 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-3-off-mothers-day-r16180/Sweet Lou Hennessy, Cody Schoenmann, Matt Braun, and Greggory Masterson recap three series wins against the Red Sox, Mariners, and Blue Jays. This one right here goes out to all the baby's mamas, mamas, mamas mamas, baby mamas mamas. Listen using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/u...16180Mon, 13 May 2024 13:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/eduardo-escobar-trade-turned-into-a-coup-for-minnesota-r16154/On July 26, 2018 the Minnesota Twins, then led by Paul Molitor, were 48-53 while checking in seven games out of first place in the AL Central. Having been named the American League Manager of the Year following the 2017 season, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were unable to pick their choice to lea...16154Mon, 13 May 2024 13:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-strikeout-rates-improvements-from-2023/For baseball fans, strikeouts can be one of the game’s most frustrating aspects. Pitchers throw with ever-higher velocity and more movement on their pitches, which beget higher strikeout totals. Teams also encourage batters to hit for more power, and when swinging for the fences, strikeouts can...16173Mon, 13 May 2024 11:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-kepler-jeffers-playoff-competition/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/6 through Sun, 5/12 *** Record Last Week: 5-2 (Overall: 24-16) Run Differential Last Week: +14 (Overall: +27) Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (0.5 GB) Last Week's Game Results: Game 34 | MIN 3, SEA 1: Twins Take Opener Behind Strong Pitching Game 35...16178Mon, 13 May 2024 01:48:49 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-5-blue-jays-1-ober-dominates-twins-win-sixth-straight-series-r16174/Coming off one of the more surprising losses of the year in Saturday's 10-8 tilt, the Twins faced the mercurial Alek Manoah as they looked to win their sixth consecutive series. Manoah hasn't been anywhere close to good since the 2022 season concluded. What version of him would show up today? Th...16174Sun, 12 May 2024 19:59:00 +0000