https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/204/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-edouard-julien-sell-out-too-much-for-power-r16042/The Twins had multiple reasons for trading Jorge Polanco. They needed to clear payroll somewhere, and his contract had positive market value. Just as importantly, though, Edouard Julien's emergence in 2023 pushed Polanco out. Not unlike many of his teammates this season, Julien has endured...16042Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:30:34 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/veteran-depth-payroll-performance-farmer-santana-margot/It was striking to everyone – including him – that the Twins decided to tender a contract to Kyle Farmer this year, making him a $6.3 million 33-year-old backup on a team that was about to slash payroll by $30 million. The logic seemed to make sense – Farmer was coming off a pretty good year, in...16046Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/unable-to-miss-bats-or-barrels-louie-varland-faces-demotion-from-rotation-r16049/Don't take Louie Varland's intensity, his work ethic, or his open-minded efforts to fix what went wrong for him last year for granted. The Twins have had multiple pitching prospects fall by the wayside over the past half-decade because they lacked those very qualities, and the fact that Varland...16049Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-orioles-sweep-offense-struggles/  Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/15 through Sun, 4/21 *** Record Last Week: 1-5 (Overall: 7-13) Run Differential Last Week: -18 (Overall: -25) Standing: 4th Place in AL Central (8.0 GB) Last Week's Game Results: Game 15 | BAL 7, MIN 4: Varland Gets Blown Up in Third Straight Star...16045Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/andrew-cossetti-darren-bowen-jose-rodriguez/TRANSACTIONS No moves were made on Sunday. Saints Sentinel St. Paul 0, Indianapolis 5 Box Score Randy Dobnak: 4 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K HR: None Multi-hit games: None The Saints were almost no-hit on Sunday. A glance at Eric Lauer’s immaculate pitching line tells...16044Sun, 21 Apr 2024 22:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tigers-6-twins-1-varland-rocked-offense-remains-dormant-in-loss-r16043/Following a nervous win to end a five-game slide on Saturday, the Twins turned to their most nervous pitcher, Louie Varland, in Sunday's rubber match. He was out of sorts from the outset, and the Twins offense didn't have anywhere near the firepower to back him up. Box Score: Starting Pit...16043Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-4tigers-3-by-the-hair-of-their-chin-r16040/Box Score SP: Bailey Ober 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (82 pitches 57 strikes, 14 whiffs) Home Runs: N/A Top 3 WPA: Bailey Ober (.264), Griffin Jax (.162), Byron Buxton (.108) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Ober Keeps Cruising For whatever reason the Kansas City...16040Sat, 20 Apr 2024 20:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/correa-duran-lewis-injury-timetables/The Twins have been without several key players in the early going, and it's clearly taken a toll on their performance. While their season spirals and the team tries to stay above water, fans are eagerly awaiting the return of injured stars, with hopes that reinforcements and help rejuvenate thi...16039Sat, 20 Apr 2024 17:51:31 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-tigers-5-a-cold-sloppy-team-loses-a-cold-sloppy-game-r16037/Box Score Joe Ryan: 5 ⅓ IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Home Run(s): Trevor Larnach (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Caleb Thielbar (-.327), Joe Ryan (-.228), Kyle Farmer (-.104) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) No introduction to this game could have matched the stadium’s mood more than the o...16037Sat, 20 Apr 2024 02:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cole-sands-has-been-weirdly-good-r16030/As a former fifth-round pick, Cole Sands never had an elite pedigree as a prospect. His fastball was in the low 90s, but he limited walks and he had a plus breaking ball. The most obvious path for Sands in a relief role was to lean on his breaking ball, as we’ve seen with players like Griffin Ja...16030Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-beginning-to-accumulate-value-from-the-jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-trade-r16024/The 2021 season was disappointing for Twins fans. Minnesota was coming off back-to-back AL Central titles, with hopes that veteran pieces could keep the team’s winning window open. However, the team had a disastrous April (9-15 record) and never fully recovered, with August being the team’s lone...16024Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:19:16 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-playoff-odds-have-taken-a-significant-hit-r16029/It should have never been a shock that the Twins were going to dial back payroll this offseason. Derek Falvey said as much almost immediately following a successful postseason run, and with Joe Pohlad taking over as the new face of ownership, the front office's strategy was a direct result of hi...16029Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:54:56 +0000