https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/206/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-time-to-start-worrying-about-the-twins-infield-defense-r16010/On paper, the Twins had plenty of infield depth to start the year, with multiple options at every position around the horn. That depth was quickly tested when Royce Lewis strained his quad in the season’s first game; he is likely out until June. Minnesota had options to fill in at third base, in...16010Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-matt-wallner-still-a-viable-mlb-bat-r16004/Last season, Twins outfielder Matt Wallner impressed everyone in his third stint in MLB, hitting .636/.714/1.000 with seven hits, one home run, and one double, a .364 Isolated Power (ISO), 0% strikeout rate, and 366 wRC+ over 14 plate appearances from May 23-28. Wallner's breakout was short-live...16004Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/edouard-julien-is-proving-himself-a-worthy-replacement-for-jorge-polanco-r16006/Jorge Polanco again battled durability issues in 2023, missing significant time due to ankle, knee, and hamstring injuries, but he did register a .789 OPS with 14 home runs across 80 games. Even though he was clutch at the plate and what some call “the glue” in the clubhouse, his creeping physic...16006Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:33:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-orioles-7%C2%A0birds-bats-buzz-against-varland-r16009/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Louie Varland: 5.0 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (94 pitches, 66 strikes (70.2%) Home Runs: José Miranda (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Louie Garland (-0.335), Christian Vázquez (-0.129), Kyle Farmer (-0.073) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)  Coming off a di...16009Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-alcala-aaa-twins-bullpen-roster-moves/Through the Twins' first 14 games this season, Rocco Baldelli called Jorge Alcalá in from the bullpen six times. That’s despite Alcalá being unavailable for a couple of games, while he was dealing with a bout of soreness, and he wasn’t even on the roster for Sunday's contest. To put it mildly, t...15998Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:02:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/swr-varland-twins-rotation-fifth-starter-controversy/Twins 20th-ranked prospect Simeon Woods Richardson made his second career start against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park Saturday. It's the same site where he made his MLB debut 561 days earlier. Having begun the season at Triple-A St. Paul as the organization's sixth starter and the first li...15994Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-needs-to-catch-up-to-the-fastball-r15999/Hitting fastballs is a primary ingredient to success for most hitters, and that's certainly true for Byron Buxton. When he's going good, Buxton is reactively turning on heaters with his lightning-quick wrists and bashing those things to all fields with authority.  Last year, despite mediocr...15999Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carlos-correa-oblique-intercostal-strains-injury-update/  Carlos Correa left Friday night's loss to the Tigers after experiencing tightness in his right side. He was placed on the injured list on Saturday with what was originally stated to be a right oblique strain. However, an MRI conducted after Correa left the game Friday instead revealed the...16003Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-0-recapping-detroit-looking-to-baltimore-r16002/Greggory Masterson, Sweet Lou Hennessy, Cody Schoenmann, and Matt Braun of Twins Daily get together for the pilot episode of the Twins Off-Daily Podcast to break down the Twins-Tigers series and look ahead to the Twins' trip to Baltimore. This is a trial run of the podcast and it is not yet...16002Mon, 15 Apr 2024 01:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-correa-injury-buxton-struggles-julien-power/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/8 through Sun, 4/14 *** Record Last Week: 3-4 (Overall: 6-8) Run Differential Last Week: -2 (Overall: -7) Standing: 4th Place in AL Central (3.5 GB) Last Week's Game Results: Game 8 | LAD 4, MIN 2: Offense Sleepwalks Through Another Loss Game 9 | LAD 6...16001Sun, 14 Apr 2024 23:10:27 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tigers-4-twins-3-bailey-ober-good-bullpen-and-defense-let-twins-down-late-r15997/The Twins entered Sunday's game in a strange spot. They have pitched pretty well thus far this season, but their top players have been either injured (Carlos Correa, Royce Lewis Jhoan Durán) or mediocre (Pablo López, Byron Buxton). Just when everything was at its bleakest following an 8-2 trounc...15997Sun, 14 Apr 2024 20:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/former-twins-prospect-completing-long-journey-from-first-round-pick-to-mlb-debut-r15981/Tyler Jay has faced pressure since the day the Twins drafted him with the sixth overall pick in the 2015 MLB Draft. At the time, Jay was considered one of the top-rated players in the draft (MLB.com ranked him ninth), but he had spent his collegiate career as a dominant reliever. In 128 2/3 coll...15981Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:22:01 +0000