https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/208/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-hitter-of-the-month-august-2024-r16947/  Honorable Mention - Byron Buxton - .250/.357/.708/1.065, 4 BB, 5 K, 3 HR Byron Buxton began the month on a Judgian trajectory before a hip flareup forced him out of the lineup and to the IL. In just eight games, he logged five extra base hits, while playing his typical brand of great ce...16947Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:41:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-hitter-of-the-month-august-2024-r16958/The Minnesota Twins organization has long been known for its ability to develop homegrown talent, and this year's crop of minor-league hitters is no exception. With a farm system brimming with promising young bats, the future looks bright. From power-hitting corner infielders to fleet-footed out...16958Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:12:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/matt-wallner-has-been-better-than-you-think-in-more-ways-than-one-r16965/On Apr. 15, it seemed like 2024 would be a lost season for Matt Wallner. He had a putrid slash line of .080/.273/.240, fueled by a strikeout rate of over 50%. You cannot succeed as a hitter if you're striking out over half the time. He was lost, and in just 33 plate appearances, he went fro...16965Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bailey-ober-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-first-inning-r16959/Bailey Ober turned in another stellar start on Sunday afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays. Bouncing back from a rough outing against the Atlanta Braves, Ober struck out eight over six innings. The afternoon became Ober’s 11th quality start (six innings with three earned runs or fewer) in twe...16959Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rays-2-twins-1-lineup-mediocrity-springs-eternal-r16967/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: David Festa: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB 7 K (90 Pitches, 57 Strikes, 63.3%) Home Runs: Carlos Santana (19) Bottom 3 WPA: Brooks Lee (-.229), Willi Castro (-.211) Ryan Jeffers (-.145) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Following a gutty win over the...16967Wed, 04 Sep 2024 01:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/michael-helman-twins-payroll-utility-man-platoon/Ahead of Sunday’s September roster expansion—the day that MLB teams' active rosters move from 26 to 28 players—most expected the Twins’ lone hitting addition to be the rehabbing prospect, Brooks Lee. Lee was, indeed, activated from his rehab stint in Triple-A, but an unexpected second move was m...16954Tue, 03 Sep 2024 22:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-5-rays-4-trevor-larnach-royce-lewis-brooks-lee-force-rays-to-take-the-l-r16962/Box Score SP: Simeon Woods Richardson: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (71 pitches, 47 strikes (66.2%) Home Runs: Trevor Larnach (15), Brooks Lee (3) Top 3 WPA: Trevor Larnach (0.352), Jhoan Duran (0.187), Jorge Alcala (0.117) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   As the Minn...16962Tue, 03 Sep 2024 01:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jhoan-duran-louie-varland-bullpen-starter-paddack-correa-buxton/The Twins have been really bad for the past few weeks. Well, just for three series, really, going 2-7 against the Padres, Cardinals and Braves. It was ugly, with three of those games lost via late bullpen implosions. Homerism is punishable by law in Minnesota--I get that--but when you look at th...16953Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-pitcher-of-the-month-august-2024-r16952/Honorable Mention: Simeon Woods Richardson (2-1, 4.21 ERA, 25.2 IP, 24 K, 10 BB, 1.17 WHIP) The rookie starters definitely had their up and downs in August, as could be expected by any rational fan. In the dog days of summer, however, eating innings and keeping a slumping offense in competitiv...16952Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-losing-games-but-not-ground-r16957/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/26 through Sun, 9/1 *** Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 74-62) Run Differential Last Week: -22 (Overall: +51) Standing: T-2nd Place in AL Central (3.5 GB)  Game 131 | ATL 10, MIN 6: Ober Bombs in Weather-Disrupted Loss Game 132 | ATL 8, MIN 6: Twins Battle...16957Mon, 02 Sep 2024 16:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/biggest-surprise-players-simeon-woods-richardson-willi-castro-griffin-jax/Earlier this week, MLB.com’s Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru ran through nine players exceeding expectations during the 2024 campaign. The list includes some All-Stars, some role players, and even one former Twin (Brent Rooker). Every team has players who have exceeded, met, or fallen short of their presea...16926Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/anatomy-of-an-at-bat-how-royce-lewis-outdueled-chad-green-and-flipped-a-series-r16951/Through seven innings, Twins hitters were 0-5 with runners in scoring position, continuing a brutal trend. To eke out their single run to that point in the game, the team required a walk, a fielder’s choice, an error, and the contact play working on a groundout. That’s a lot of labor for one run...16951Mon, 02 Sep 2024 11:12:02 +0000