https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/209/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-3-astros-2-its-christian-v%C3%A1zquezs-world-were-all-just-living-in-it-r16548/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Simeon Woods Richardson: 6 IP 3 H 2 ER 2 BB 4 K (88 Pitches, 59 Strikes, 67%) Home Runs: Christian Vázquez (4) Top 3 WPA: Vázquez (.353), Matt Wallner (.143), Jhoan Durán (.136) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): After a chippy first two games of the...16548Sun, 07 Jul 2024 20:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/max-kepler-is-searching-for-a-million-dollar-second-half-r16537/Max Kepler is at a critical juncture in his big-league career. He’s been part of the Twins organization since signing as a 16-year-old, but his time is quickly coming to an end. Kepler will be a free agent at season’s end and will hit the open market searching for a big payday for the first tim...16537Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/astros-resurgence-ruins-a-reliever-reuinion-r16516/Of course the greatest Minnesota Twins Rule 5 Draft selection in franchise history will forever be Johan Santana. However, selecting Ryan Pressly and watching him turn into one of the best relievers in the big leagues has to rank up there. Having won a World Series with the Houston Astros, and g...16516Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:13:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/analyzing-jos%C3%A9-mirandas-improved-swing-r16543/José Miranda has been considered a strong hitter since the Twins drafted him in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of high school. Minnesota left him unprotected from the Rule 5 Draft following the 2020 season, but thankfully, no teams pounced at the opportunity to add him. His 2021 sea...16543Sun, 07 Jul 2024 11:47:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-9-astros-3-jose-miranda-makes-history-brooks-lee-bashes-first-career-homer-r16544/Box Score Joe Ryan: 5 ⅔ IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Home Runs: Brooks Lee (1), Byron Buxton (9) Top 3 WPA: Jose Miranda (.118), Willi Castro (.104), Trevor Larnach (.083) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   Friday’s game stunk. The back-and-forth seesaw event turned blo...16544Sat, 06 Jul 2024 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-six-pack-of-high-impact-relievers-for-the-twins-to-consider-r16514/Expecting the Minnesota Twins to add lineup help seems pretty unlikely. Brooks Lee is getting an opportunity right now, and Matt Wallner has been knocking on the door of a promotion for a while. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. could be a consideration, and the hope would be that Edouard Julien ultimately tu...16514Sat, 06 Jul 2024 12:54:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-are-the-luckiest-and-unluckiest-twins-hitters-this-season-r16524/  Underlying statistics, particularly batted ball metrics such as exit velocity and launch angle, are far more predictive of future performance than traditional stats like slugging percentage and OPS. These advanced metrics help us understand the quality of a player's contact and provide in...16524Sat, 06 Jul 2024 11:47:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/final-astros-13-twins-12-miranda-makes-history-but-twins-comeback-comes-up-short-r16539/Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez 5.0+ IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (91 pitches, 62 strikes, 8 whiffs) Home Runs: Jose Miranda(9), Carlos Correa (11) Bottom 3 WPA: Pablo Lopez (-.330), Josh Winder (-.169), Carlos Correa (-.143) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) 90 Feet at a Time...16539Sat, 06 Jul 2024 03:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/derek-falvey-trade-deadline-history-record/No team wins every trade. Deadline buys are especially complicated, because a team almost always knowingly trades away valuable long-term pieces for short-term rewards. The urgency of an opportunity and the paucity of sellers usually makes the market tough on teams who want to get better down th...16496Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-claim-independence-and-the-series-from-king-kenta-and-the-tigers-r16534/Box Score SP: Bailey Ober - 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K (103 pitches, 77 strikes (75% Strikes) Home Runs: Ryan Jeffers (14) Top 3 WPA: Max Kepler .281, José Miranda .264, Ryan Jeffers .064 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Tigers Roar Early Against Ober After finding t...16534Thu, 04 Jul 2024 22:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/another-big-league-debut-for-the-twins-saints-broadcaster-sean-aronson-to-call-upcoming-road-trip-on-radio-r16529/ST PAUL—Several people have made the physically mundane but symbolically life-changing trip across the Twin Cities Metro lately, leaving the Saints to join the Twins. David Festa made his MLB debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Jun. 26, and Brooks Lee made his against the Detroit Tigers on...16529Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-year-from-now-predicting-the-2025-twins-lineup-r16519/Predicting the future in baseball can be an exercise in futility. Last season, it looked like José Miranda was out of the team’s long-term plans, as he struggled with a shoulder injury. Now, he’s reestablished himself as a crucial piece of the team’s lineup. Matt Wallner and Edouard Julien had t...16519Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:17:02 +0000