https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/209/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-has-an-optics-problem-with-umpires-and-strike-zone-displays-r15956/I watched a majority of Saturday's game against the Guardians from one of my favorite vantage points at Target Field, standing at the rail behind the lower-bowl home plate sections. Provided you don't mind being on your feet, it's one of the best views you can get in the park without paying for...15956Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/max-kepler-approach-issues-strikeout-rate-lack-of-depth/After a spring training in which we got to see a healthy Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa, and Royce Lewis, one-third of that trio was taken away less than three full innings into the season. Lewis started the year off on a high note, with a home run against the Kansas City Royals, but one at-bat lat...15952Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:30:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minor-league-report-47-rayne-doncon-redeems-a-strange-day-on-the-farm-r15954/TRANSACTIONS LHP Aaron Rozek transferred to AAA St. Paul RHP Jeff Brigham placed on 7-day IL retroactive to April 6 with a left oblique strain (St. Paul) Saints Sentinel St. Paul 1, Nashville 8 Box Score Simeon Woods Richardson: 3 ⅓ IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K HR: Will Holland (1)...15954Mon, 08 Apr 2024 03:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-slow-offense-struggles-risp/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/1 through Sun, 4/7 *** Record Last Week: 1-3 (Overall: 3-4) Run Differential Last Week: -1 (Overall: -5) Standing: 4th Place in AL Central (3.0 GB) Last Week's Game Results: Game 4 | MIL 3, MIN 2: Late Rally Falls Short in Milwaukee Game 5 | MIN 7, MIL...15955Sun, 07 Apr 2024 22:16:32 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/your-2024-minnesota-twins-option-list-r15948/It’s been less than two weeks, and the Twins have already started digging into their minor league depth, so it’s probably good for a discerning fan to know which players have minor league options. Head-scratching decisions often make more sense when considering the option information, so let’s o...15948Sun, 07 Apr 2024 11:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/guardians-3-twins-1-a-big-zone-extends-a-cold-spring-r15950/15950Sat, 06 Apr 2024 22:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-the-twins-need-to-shuffle-the-roster-r15943/The Twins are not shy about preferring platoon advantages, and they’ve built their team to include several players that help them set these matchups. A wrench was thrown into the plans when Royce Lewis was immediately injured, and the Twins were left with few options to replace him. So far, it a...15943Sat, 06 Apr 2024 11:48:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/opening-day-celebration-of-dick-bremer-the-twins-greatest-ambassador-r15945/Let’s start this with a little bit of trivia, courtesy of Dick Bremer himself. Over his 40 seasons of calling play-by-play for Twins games, he worked with five Hall of Famers (so far!). Can you name all five of them? (Answers below). During the offseason, we learned that Dick Bremer’s time...15945Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-and-so-it-begins-r15944/15944Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:43:49 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/defiant-depleted-twins-bullpen-has-been-a-saving-grace-to-open-2024-season-r15940/In 2023, the Minnesota Twins bullpen ranked 21st in Wins Above Replacement at FanGraphs (fWAR), generating just 3.2 fWAR over 556 1/3 innings pitched. Star closer Jhoan Durán led the unit, generating 1.6 fWAR. Take away the debatably All-Star-worthy closer's production, and the team would have d...15940Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/guardians-4-twins-2-twins-strike-out-often-in-home-opener-r15938/  Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez - 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (95 pitches, 60 strikes (63.1%), 12 whiffs) Home Runs: Edouard Julien (1)  Bottom 3 WPA: Byron Buxton (-0.198), Max Kepler (-0.170), Carlos Santana (-0.168) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Pablo Effi...15938Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/destination-the-show-episode-31-r15935/In episode 31 of Destination: The Show, baseball is back! Jeremy and JD talk through the opening few games of the new MLB season and spend time ruing injuries. They touch on the complexity of the prospect promotion incentive draft picks and introduce the new Consensus MLB Draft Board. The guys t...15935Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:47:02 +0000