https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/210/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-twins-takeaways-from-new-bat-tracking-data-r16182/Bat-tracking data has been the next big thing for which lovers of baseball data hungered for over a year, and on Sunday, Baseball Savant went live with new numbers that let us measure and compare players' bat speed, the solidity of their contact, and their directness to the ball. There's still n...16182Mon, 13 May 2024 16:40:20 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-3-off-mothers-day-r16180/Sweet Lou Hennessy, Cody Schoenmann, Matt Braun, and Greggory Masterson recap three series wins against the Red Sox, Mariners, and Blue Jays. This one right here goes out to all the baby's mamas, mamas, mamas mamas, baby mamas mamas. Listen using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/u...16180Mon, 13 May 2024 13:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/eduardo-escobar-trade-turned-into-a-coup-for-minnesota-r16154/On July 26, 2018 the Minnesota Twins, then led by Paul Molitor, were 48-53 while checking in seven games out of first place in the AL Central. Having been named the American League Manager of the Year following the 2017 season, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were unable to pick their choice to lea...16154Mon, 13 May 2024 13:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-strikeout-rates-improvements-from-2023/For baseball fans, strikeouts can be one of the game’s most frustrating aspects. Pitchers throw with ever-higher velocity and more movement on their pitches, which beget higher strikeout totals. Teams also encourage batters to hit for more power, and when swinging for the fences, strikeouts can...16173Mon, 13 May 2024 11:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-kepler-jeffers-playoff-competition/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/6 through Sun, 5/12 *** Record Last Week: 5-2 (Overall: 24-16) Run Differential Last Week: +14 (Overall: +27) Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (0.5 GB) Last Week's Game Results: Game 34 | MIN 3, SEA 1: Twins Take Opener Behind Strong Pitching Game 35...16178Mon, 13 May 2024 01:48:49 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-5-blue-jays-1-ober-dominates-twins-win-sixth-straight-series-r16174/Coming off one of the more surprising losses of the year in Saturday's 10-8 tilt, the Twins faced the mercurial Alek Manoah as they looked to win their sixth consecutive series. Manoah hasn't been anywhere close to good since the 2022 season concluded. What version of him would show up today? Th...16174Sun, 12 May 2024 19:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/margot-misfortune-could-provides-keirsey-opportunity-r16153/Byron Buxton has come out of the gate showing a level of availability that we haven’t seen in quite some time. Acting as a defensive replacement while his bat slumps, and continuing to play through the slow start while providing some key big hits, it wasn’t until some knee inflammation sent him...16153Sun, 12 May 2024 13:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blue-jays-10-twins-8-early-lead-falls-apart-r16170/Box Score SP: Simeon Woods Richardson 4.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (91 pitches, 61 strikes, 10 whiffs) Home Runs: Carlos Santana (6), Ryan Jeffers (9) Bottom 3 WPA: Steven Okert (-.246), Caleb Thielbar (-.193), Jay Jackson (-.119) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)...16170Sat, 11 May 2024 22:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-3-blue-jays-2-joe-ryan-gem-fuels-yet-another-twins-win-r16167/Box Score Joe Ryan: 7 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K Home Runs: Carlos Santana (5) Top 3 WPA: Joe Ryan (.366), Jhoan Duran (.140), Carlos Santana (.091) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The game started quickly. Instead of the usual back and forth—the rhythm of minor nothingnes...16167Sat, 11 May 2024 01:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offense-turnaround-hot-streak-power-hitting/You can draw a line in the sand when the Twins offense flipped a switch following a staggeringly bad offensive start. The date was April 20th, and the Twins had just lost their second game out of three to the Detroit Tigers, falling 6-1 in another lifeless effort at the plate. Casey Mize stifled...16166Fri, 10 May 2024 20:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-chasing-cleveland-r16162/16162Fri, 10 May 2024 15:25:24 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/christian-vazquez-catcher-defense-jeffers-leadership/Christian Vázquez would likely be the first to tell you his 2024 season hasn’t started as he would’ve liked. After posting a .598 OPS in 2023, Vázquez went to Driveline looking to improve bat speed and even shaved off a few pounds in preparation for a better 2024. To this point, that glorious fu...16157Fri, 10 May 2024 12:14:02 +0000