https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/211/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-the-vibes-too-good-r16159/For a team on an absolute heater with their ace on the mound, there was legit concern heading into Minnesota’s Thursday afternoon getaway game against Seattle. The Mariners were running out Logan Gilbert, and the only rested bullpen arms were the ones that got shellacked during Tuesday’s hideous...16159Fri, 10 May 2024 10:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-milb-report-zebby-matthews-rubel-cespedes-keoni-cavaco-andrew-morris/TRANSACTIONS Minnesota signed RHP Austin Brice to an MiLB deal and assigned him to Double-A Wichita. Brice has 144 big-league games under his belt between 2016-2022, spread out between the Marlins, the Reds, the Marlins again, the Red Sox, and the Pirates. Of course, you may recall that...16161Fri, 10 May 2024 09:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-11-mariners-1-scoring-runs-early-and-often-on-pablo-day-r16160/Box Score  SP: Pablo Lopez - 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K (100 pitches, 61 strikes (61.0%), 15 whiffs) Home Runs: Max Kepler (3), Ryan Jeffers (8)   Top 3 WPA: Manuel Margot (.185), Pablo Lopez (.096), Max Kepler (0.70)  Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Twins Score Early…  ...16160Thu, 09 May 2024 20:25:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/max-kepler-quietly-climbing-twins-career-leaderboards-r16148/Players who play for an organization for a significant amount of time can become polarizing ones for a fan base. As a prospect, there is hope that a player will become a star at the big-league level, but that is rarely the case. There can be freezer burn when fans hear about a player from the ti...16148Thu, 09 May 2024 16:57:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-we-be-worried-about-alex-kirilloff-r16151/We’ve seen plenty of ups and downs in Alex Kirilloff's career. Typically, they've been brief highs, followed by long periods of lows that are eventually attributed to injury. As we watch another prolonged slump, it’s fair to wonder whether he’s dealing with more physical issues, or if this is a...16151Thu, 09 May 2024 14:29:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/simeon-woods-richardson-the-latest-testament-to-the-minnesota-twins-pitching-pipeline-r16147/Most people think of Austin Martin as the prize for the Twins in the 2021 José Berríos trade. While Martin was certainly the headliner of the deal, Simeon Woods Richardson was also a highly-touted, top-100 prospect at the time, and someone about whom the Twins were excited. At the time of his ac...16147Thu, 09 May 2024 12:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-6-mariners-3-hits-keep-coming-r16152/Box Score SP: Chris Paddack 5 1/3 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K (99 pitches, 70 strikes, 19 whiffs) Home Runs: Carlos Correa (2), Trevor Larnach (3), Willi Castro (3) Top 3 WPA: Chris Paddack (.154), Willi Castro (.153), Trevor Larnach (.087) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)...16152Thu, 09 May 2024 01:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-max-kepler-have-stayed-at-third-r16149/For those who didn't see the Twins' 10-6 loss to the Mariners Tuesday night, here's all you need to know to catch up for this particular piece: In the bottom of the eighth inning, on a dribbler to the right side of the diamond, Austin Martin legged out an infield single. In the process, he slid...16149Wed, 08 May 2024 16:49:55 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-sausage-saved-the-summer-for-minnesota-r16132/Last season, Cloverdale Foods partnered with Twins infielder Kyle Farmer for a promotional deal. While they may not be the household name Sheboygan has become (thanks to renditions of their jingle by Trevor Plouffe and Byron Buxton) or a synergistic partner on par with the in-stadium Kramarczuk’...16132Wed, 08 May 2024 16:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-manuel-margot-acquisition-has-been-a-disaster-r16140/One of the Twins’ greatest needs this offseason was a replacement for Michael A. Taylor--a right-handed outfielder who could crush left-handed pitching and fill in at center field for the oft-injured Byron Buxton. While the front office tried to simply bring back Taylor, they were unable to come...16140Wed, 08 May 2024 15:09:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/willi-castros-hard-hitting-spring-proving-not-to-be-a-fluke-r16144/The Twins’ offense stumbled out of the gate, with many vital contributors struggling to find consistency in the cold April weather. Typically, this is a trend with many teams' offensive performances in the season’s early weeks, but Minnesota’s offensive ineptitude put the team in a hole to start...16144Wed, 08 May 2024 12:13:01 +0000