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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/22/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>A Not-Too-Early Breakdown of Minnesota&#x2019;s Most Interesting Trade Deadline Candidates</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-not-too-early-breakdown-of-minnesotas-most-interesting-trade-deadline-candidates-r20359/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins entered the season hoping to convince everyone that last year&#x2019;s disappointment was a temporary stumble. Instead, the first half has only created more uncertainty about where this organization is actually headed.




	Minnesota&#x2019;s ownership would say this isn&#x2019;t a full rebuild....</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20359</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 11:36:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 8, Red Sox 6: Early Deficit Erased in Scrappy Fenway Win</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-8-red-sox-6-early-deficit-erased-in-scrappy-fenway-win-r20368/</link><description>Box Score

	Connor Prielipp: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

	Home Runs: Byron Buxton (16), Austin Martin (2)

	Top 3 WPA: Austin Martin (0.270), Anthony Banda (0.220), Byron Buxton (0.200)

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):




	




	Payton Tolle vs Connor Prielipp. The nation hasn&#x2019;t seen tw...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20368</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 02:10:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>BREAKING: Twins Promote Top Outfield Prospect Gabriel Gonzalez</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-twins-promote-top-outfield-prospect-gabriel-gonzalez-r20364/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins are set to give Gabriel Gonzalez his first taste of the big leagues. Minnesota recalled the 22-year-old outfielder from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, before opening a series against the Red Sox. Infielder Tristan Gray is heading to the paternity list in the corresponding move,...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20364</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Friday Forum:  St Paul Saints Third Baseman Royce Lewis, What About First Base, and Culpepper.</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-forum-st-paul-saints-third-baseman-royce-lewis-what-about-first-base-and-culpepper-r20356/</link><description>Last week, we highlighted an article discussing Matt Wallner's green line ticket across the river... and asked if Royce Lewis should take the next train. That answer came early this week. Take a look at this Matthew Trueblood article and add your voice here:





	First base has been a festering...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20356</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:10:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What Does Royce Lewis Need to Improve at Triple-A?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-does-royce-lewis-need-to-improve-at-triple-a-r20352/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins spent a long time trying to avoid this moment. They gave Royce Lewis every opportunity to work through his struggles at the major-league level because, for years, he looked like the type of talent worth waiting on. But eventually, potential stops mattering if the production n...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20352</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:54:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Ryan Kreidler Might Be (a Lot?) More Than Just Depth for the Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ryan-kreidler-might-be-a-lot-more-than-just-depth-for-the-twins-r20357/</link><description>After arriving this offseason as an unheralded waiver claim from the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Kreidler didn&#x2019;t exactly enter 2026 with much hype surrounding his name or his game. The 28-year-old utility man came to the Minnesota Twins as organizational depth&#x2014;a defense-first player capable of movi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20357</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 22:06:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>A Chance Worth Taking: The Twins Are Still in This, Somehow</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-chance-worth-taking-the-twins-are-still-in-this-somehow-r20355/</link><description>By no means have the 2026 Twins gotten lucky. In fact, they can't catch a break. Their run differential (230 runs scored, 231 allowed) implies a 25-25 record, but they're 23-27. They lost their ace to season-ending elbow surgery on the first day of full-squad workouts in the spring, and their&#xA0;in...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20355</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:58:37 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What Must Matt Wallner Prove at Triple-A Before Returning to Minnesota?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-must-matt-wallner-prove-at-triple-a-before-returning-to-minnesota-r20338/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins have seen this movie before with Matt Wallner. A talented slugger with massive raw power starts the season in a deep slump, gets sent to Triple-A to reset mechanically and mentally, then returns looking like a completely different hitter. That formula worked in 2024. The ques...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20338</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:08:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 4, Astros 1: Elbow Scares Never Turn Out Well, But Joe Ryan is Built Different</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-astros-1-elbow-scares-never-turn-out-well-but-joe-ryan-is-built-different-r20353/</link><description>Box Score

	SP: Joe Ryan - 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K (99 pitches, 71 strikes (72% strikes)

	Home Runs: Ryan Kriedler (3)

	3 WPA: Ryan Kreidler (0.24); Joe Ryan (0.20); Victor Caratini (0.11)

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	The rubber match of a series against the Astros Wed...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20353</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:20:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Kody Clemens Has Become the Twins' X-Factor</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kody-clemens-has-become-the-twins-x-factor-r20343/</link><description>For much of the 2026 season, the Twins have been searching for consistency in the middle of their lineup. Injuries, cold streaks, and underperforming veterans have all played a role in the team&#x2019;s uneven offensive production. But while much of the attention has gone elsewhere, one player has quie...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20343</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Who is Alex Jackson, and What Can He Bring to the Twins?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-is-alex-jackson-and-what-can-he-bring-to-the-twins-r20345/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins did not expect Alex Jackson to factor into the major-league roster again this quickly. Baseball rarely sticks to the original script.




	With Ryan Jeffers on the IL with a broken hamate bone, the Twins called up Jackson from Triple-A St. Paul to stabilize the catching situa...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20345</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:10:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Astros 2, Twins 1: No Offense, No Victory for Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/astros-2-twins-1-no-offense-no-victory-for-twins-r20349/</link><description>Box Score

	SP:&#xA0;Zebby Matthews 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (100 pitches, 66 strikes (66%))

	Home Runs: N/A

	Bottom 3 WPA: Austin Martin&#xA0;(-0.20), Byron Buxton (-0.16), Trevor Larnach (-0.16)&#xA0;

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)&#xA0;




	

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	The Twins experienced a monumental Tuesday befor...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20349</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
