https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/233/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blame-game-who-gets-the-most-blame-for-the-twins-poor-start-r16058/Minnesota’s start to the season has been frustrating for all parties involved, including fans, players, and coaches. After their first playoff series win in two decades, the team seemed to be riding a wave of momentum. Instead, the club is near the bottom of the AL Central, considered one of bas...16058Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-the-twins-have-a-viable-process-at-the-plate-r16051/At this point, all things should be on the table for the Twins when looking to shake things up offensively. Carlos Correa was Rocco Baldelli’s best hitter when he went on the injured list, and he’s at least a couple of weeks away from a return. Royce Lewis was lost immediately, and he’s even fur...16051Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:09:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-6-white-sox-5-minnesota-resolve-walks-it-off-r16057/Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (76 pitches, 45 strikes, 5 whiffs) Home Runs: Trevor Larnach (2), Byron Buxton (1) Top 3 WPA: Byron Buxton (.506), Alex Kirilloff (.243), Ryan Jeffers (.209) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Welcome Back Kep...16057Wed, 24 Apr 2024 01:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carlos-santana-aging-curve-struggle-ops-first-base-options/One of the holes the Minnesota Twins were expected to fill over the offseason was the role of a right-handed hitter to pair with corner players like Alex Kirilloff, Max Kepler, Matt Wallner, and Trevor Larnach. The Twins opted to sign Carlos Santana to a smooth $5.25-million contract for his age...16054Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-let-the-dogs-out-at-first-ever-bark-in-the-park-day-at-target-field-r16055/At the series opener against the Chicago White Sox, a parade of furry Twins fans donning Twins bandanas, collars, baseball caps, and even human jerseys pranced through Target Field’s gates to catch a Twins game in person (as it were) at Target Field’s first-ever Bark in the Park Day. Before the...16055Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-lack-starting-pitching-depth-behind-louie-varland-r16050/The Twins’ front office wanted to follow a similar plan to last season regarding the starting rotation. In 2023, Bailey Ober got pushed to Triple-A to start the year after the team traded for Pablo López. It gave the team more depth and seemed to help in the long run. Louie Varland was supposed...16050Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-7-white-sox-0-sheriff-in-charge-twins-blank-the-white-sox-r16053/Box Score SP: Chris Paddack: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K (96 pitches, 64 strikes (66.7%) Home Runs: Edouard Julien (5) Top 3 WPA: Max Kepler (0.219), Chris Paddack (0.209), Trevor Larnach (0.092) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)  The limping Twins welcomed in the 3-1...16053Tue, 23 Apr 2024 02:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-edouard-julien-sell-out-too-much-for-power-r16042/The Twins had multiple reasons for trading Jorge Polanco. They needed to clear payroll somewhere, and his contract had positive market value. Just as importantly, though, Edouard Julien's emergence in 2023 pushed Polanco out. Not unlike many of his teammates this season, Julien has endured...16042Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:30:34 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/veteran-depth-payroll-performance-farmer-santana-margot/It was striking to everyone – including him – that the Twins decided to tender a contract to Kyle Farmer this year, making him a $6.3 million 33-year-old backup on a team that was about to slash payroll by $30 million. The logic seemed to make sense – Farmer was coming off a pretty good year, in...16046Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/unable-to-miss-bats-or-barrels-louie-varland-faces-demotion-from-rotation-r16049/Don't take Louie Varland's intensity, his work ethic, or his open-minded efforts to fix what went wrong for him last year for granted. The Twins have had multiple pitching prospects fall by the wayside over the past half-decade because they lacked those very qualities, and the fact that Varland...16049Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-orioles-sweep-offense-struggles/  Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/15 through Sun, 4/21 *** Record Last Week: 1-5 (Overall: 7-13) Run Differential Last Week: -18 (Overall: -25) Standing: 4th Place in AL Central (8.0 GB) Last Week's Game Results: Game 15 | BAL 7, MIN 4: Varland Gets Blown Up in Third Straight Star...16045Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/andrew-cossetti-darren-bowen-jose-rodriguez/TRANSACTIONS No moves were made on Sunday. Saints Sentinel St. Paul 0, Indianapolis 5 Box Score Randy Dobnak: 4 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K HR: None Multi-hit games: None The Saints were almost no-hit on Sunday. A glance at Eric Lauer’s immaculate pitching line tells...16044Sun, 21 Apr 2024 22:12:00 +0000