https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/264/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2023-awards-most-improved-r15105/Before we begin, a word of caution to this year’s winners. Last year's winners didn't find much success in 2023. Griffin Jax saw his advanced stats drop across the board after receiving honorable mention in 2022. Luis Arraez got traded after being mentioned. Gilberto Celestino barely made it bac...15105Wed, 04 Oct 2023 17:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/with-0-18-curse-lifted-suddenly-anything-feels-possible-r15117/Going into Tuesday’s game, there was one thing and only one thing that anyone talked about: the streak. The dreaded streak. You are fully aware that going into Tuesday’s series opener, the Twins carried a 0-18 playoff losing streak. The Twins’ last playoff win was in 2004. I was in 4th grade. Th...15117Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:42:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2023-awards-unsung-hero-r15115/This one was purposely nebulous: is an unsung hero an underrated player? Was it someone who stepped up in another’s absence? We allowed our writers to interpret the term independently before sending in their answers. Here’s how the voting broke down: Honorable mentions (all of these players...15115Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-is-officially-a-minnesota-twins-legend-for-life-and-hes-just-getting-started-r15116/Heading into the 2023 postseason there were plenty of questions surrounding the availability of Royce Lewis. Less than two weeks ago, Lewis had suffered a hamstring injury that was deemed a three to four week injury. As he usually does, Lewis beat the odds, made the roster, and was named as the...15116Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-is-contagious-r15119/And this kid? We keep trying to contextualize what Royce Lewis has done. We keep failing, because we are used to talking about statistics or subtleties. At Twins Daily, we believe in those details. We find beauty there. It's what we fell in love with. It's truth. It's my heart. But you know...15119Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-blue-jays-1-national-nightmare-over-lewis-lopez-and-defense-deliver-playoff-win-r15114/15114Tue, 03 Oct 2023 23:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2023-awards-top-rookie-r15102/2023 was a challenging year to select just one Twins Daily Rookie of the Year Award recipient, but before we announce the winner, let's give the runner-ups their flowers.  Many years, the Twins (and most other organizations) may not have five rookies on the roster all season. Even if they d...15102Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:21:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/navigating-the-emotions-of-the-twins-in-the-playoffs-r15111/As the Twins enter the playoff field for the seventh time since the 0-18 streak began, the emotions started coming back for me. Let’s explore them. 1) Unrelenting dread: "Going anywhere near the Twins’ bandwagon is a bitter blend of Lucy pulling the ball back from Charlie Brown, a dash of B...15111Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-announce-wild-card-roster-r15112/ The Minnesota Twins had to submit their Wild Card Round roster by 10:00 this morning, 5 1/2 hours before Game 1. There were certainly a lot of questions, but now we have answers.    Pitchers (12) Starters: Pablo Lopez, Sonny Gray, Joe Ryan Bullpen: Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Caleb...15112Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reviewing-the-zips-game-by-game-odds-for-the-twinsblue-jays-series-r15108/  Dan Szymborski has run ZiPS models at FanGraphs and other site for years, and it is widely considered one of baseball's most accurate predictors. His model uses growth and decline curves based on player type to find trends and make predictions. According to Szymborski, his playoff model g...15108Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-ready-to-rewrite-playoff-history-r15065/The Major League Baseball regular season is an absolute marathon. Despite what the shortened 60-game Covid season tried to impose upon fans, living through every single outcome over a 162-game stretch is not necessary. Sure, the Twins played in one of baseball’s worst divisions this year, but th...15065Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-options-the-royce-lewis-contingency-plan-r15101/Royce Lewis has been progressing steadily since going on the IL with a Grade 1-plus hamstring strain on September 21. It can take a player multiple weeks to recover from this level of hamstring strain, but the Twins seem confident that he will return to action for the Wild Card Series. There are...15101Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:16:01 +0000